Event Recording:

Join us on Wednesday, March 19 at 7 pm ET for a talk on the war in Ukraine with distinguished journalist Jim Brooke YC '77.  This event will be hosted online via Zoom.

The war in Ukraine is now three years on.  What’s the situation and future for Ukraine?

Jim worked for 24 years as a staff reporter for The New York Times, with many reporting assignments to Russia. After leaving the Times in 2006, he worked in Moscow for eight years, including stints as Bloomberg Bureau Chief and then Voice of America (VOA) Bureau Chief.  He worked for six years as a journalist in Kyiv. In September 2021, he returned to his native New England.  Jim writes twice a week on Russia-Ukraine for The New York Sun.

The webinar is free. We suggest a donation of $10 or more to support Ukrainian refugees who are relocating to Connecticut.  We will forward contributions to Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS), a non-profit that supports refugees and asylum seekers and is based in New Haven.  For more information on IRIS, go to www.irisct.org.

“What's Next for Ukraine?”
Virtual Event featuring
Distinguished Journalist
Jim Brooke '77
Wednesday, March 19th - 7:00 - 8:30 PM

This virtual event is free, with a suggested donation of $10 or more to support I.R.I.S.  We suggest a donation of $10 or more to support Ukrainian refugees who are relocating to Connecticut.  We will forward contributions to Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services (IRIS),  a non-profit that supports refugees and asylum seekers and is based in New Haven.  For more information on IRIS, go to www.irisct.org.

Donations can be made on the Yale Club of Hartford website.  Write “Ukrainian Refugee Support” in the “Additional Notes” portion of the donation form.

We look forward to seeing you on March 19th!

It’s that time of year again!  Please join us on Thursday, February 27th from 6-8 PM as we continue the great Yale tradition of bringing cheer to the month of February with Feb Club Hartford!  We will again meet at Tavern In The Square in Corbin’s Corner (1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford), where we also hosted this fall’s Autumn Gathering and some of our recent Yale football game watch parties.

Our Club will provide a traditional Mory’s Cup beverage (which may include gold, velvet, or a surprise color), along with hors d’oeuvres and starter food.  Both our Mory’s Cups and the starter food are complimentary for all guests - the event is free to attend!  We encourage the purchase of dinner and additional drinks from Tavern in the Square, which is graciously making space at their restaurant available for our group.

You Are Invited to
Feb Club Hartford
at
Tavern in the Square
1393 New Britain Ave, West Hartford
Friday, February 28th - 6:00-8:00 PM

With the holidays now behind us, lots of us are looking for a winter reprieve!  What better way to spend a winter's night after work next month than at a cocktail reception for our Hartford "All-Ivy" community at one of Greater Hartford's top arts and culture spots?

On Thursday, January 23rd from 5:30-7:30 PM, our Hartford "All-Ivy" group will have private access to the New Britain Museum of American Art (56 Lexington St, New Britain)!  Join us for drinks, plenty of food, and the chance for short docent-led tours of the exhibits at NBMAA.  Getting to NBMAA is just a quick, 15-20 minute trip from Downtown Hartford.  And as with other Hartford "All-Ivy" events, alumni from all Ivy clubs in Greater Hartford are welcome, along with their guests!

Tickets are just $20 per person, and include the chance to see the exhibits at NBMAA (general museum admissions is usually $20 on its own) PLUS plenty of food for our group!  There will also be drinks available from a cash bar.  We expect lots of our alumni will register for this event, so claim your tickets before they're gone!

Should we need to reschedule this event due to wintry weather, details about rescheduling will be shared with registrants at least 24 hours before our event time on January 23rd.

There is no dress code for this event – simply come as you are after work on January 23rd for as much or as little time as your schedule allows.  You are welcome to bring guests, too!  (Just remember to buy tickets for them.)  Finally, for those who would like someone else to do the driving for this event, we're happy to help guests form small groups to share an Uber, Lyft, or other rideshare to or from NBMAA.

Once again, please claim your tickets early so we can make sure to save a spot for you and your guests for this event!

Please feel free to get in touch with any questions (info@yaleclubhartford.org).  We're excited to share belated toasts for a Happy New Year when we see you on January 23rd!

You Are Invited to the
Hartford "All-Ivy" Winter Night at the Museum
at
New Britain Museum of American Art
56 Lexington St, New Britain
Thursday, January 23rd - 5:30-7:30 PM

Event Tickets: $20 per person

’Tis the season! And we have much for which to be thankful.  In this season of gratitude and festiveness, however, there are some among us - in our own community - who are in need.

As the Yale Club of Hartford considers additional ways to better engage with the Greater Hartford community where we live, work, pray and/or play, what better way to build community than by volunteering to help our neighbors.

Phillips Metropolitan CME Church continues this annual tradition in honor of the late Sister Lillian Graham, longstanding chair of the Board of Christian Education, whose idea it was to bring prepared meals to those in need, to seniors and to those first responders on duty away from their families on the Thanksgiving holiday.

Youth are welcomed to participate, but must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear with good traction, and please dress for the weather. Thanksgiving Meals On Wheels will happen RAIN, SNOW or SHINE on Thursday, November 28, 2024 from 8:00am - 12:00pm at Phillips Metropolitan C.M.E. Church at 2500 Main Street, Hartford. If you are unable to participate on Thanksgiving Day, there are options to help the day before with preparations and/or make a donation of turkeys, desserts or financial contribution.

Thank you in advance for your participation and/or support!

Thursday, November 28th - Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels
Phillips Metropolitan CME Church
2500 Main Street, Hartford

Volunteer Service:  8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Angel of Edgewood, Inc., and the African American Sub Commission of the CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity will host their Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Community Breakfast on Wednesday, November 27th.

All are welcome!  At this event, Angel of Edgewood's volunteers, the Commission’s staff, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, will gather to serve a hearty breakfast alongside our community leaders who care deeply about Hartford.  Whether you’d like to stay and chat or take your food to go, we’re here to help you start the Thanksgiving holiday week with warmth, gratitude, and community spirit.  This year’s event will be hosted at Dunkin’ Park at 1214 Main Street, Hartford in the Charter Oak Health Community Room. Click here for more info about parking options near Dunkin’ Park.

This breakfast not only provides a free hot meal to families who may otherwise go without, but it also serves as a unique opportunity to foster unity and mutual understanding. We firmly believe that building connections with citizens from diverse backgrounds is crucial in sparking positive and lasting change throughout our communities and state!

We are seeking volunteers to assist in serving meals, as well as distributing bags of groceries and free coats to ensure that families leave with more than just a hot breakfast. Your participation will make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve. Volunteers are asked to arrive between 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM in order to be in position for serving meals at 9:00 AM.

Wednesday, November 27th
Pre-Thanksgiving Community Breakfast
Dunkin’ Park
1214 Main Street, Hartford

Volunteer Arrival: 7:30 - 8:00 AM
Breakfast Service: 9:00 - 11:30 AM

Come and join fellow Yale alumni and friends as we watch the Yale football team "march, march on down the field" during the 140th playing of The Game.  The Yale Bulldogs take on the Harvard Crimson on Saturday, November 23rd!

Kickoff is at Noon.  Tickets at Harvard Stadium are available from Harvard Athletics ($150 per ticket), and The Game will be televised nationally, so we can watch it together. We will have plenty of seats at Tavern In The Square in Corbin's Corner, West Hartford, near REI and Shake Shack.  The restaurant has several large screen TVs for viewing The Game.  There will be no cover charge, but everyone will order their own food and drinks.

For more information, please email our club at info@yaleclubhartford.org. We hope to see you there!

Yale vs. Harvard Game Watch Party
at
Tavern in the Square
1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Saturday, November 23rd, 12-4 pm

Please join The Yale Club of Hartford for our biennial post-election analysis and discussion on Tuesday, November 19th at The Pond House Café in Elizabeth Park (1555 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford).

We will start with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, and buffet dinner at 5:30 pm, followed by our traditional panel discussion of this year’s election results and the impacts at local and national levels. 

This event is one of the favorites for our Greater Hartford Yale alumni and friends. We are excited to extend the invitation to members of other local alumni organizations in the area, including Harvard, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, and UPenn.

We are pleased to announce that the discussion will be moderated by Duby McDowell of McDowell Communications and will feature the following panelists:

• Erick Russell, Connecticut State Treasurer

• John McKinney, Former Connecticut State Senator

• Caroline Simmons, Mayor of Stamford

• Mark Pazniokas, Capitol Bureau Chief, CT Mirror

• Duby McDowell, President, McDowell Communications

WHEN:  Tuesday, November 19, 2024 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Pond House Café in Elizabeth Park
                1555 Asylum Avenue, West Hartford

WHAT:   Buffet dinner, cash bar and hors d’oeuvres
                $55 each for current Yale Club of Hartford members and their first guest
                $65 each for other alumni, friends, and guests

We look forward to seeing you on November 19th!

Please join fellow Yale Club of Hartford members on Wednesday, October 16th at Tavern in the Square for our traditional fall gathering. The restaurant is in Corbin’s Corner at 1393 New Britain Avenue in West Hartford. We will gather from 6:30-8:30 pm. There will be no cover charge, and the club will provide free appetizers. Cash bar. As an added enticement, the first hour will include servings from a Mory’s Cup.

Please click the button below to RSVP – this helps us provide an estimate to the restaurant about the size of our group so we have enough food for everyone.

For more information, please email our club at info@yaleclubhartford.org. We look forward to seeing you!

Autumn Gathering
at
Tavern in the Square
1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Wednesday, October 16th, 6:30-8:30 pm

There's still plenty of warm weather ahead – and our Hartford "All Ivy" community is looking forward to making the most of it!  As everyone returns from summer adventures, we're looking forward to getting everyone together in September for our next exciting event which – by popular demand – will be at one of Greater Hartford's quintessential vineyards!

On Thursday, September 19th from 5:30-8:00 PM, join us for after work drinks at Crystal Ridge Winery (257 Belltown Rd, South Glastonbury)!  For most, this should be a quick and scenic ~20 minute trip from Downtown Hartford along Route 2, allowing those interested to readily go from work to the vineyard and then home.  As with our spring social / mixer, alumni from all Ivy clubs in Greater Hartford are welcome, modeling the "All-Ivy" events often held in places like NYC, Boston, the Bay Area and beyond.

This event is FREE to attend!  Additionally, guests will be able to enjoy wine tastings and glasses of wine and craft beer for purchase from Crystal Ridge, as well as oven-fresh pizza from Burning Peel Pizza Truck, which will offer fresh pizzas for sale for those interested!  Charcuterie options and similar will also be available.

Naturally, we're hoping to enjoy the outdoors and the still-warm weather during our event, so we have planned a rain date just in case!  The rain date is a week later (9/26), with the same start and end times.  If it looks like the weather won't cooperate on the 19th, we'll send out an announcement a few days in advance, and we will make sure our RSVP'd guests in particular are made aware.

There is no dress code for this event – simply come as you are after work on September 19th for as much or as little time as your schedule allows.  You are welcome to bring guests, too.  Finally, for those who would like someone else to do the driving for this event, we'll help those interested find other event guests to share an Uber, Lyft, or other rideshare to or from Crystal Ridge.

We expect lots of interest in this event, so please RSVP as soon as you can (even if your plans are tentative!) so we can make sure we have you on our guest list!

Please feel free to get in touch with any questions about this event (info@yaleclubhartford.org).  We're excited to see you on September 19th and to welcome you back from summer! 

You Are Invited to the
Hartford "All-Ivy" Fall Vineyard Outing
at
Crystal Ridge Winery
257 Belltown Rd, South Glastonbury
Thursday, September 19th - 5:30-8:00 PM
(Rain Date:  Thursday, September 26th)

Event Tickets: $0 / FREE!
Est. Wine Flight Price: $15-$25 (approx)
Est. Pizza Price: $20-$30 (approx)

Come Watch the 157th Yale Harvard Regatta
Saturday, June 8, 2023

Gales Ferry, CT

The Yale Crew Association has once again invited members of the Yale Club of Hartford to watch the 157th Yale-Harvard regatta, the oldest intercollegiate athletic contest in the United States.

The Yale Heavyweight Crew will be rowing Saturday, June 8 along the Thames River near New London, CT.  This will be an exciting contest given Yale's strong performance on May 19 at the Eastern Sprints Rowing Regatta in Worcester, MA.  The 1V won bronze, 2V finished 5th, 3V won bronze, 4V won gold, and 5V won silver.  Yale was the only team in the league to have all of their crews advance from the heats to the grand finals.

Once again, our club will coordinate car pools for those interested in sharing a ride to and from Gales Ferry.  Please see instructions below.
 
Race Schedule - Saturday, June 8
Race times subject to change and dependent on the weather
 
9:45 am
3rd Varsity, 2 Miles from Mamacoke Hill to Bartlett's Cove
 
10:30 am
2nd Varsity, 3 Miles from near the GC Academy Boathouse to Bartlett's Cove
 
11:15 am
1st Varsity, 4 Miles from the Gold Star Bridge to Bartlett's Cove
 
Reception Details
9 am - 1 pm
Brunch + Bar Access - $110
Brunch Only (No Bar) - $75
Children ages 12-18 - $60; under 12, no fee.
 
SPECIAL NOTE - THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE BOATHOUSE!!!
Shuttles will be available from Our Lady of the Lourdes Church at 1650 CT-12, Gales Ferry, CT 06335.  This is a different location that last year.

OR

If you plan to watch the races along the shore near the boathouse at "The Rock", the address is 53 Upper Bartlett Road, Quaker Hill, CT 06375.

To register - TWO STEPS:

• FIRST - ​For brunch - Click here to register and pay through the Yale Athletics web site

• SECOND - Send an email to the Yale Club of Hartford - Please send an email to hartford.yale.club@gmail.com or call the club at 860-264-5774 so we can get a headcount, arrange car pools, and watch together at Gales Ferry!

You are invited to the
Yale-Harvard Regatta in Gales Ferry
Saturday, June 8th - 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Shuttles Available from
Our Lady of the Lourdes Church
1650 CT-12, Gales Ferry

Or Watch from 
"The Rock”
53 Upper Bartlett Road, Quaker Hill

We invite you to join over 350 engineers, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, and legal professionals who will judge student inventions and inspire young minds to pursue science and engineering.  We have a unique opportunity to sponsor and judge the regional virtual event of hundreds of Connecticut student inventors who have prepared to demonstrate their achievement in creative and critical thinking skills and their active role as inventors. The Yale Club of Hartford will select three inventors, representing an elementary, a middle, and a high school level.  The three Yale Club awards will be presented during an in-person finals event on Saturday, June 8th at Gampel Pavilion on the campus of University of Connecticut.

Please consider volunteering some time to support our young inventors and/or sharing this invitation with any friends or colleagues who may want to judge!

Upcoming Events:

• Connecticut State Semi-Finals:  April 5th-19th, Asynchronous Virtual Judging - Judge from Anywhere!

• Connecticut State Finals:  Saturday, June 8th 2024, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

Please follow the links below to register based on whether you would like to judge the semi-finals (virtual in April), the finals (in-person in June), or both!  Please note that each event has its own registration.

These registration forms are managed by the Connecticut Invention Convention team.  If you decide to register as a judge, please remember to note “Yale Club of Hartford” in the field for Employer.  Also, once you have registered, please e-mail Club of Hartford Vice President Katherine McCormack (kmccormack@aya.yale.edu) so we can include you on Team Yale Club of Hartford and keep you connected with other Club members who will be also be serving as judges, and also enter you onto the list for Yale Day of Service!

Thank you for supporting student innovation!

Please join the Yale Club and Scholarship Foundation of Hartford for its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.  The event will be held at the Hartford Golf Club (134 Norwood Road, West Hartford).

Our guest speaker will be Prof. Jonathan S. Feinstein, John G. Searle Professor of Economics and Management.  Prof. Feinstein will discuss his research on creativity, especially how it emerges out of paths of learning, engagement, and development.  He will also share insights from his new book, Creativity in Large-Scale Contexts, particularly around the roles of guiding conceptions and guiding principles in the creative process.

The Annual Meeting will include the President’s report, election of the Board of Directors, and the Club’s slate of officers.

You are invited to the
Yale Club and Scholarship
Foundation of Hartford
Annual Meeting and Dinner
at
Hartford Golf Club
134 Norwood Road, West Hartford
Wednesday, May 15th - 5:30 - 8:30 pm

Cash Bar: 5:30 pm | Buffet Dinner:  6:15 pm
Annual Meeting:  7:00 pm
Speaker - Prof. Jonathan S. Feinstein
Please bring questions for Prof. Feinstein
to make this an interactive event.

Cost:  $59 per person for registrant and first guest;
$69 for each additional guest

Graduates of the 2000’s - Your ticket is only $39!

RSVP Deadline:  Thursday, May 9th

Dress is business casual.

We encourage you to register online for our annual meeting.  We also accept registrations by phone (860-264-5774) and by mail (see below).  RSVP by Thursday, May 9th.

For more information, please email our club at hartford.yale.club@gmail.com.

On Saturday, May 11th (10 AM - 4 PM), we will once again accept donations of books for elementary and middle school students at our collection site, First Baptist Church of West Hartford (90 North Main Street, West Hartford).

Our focus is to gather books for young readers, grades 3 to 8.  Donated books will be contributed toward the Likoni Library Project, directed by Fulbright Scholar Nadja Umlauf ’22 and organized last year through Dwight Hall.  The Likoni Library Project strives to build mobile libraries for students in Kenya, and has already made a difference for thousands of students.  Click here to read more about the Likoni Library Project and Nadja’s work in support of it!

There are two easy ways to make a difference for our book drive (feel free to do either or both!):

1. Drop-Off or Mail Your Books:  Donating your books is fast and easy!  Just drop-off or mail your books to the collection site, First Baptist Church of West Hartford, 90 North Main Street, West Hartford, CT 06107 on Saturday, May 11th, from 10 AM - 4 PM.  In the bag or box you use for drop-off or mailing, please include a note with your name and e-mail address so we can acknowledge your donation.  If mailing books, please address them “Attn: Yale Club of Hartford Book Drive”, and consider asking your Post Office about strongly-discounted Media Mail service for books.

2. Contribute Toward the Cost of Shipping:  We still need funds to send the books we are collecting to the schools where they are needed.  For just $2 per book, you can help us ship a donated book to its final destination!  Click here to donate online toward the cost of shipping books for our book drive.

Will you be dropping-off books on May 11th?  Fill out the quick form linked here (takes less than 1 minute!) so we can make sure we have the right number of volunteers at our collection site at the right times. (Don’t worry, your RSVP is non-binding!)  And remember, you can also donate online toward the cost of shipping books for our book drive.

Questions?  Just e-mail us at hartford.yale.club@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to send you an answer soon after!

Thanks again for all the ways you choose to support our book drive this spring!

Please Donate Books for the
Yale Club of Hartford Spring Book Drive
Drop Off Books at or Mail Books to
First Baptist Church of West Hartford
90 North Main Street, West Hartford
Saturday, May 11th, from 10 am - 4 pm

Get ready to spring into an exciting new event!  This month, the Yale Club of Hartford will co-host our pilot Hartford "All-Ivy" Spring Social / Mixer!  Organized in partnership with all active Ivy alumni clubs in Greater Hartford, this informal mixer is modeled after the "All-Ivy" events often held in places like NYC, Boston, the Bay Area and beyond.  And on Tuesday, April 16th at 6 PM, we'll bring this kind of social get-together to The Society Room of Hartford (31 Pratt Street, Hartford) for a very highly-attended event!  We already have more than 70 guests RSVP'd!  Catch-up with friends and colleagues over after-work cocktails, and get to know others from our peer group who live and work in and around Hartford!

This event is FREE to attend, and complimentary food will be provided.  Drinks will be available from a cash bar.  There is no dress code for this event – simply come as you are after work on April 16th for as much or as little time as your schedule allows.  You are welcome to bring guests, too.

Since there is lots of interest in this event, please RSVP as soon as you can (even if your plans are tentative!) so we can make sure we have you on our guest list!

Please feel free to reply with any questions about this event.  We're excited to see you on April 16th!

- The Yale Club of Hartford Activities Committee

You Are Invited to the
Hartford "All-Ivy" Spring Social / Mixer
at
The Society Room of Hartford
31 Pratt Street, Hartford
Tuesday, April 16th - 6:00-9:00 PM

It’s that time of year again!  Please join us on Thursday, February 29th from 6-8 PM as we continue the great Yale tradition of bringing cheer to the month of February with Feb Club Hartford, where we will be joined by a special guest (detail below)!  We will again meet at Tavern In The Square in Corbin’s Corner (1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford), where we also hosted this fall’s Autumn Gathering and some of our recent Yale football game watch parties.

Our Club will provide a traditional Mory’s Cup beverage (which may include gold, velvet, or a surprise color), along with hors d’oeuvres and starter food.  Both our Mory’s Cups and the starter food are complimentary for all guests - the event is free to attend!  Additional drinks and food will be available for purchase.

A very special guest is joining The Yale Club of Hartford for Feb Club tonight:  Sichan Siv, former United States Ambassador to the United Nations Economic and Social Council, will join our Feb Club event! Ambassador Siv was one of the first Club of Hartford Zoom speakers in 2022, and looks forward to visiting our group in-person, an opportunity not possible previously.  Ambassador Siv endured a harrowing growing up in Cambodia (read more here) before escaping and arriving into Tweed New Haven Airport with all his worldly possessions: his mother’s scarf, an empty rice bag, and two dollars. He has fond memories of Connecticut, where he began by picking apples in Wallingford and slinging ice cream in Middletown.

Please join us in welcoming, conversing and communing with Ambassador Siv in Leap Year Feb Club!  And we look forward to seeing you tonight for Feb Club!

You Are Invited to
Feb Club Hartford
at
Tavern in the Square
1393 New Britain Ave, West Hartford
Thursday, February 29th - 6:00-8:00 PM

The lead in the Ivy League will be decided this weekend! Join the Club of Hartford and the Club of New Haven this Saturday to watch the Yale vs. Cornell Men’s Basketball game from the John J. Lee Amphitheater at Payne Whitney Gym in New Haven.  With both teams 6-0 in the Ivy League entering this weekend, this promises to be an exciting game!  Plus watch standout players like Danny Wolf, Jack Molloy (from Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, CT), and Matt Knowling (from Ellington, CT and East Catholic HS) in a defining game of the season!

Our Club is able to offer tickets priced as low as just $12 per ticket!  Book your tickets now to join fellow Connecticut-area Yale alumni from our block of seats in the bleachers on Saturday!  Tickets will be e-mailed later this week.

PLUS!  Stay tuned for more info to be shared later this month about buying tickets for the Yale vs. Harvard basketball game on March 2nd!

You Are Invited to
Yale vs. Cornell Basketball
at
Payne Whitney Gym
70 Tower Parkway, New Haven
Saturday, February 10th

Come celebrate the best of college hockey as Yale takes on defending National Champion Quinnipiac for what is shaping-up to be our Club’s most attended in-person event since 2020! The game will be held at the XL Center in Hartford.

We’ll be enjoying a doubleheader on the 26th!  Join at 4 PM on 1/26 to watch UConn vs. Sacred Heart, and get excited for Yale vs. Quinnipiac at 7:30 PM that same night.  Our group will be in the EB Heritage Club skybox at XL Center, which will be offering food and drink for our guests in a private event space that will allow ample opportunity to socialize with Yale alumni from our region.  The Heritage Club will be open to our club before the games, so come to the Heritage Club as early as you like on the 26th to spend more time with our club members!

This is your last chance to get tickets!  Club members can still buy a ticket for $29, with tickets priced at $39 per ticket for non-members and guests.  You will receive admission to the UConn vs. Sacred Heart and Yale vs. Quinnipiac games, complimentary starter food (with other food and drink options for purchase), and event night access to the Heritage Club in the company of our fellow Yale alumni.  This is a terrific value, so buy your tickets before they’re gone!  (And remember to renew your Club of Hartford dues for 2023-24 if you have not already to save $10 off your first ticket!)

You Are Invited to
Yale vs. Quinnipiac Hockey
at the
EB Heritage Club @ XL Center
1 Civic Center Plaza, Hartford
Friday, January 26th
UConn vs. Sacred Heart @ 4:00 PM
Yale vs. Quinnipiac @ 7:30 PM

Watch the Dr. MLK, Jr. Day Ceremony on CT-N

You Are Invited to
The State of Connecticut
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission's
38th Annual Commemorative Liberty Bell
Ringing & Award Recognition Program
with
Shades of Yale
at the
Connecticut State Capitol
210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford
Monday, January 15th - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch at Salute to follow: 12:15 PM
Salute Restaurant, 100 Trumbull Street, Hartford

You are invited to a special performance of Shades of Yale at the State Capitol in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day!

On January 15th, Shades of Yale will appear in Hartford at the Connecticut State Capitol as part of the State of Connecticut Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission’s 38th Annual Commemorative Liberty Bell Ringing & Award Recognition Program. The event begins at 10:00 AM and concludes after the 12:00 Noon ringing of the Liberty Bell.  The State Capitol event is free and open to the public as always.

Shades of Yale, one of Yale’s premiere a cappella groups, was formed in 1988 to create space on Yale’s campus to celebrate music of the African diaspora and African-American tradition.  As the name itself connotes, Shades, is a celebration of the depth and complexity of the Black experience.  Endowed with the privilege of uplifting voices that are not always listened to, Shades has accomplished this mission through domestic and international tour opportunities; and through their performances for the late Nelson Mandela, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, and former president Barack Obama, to name a few.  Find out more about Shades of Yale through the years on Instagram and Facebook, and listen to some of their past performances on YouTube!

The Yale Club of Hartford will host a post-event luncheon for Shades at Salute Restaurant (100 Trumbull Street, Hartford) beginning at 12:15 PM, and our Club of Hartford members and their guests are invited to join for both events!  The cost of lunch is a fixed $20 per person, to be paid at the restaurant.

Please let us know if you might be able to join us to hear Shades of Yale at the State Capitol or for lunch!  This will help us keep guests in-the-loop and will help us provide final guest counts for venues.  Click here to RSVP!

Watch the Dr. MLK, Jr. Day Ceremony on CT-N

’Tis the season! And we have much for which to be thankful.  In this season of gratitude and festiveness, however, there are some among us - in our own community - who are in need.

As the Yale Club of Hartford considers additional ways to better engage with the Greater Hartford community where we live, work, pray and/or play, what better way to build community than by volunteering to help our neighbors.

On Thanksgiving morning from 8:30 AM - 12:00 PM, we are seeking a cadre of YCH volunteers* to join members of the Phillips Metropolitan C.M.E. Church located at 2500 Main Street, Hartford for its Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels.  We will package and coordinate the delivery of Thanksgiving meals throughout the city of Hartford.  The activity finishes and is cleaned up by 12 PM Noon, in time for everyone to join their families for Thanksgiving dinner and football.

*Children aged 10 and older are welcome. Parent/guardian supervision is required.

Thursday, November 23rd - Thanksgiving Day
Thanksgiving Meals on Wheels
Phillips Metropolitan CME Church
2500 Main Street, Hartford

Volunteer Service:  8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Angel of Edgewood, Inc., and the African American Sub Commission of the CT Commission on Women, Children, Seniors, Equity & Opportunity will host their Annual Pre-Thanksgiving Community Breakfast on Wednesday, November 22nd.

At this event, Angel of Edgewood's volunteers, the Commission’s staff, along with U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, will gather to serve a hot hearty southern style country breakfast to individuals and families throughout the community. This year’s breakfast will be served from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM This Wednesday hosted by Rabbi Michael Pincus and Congregation Beth Israel at 701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford.

This breakfast not only provides a free hot meal to families who may otherwise go without, but it also serves as a unique opportunity to foster unity and mutual understanding. We firmly believe that building connections with citizens from diverse backgrounds is crucial in sparking positive and lasting change throughout our communities and state#

Proud sponsors for this year’s event are: Yale Club of Hartford, JTConnect, Crown Market, City of Hartford, Women At The Table-CT, and FOX61.

We are seeking volunteers to assist in serving meals, as well as distributing bags of groceries and free coats to ensure that families leave with more than just a hot breakfast. Your participation will make a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve. Volunteers are asked to arrive between 7:30 AM - 8:00 AM in order to be in position for serving meals at 9:00 AM.

Wednesday, November 22nd
Pre-Thanksgiving Community Breakfast
Congregation Beth Israel
701 Farmington Avenue, West Hartford

Volunteer Arrival:  7:30-8:00 AM
Breakfast Service:  9:00-11:30 AM

The Yale Club of Hartford invites you to join us at the Yale Bowl in New Haven on Saturday, November 18th for the 139th playing of the Yale-Harvard Game!  Kickoff is at 12 Noon.

We currently have a spirited group of 20+ Club of Hartford members and friends who have already purchased tickets in our block of seats!  We’d love for you to join us to cheer on Yale football, too!

Reserve your tickets by 11:59 PM on Friday, October 27th by clicking the RSVP button below.  Tickets are available from The Yale Club of Hartford for $50 per person for active Club of Hartford members* ($55 per person otherwise) for seats between the Yale 15-yard line and the end zone in the “Side Reserved” section shown below.

Please join us!
Tickets for The Game sell out fast!  If you are interested in attending with our group, please RSVP and submit your ticket payment by 11:59 PM on Friday, October 27, 2023.  We encourage payment via PayPal (which also allows credit cards), and we will accept payment via check or cash.

Come join the Yale Club of Hartford on Saturday, November 11th as we watch this weekend’s Yale/Princeton Game at Tavern in the Square, West Hartford (1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford), broadcast from Princeton.  Kickoff is at noon.  Our Bulldogs are currently in a four-way tie for second place in the Ivy League standings (5-3 overall, 3-2 Ivy).  A win over both Princeton this weekend and Harvard next weekend would mean having shared or sole title to this year’s Ivy championship!  So come join us in West Hartford on Saturday, November 11th (Noon @ Tavern in the Square, West Hartford) as we all get ready for a raucous trip to the Yale Bowl for The Game next weekend!

The restaurant has several large screen TVs for viewing.  There will be no cover charge and we'll have some complimentary starters, but everyone should plan to order their own lunch and drinks on individual tabs.  The Yale Alumni Association has donated a box full of accessories and decorations to help us celebrate and cheer on our team.  Please RSVP if you’ll be joining – we hope to see you there at Noon!

You Are Invited to our
Yale / Princeton Game Watch Party
at
Tavern in the Square
1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Saturday, November 11th @ Noon

Join us Friday, October 13th for the World Premiere of MIDAS at The Bushnell, a feature length heist film shot in Hartford, CT. Written and Directed by club member TJ Noel-Sullivan ‘20.

Synopsis: A charismatic college dropout recruits his two best friends for a plot to rob the health insurer that denied his mom’s coverage. In the process they uncover a much darker scheme that tests the limits of their greed.

The Bushnell
166 Capitol Avenue, Hartford

Friday, October 13th
Red Carpet opens at 5:30 PM
Screening starts at 7:00 PM
Programming ends at 9:00 PM

Seating is limited!  Click here to RSVP now for one of 30 free tickets available through the Yale Club of Hartford.  Most tickets are now spoken for - just a few tickets are left! RSVPs due Friday, October 6th.  And for more information, please email our club at hartford.yale.club@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Please join fellow Yale Club of Hartford members on Thursday, September 28th at Tavern in the Square for our traditional fall gathering. The restaurant is in Corbin’s Corner at 1393 New Britain Avenue in West Hartford. We will gather from 6-8 pm. There will be no cover charge, and the club will provide free appetizers. Cash bar. As an added enticement, the first hour will include servings from a Mory’s Cup.

Please click the button below to RSVP – this helps us provide  an estimate to the restaurant about the size of our group so we have enough food for everyone.

For more information, please email our club at hartford.yale.club@gmail.com. We look forward to seeing you!

Autumn Gathering
at
Tavern in the Square
1393 New Britain Avenue, West Hartford
Thursday, September 28th, 6-8 pm

Come Watch the 156th Yale Harvard Regatta
Saturday, June 10, 2023

Reception and Retirement Party for
Coach Steve Gladstone

Gales Ferry, CT

Race Schedule - Saturday, June 10
2:15 pm
3rd Varsity, 2 Miles from Mamacoke Hill to Bartlett's Cove

3:00 pm
2nd Varsity, 3 Miles from near the GC Academy Boathouse to Bartlett's Cove

4:00 pm
1st Varsity, 4 Miles from the Gold Star Bridge to Bartlett's Cove

Reception Details
2 - 6 pm
Buffet and Bar at Yale Boathouse in Gales Ferry, CT
Dinner + Bar Access - $100
Dinner Only (No Bar) - $75
Children ages 12-18 - $50; under 12, no fee.

5:15 pm
Steve Gladstone Retirement Celebration

The Yale Heavyweight Crew will be rowing Saturday, June 10 along the Thames River near New London, CT in the 156th Yale Harvard Regatta, the oldest intercollegiate contest in the United States.  This will be an exciting contest given Yale's strong performance on May 14 at the Eastern Sprints Rowing Regatta in Worcester, MA.  The Yale Heavyweight Crew captured gold in the first and third-varsity grand finals, defeating Harvard who finished fourth in both events.  This was the seventh-straight year that the Yale first varsity finished first, and helped secure the Ivy League Championship.

This will also be Coach Steve Gladstone's final race as head coach of the Yale Heavyweight Crew.  He was recently named the Ivy League Coach of the year.  He was already regarded as one of the premier rowing coaches in the United States when he took over the Yale heavyweight crew in 2010, and he is now the most successful coach in IRA National Championships history, having won the last three with the Bulldogs.

SPECIAL NOTE - THERE IS NO PARKING AT THE BOATHOUSE!!!
Shuttles will be available from the United Methodist Church of Gales Ferry at 10 Chapman Ln, Gales Ferry, CT 06335 and will run continuously from 12:30pm to 7:00pm.

OR

If you plan to watch the races along the shore near the boathouse at "The Rock", the
address is 53 Upper Bartlett Road, Quaker Hill, CT 06375.

To register - TWO STEPS

FIRST - ​For reception and retirement party - Click here to register and pay through the Yale Athletics web site

SECOND - Send an email to the Yale Club of Hartford - Please send an email to hartford.yale.club@gmail.com or call the club at 860-264-5774 so we can get a headcount and arrange car pools.  Or just let us know you are coming so we can alert other Yale Club members and watch together at Gales Ferry!

The Yale Club of Hartford announces its
Award Sponsorship of

Connecticut Invention Convention (CIC) 2023 Finals

We Invite Yale Club of Hartford members To Serve as Judges For This Year’s Competition
March 31 - April 17

We invite you to join over 350 engineers, scientists, academics, entrepreneurs, and legal professionals who will judge student inventions and inspire young minds to pursue science and engineering.  We have a unique opportunity to sponsor and judge the regional virtual event of hundreds of Connecticut student inventors who have prepared to demonstrate their achievement in creative and critical thinking skills and their active role as inventors. The Yale Club of Hartford will select three inventors, representing an elementary, a middle, and a high school level.  The three Yale Club awards will be presented during an in-person finals event on Saturday, June 10 at the University of Connecticut.

Judge Registration

Registration to serve as a judge for this event is now open.  Judging takes between 2-3 hours over a period of two and a half weeks.  The judging period occurs March 31 through April 17. During that time, judges will review inventor videos, logbooks, and display slides, and score them based on a rubric. Each submission should take about 10 minutes to judge, and we hope you will consider judging at least 10 inventors. You may choose to judge more than 10 inventions if you have more time available.  Judges must be 18 years or older to register as a CIC judge.

Judge training webinars will be conducted for the judges. Dates, times, and more information to follow.
 

Registration Information (with updated link)

To register as a judge please click here or visit the Connecticut Invention Convention website by entering https://ctinventionconvention.org/judges-1 on your browser
AND
Please follow up with a separate email (see below).

Under "organization or employer" please enter "Yale Club of Hartford" so CIC can credit Team Yale Club of Hartford with supporting this event.  Participation with CIC judging is also counted as participation in Yale Day of Service.  

Register now then email Katherine McCormack at kmccormack@aya.yale.edu who will include you on Team Yale Club of Hartford.

Please join the Yale Club and Scholarship Foundation of Hartford for its Annual Meeting and Dinner on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm.  The meeting will be held at the Hartford Golf Club, 134 Norwood Road in West Hartford.

Our guest speaker will be Prof. Karsten Heeger, MAH ’13, Yale Professor of Physics, Chair of the Physics Department, and Director of Yale’s Wright Laboratory.  Prof. Heeger will discuss his research on the study of neutrinos, their oscillations and mass. He will also give an update on the renovations of the Wright Nuclear Structure Laboratory and its transformation into the new Yale Wright Lab, which has a  vibrant research program in nuclear, particle, and astrophysics.  He will also discuss his role as co-chair of the planning of Yale’s new Physical Sciences and Engineering Building, and the new Advanced Instrumentation Center.

The Annual Meeting will include the President’s report, election of the Board of Directors, and the Club’s slate of officers.  In addition, we will be presenting the Nathan Hale Award to a distinguished member of our club for their service to the Hartford community.

Details

• Wednesday, May 24, 2023, from 5:30 - 8:30 pm

• Hartford Golf Club, 134 Norwood Road in West Hartford

• Cash bar 5:30 pm, Buffet Dinner 6:15 pm, Annual meeting 7:00 pm

• Prof. Heeger will speak at 7:15 pm.  Please come with questions to make this an interactive event.

• Dress is business casual.  Masks are optional.  

• Cost is $49 per person for registrants and their first guest; $59 for each additional guest

• RSVP Deadline - May 21, 2023

Registration

• By email - send an email at hartford.yale.club@gmail.com for further instructions

• By phone - call us at 860-264-5774 for further instructions

• RSVP Deadline - May 21, 2023

Today!
Yale vs. Georgetown Men's Lacrosse in the
NCAA Tournament First Round

Faceoff at 5 pm | Saturday, May 13
Live Broadcast | Tavern In The Square, West Hartford

Come and join fellow Yale alumni today, Saturday, May 13 at 5 pm at Tavern In The Square in West Hartford as we watch the Yale Men’s Lacrosse team take on the Georgetown Hoyas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.  The Bulldogs are ranked #9 and the Hoyas #5, but Yale leads the all-time series against Georgetown 9-0.  The game will be played at Georgetown in Washington, DC, and will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

Yale's road to the postseason has been far from easy. The Bulldogs dropped their first three Ivy League games before winning their final three, including a victory at Harvard in the regular season finale that earned them a spot in the Ivy League Tournament. Overall, Yale won six straight games before falling to Princeton in the championship game of the Ivy Tournament.

The last meeting between the Bulldogs and Hoyas was the 2019 first round NCAA Tournament game when Yale’s TD Ierlan set an NCAA Tourney record by winning 31 faceoffs.  Yale ultimately edged Georgetown 19-16 for the win.  That victory sparked a tournament run that didn't end until the NCAA National Championship game in Philadelphia where Yale ultimately fell to Virginia.

Faceoff is at 5 pm on Saturday, May 13.  We will have plenty of seats at Tavern In The Square in Corbin's Corner, West Hartford, near REI and Shake Shack.  The restaurant has several large screen TVs for viewing the game.  There will be no cover charge, but everyone will order their own food and drinks.  We hope to see you there at 5 pm on Saturday! 

Address:
Tavern In The Square
1393 New Britain Ave
West Hartford, CT 06110
860-541-5970

Please Join Us For A Day of Service In Support Of
West Hartford's Emergency Management and Fire Department

 We Invite Yale Club of Hartford members
To Serve as Actors in a
Disaster Simulation Drill

Saturday, May 13
9 am - 2 pm

Conard High School
West Hartford, CT

We invite you to join us as we assist the West Hartford Fire Department and West Hartford Office of Emergency Management as they conduct the largest, full-scale disaster drill in the town’s history.  The drill will help the Town of West Hartford prepare for its role as a “Host Community” for residents who live near the Millstone Power Plant in the event of a nuclear accident near New London, CT.

The scenario for the drill is to activate West Hartford's Emergency Shelter at Conard High School and be ready to receive and process residents of Montville and Waterford.  These simulated “residents” will be asked to evacuate due to an incident at the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Waterford near New London.  West Hartford’s role is to scan simulated “evacuees”, their vehicles, and their pets for hazardous particles and then provide assistance, counseling, and placement services, if needed.

The State of CT and the Town of West Hartford need additional actors to play various roles for the exercise. Volunteers will receive just-in-time training.  Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be onsite and evaluating the exercise.

The simulation exercise will be held on Saturday, May 13, 2023, from 9 am - 2 pm at Conard High School, 110 Beechwood Rd, West Hartford, CT 06107.  If interested, please contact Katherine McCormack at kmccormack@aya.yale.edu for more details.

UPDATE: We regret to inform you that the Yale Baseball game vs. UConn originally scheduled for tonight, April 25, has been canceled.  Several of the Yale pitchers are not healthy enough to participate.  UConn will be playing the University of Rhode Island tonight instead.  If you have already purchased tickets or indicated interest by email, someone from the Yale Club of Hartford will reach out to you to discuss refunds or alternate plans.

Yale Baseball is in Town!
Join us for the game!

Yale vs. UConn
Dunkin' Park

Tuesday, April 25
5:15 pm - Meet Coach Hamm 
6:05 pm - Game Starts

Spring is here, and it’s time for baseball.

Come join the Yale Club of Hartford on Tuesday, April 25 as we cheer on the Yale baseball team as they play University of Connecticut. The game will be held in Hartford at Dunkin' Park, the home of the Yard Goats.

We have arranged for a block of seats near the Yale dugout, and Yale baseball coach Brian Hamm will meet us prior to the game. We are able to offer YCH members tickets for $10 per person for members and first two guests, $12 for non-members and additional guests.  This is a discount from the $15 standard box office price. 

Here are details on the game:

Date: Tuesday, April 25

Time: Meet at the park entrance at 5:15 pm and pick up tickets. The game starts at 6:05 pm.

Location: Dunkin' Park in Hartford

Cost: Yale Club Members and first two guests - $10 each
Non-members and other guests - $12 each

We look forward to seeing you on April 25!