Lynden’s Backyard Barbecue Supports Our Education Programs

Harry & Peg Bradley‘s Backyard Barbecue, the eleventh annual fundraiser to benefit Lynden’s education programs, is fast approaching. Join us Thursday, August 24, 2023, 5-8 pm for a feast of local, sustainable foods catered by Braise; desserts by Isa’s Artisan Ice Cream; magic; and music. Click here to purchase tickets.

The funds we raise through the barbecue are used to underwrite the cost of tours, field trips, and transportation for schools with limited financial resources; to provide scholarships for young people attending our art studio classes and summer camps; and to support professional development for K-12 teachers, particularly through our Innovative Educators Institute. The majority of K-12 students we serve attend MPS and receive our programs without charge. In 2022, we were able to serve over 5,000 children and youth, most of them through hands-on, multi-service programs, and the majority of them in person at Lynden or in local classrooms—a welcome change from prior years. This returns us to pre-pandemic levels—and beyond–at a time when inflation and soaring bus costs have made it harder to sustain our education program, and when students and educators struggle with tight budgets and learning gaps and adjustment issues exacerbated by the pandemic. With your support, we can focus on developing the long-term and multifaceted relationships with teachers that enable us to fully integrate our resources into classroom curricula and to make a difference in students’ lives.

Tickets for Harry & Peg Bradley’s Backyard Barbecue: 11th Anniversary Edition (August 24, 5-8 pm) are on sale here.