26th Annual Peace and Education Fundrasier

Dear friends,

Join the Peace and Education Coalition as we celebrate our 26th year of hosting our annual Scholarship Fundraiser, Saturday, June 10th, 12 Noon – 3 PM. The event, “A Taste of the Back of the Yards”, will be held at the Cornell Square Park field house, 1809 W 50th Street. We look forward to supporting those young people of our community with a dream of higher education, who also are engaged in volunteer service in the Back of the Yards. Last year, your generosity enabled us to award 18 scholarships, as we continued to emerge from the pandemic. We look forward to additional applications in 2023.

This year we will honor previous Scholarship recipients who are now supporting the arts in the Back of the Yards, bringing healing to people as we emerge from the effects of the recent difficult years. We are proud to recognize Auralina Alejandra Pérez, Zohe Damián Puente, and Laura Vázquez for their selfless service to our community.

The fundraiser will feature a raffle of gift baskets prepared by member institutions, and also some special items to bid on. The Marimba of the Back of the Yards will be performing and the food will be offered by local providers.

Individual tickets are $50, but we encourage you to consider one of our Sponsorship options, or an additional donation. Please support our scholarship effort by filling out the enclosed card and returning it by May 30th, 2023. Tickets can also be purchased on the web site www.peaceandeducation.org.

On behalf of the Scholarship Committee, and the Peace and Education Coalition, we look forward to being with you June 10t!