Riverview Medical Center to Host Children’s Art Therapy Program for Creative Teens Who Have Experienced the Death of a Loved One

                                WHEN: Thursday, August 1ST,

                                             Thursday, August 8TH,

                                             Thursday, August 15TH  

                             WHERE: Riverview Medical Center

                                       1 Riverview Plaza, Red Bank, NJ 07701

                                        (732) 741-2700 

GOAL: To create and produce an animated cartoon, using your own experience, which can be shared with other bereaved children. The children will write a story, create characters, record voices and make a theme song. They will be placed under the guidance of art program staff members Mary Gambarony MA, ATR-BC, and Jane Weinheimer MSW LCSW, in addition to Chris Dudick of Small Factory Productions. All participants will receive a professional three minute animated cartoon.

To register for a session, please call (732) – 530 – 2382. Refreshments will be provided.

About Riverview Medical Center

Riverview Medical Center, a member of the Meridian Health Family, is a 463-bed not-for-profit community hospital located on the Navesink River in Red Bank, New Jersey. Riverview Medical Center provides health care programs and services in all major medical disciplines including: maternity, oncology, orthopedics and rehabilitation, neurology, thoracic and vascular surgery, cardiology, renal dialysis, diabetes management, and emergency and critical care services. Riverview’s Jane H. and John Marshall Booker Cancer Center offers comprehensive cancer services close to home, while Riverview’s Jane H. Booker Women and Children’s Center combines expertise and convenience to address preventative health, diagnosis, treatment, and support for women of all ages. Riverview Rehabilitation Center is Monmouth County’s only fully-accredited inpatient rehabilitation facility, and Riverview is a designated Primary Stroke Center and has also maintained prestigious Magnet designation for Nursing Excellence since 1998. Riverview is the only hospital in the region with the groundbreaking CyberKnife® system, offering new hope for patients with inaccessible or inoperable tumors. For more information about Riverview Medical Center and Meridian Health, please call 1-800-DOCTORS or visit www.riverviewmedicalcenter.com.