Festival of Trees

It is our privilege to honor Rich and Judy Boyden with the fifth annual Spirit of Festival award in recognition of their significant contributions to Festival of Trees and Providence Children's Services.

For more than 30 years, Rich and Judy have generously supported Providence Everett, Providence Children's Services, and Festival of Trees. Their transformational gift to the Autism Center in 2017 led to renaming the center the Providence Boyden Family Autism Center in their honor. They continue to be enthusiastic, passionate, and personally invested the Center that bears their name.

In 2020, when traditional Festival events were cancelled, the Boydens stepped up to fulfill a dream—to meet the tremendous need in our community and expand the Providence Boyden Family Autism Center to more than double its size. This virtual Festival initiative was renamed "Festival of Dreams" and the Boydens offered a generous $250,000 challenge match. What resulted was incredible!

Thanks to Rich and Judy's enthusiasm, support, and leadership, Festival of Dreams raised more than $1.1 million and the newly expanded center opened its doors in Summer 2021. The impact of the Boyden's support of diagnostic and therapy services for children with autism in our region is immeasurable.