Summer Clambake
Join us for the 12th Annual Summer Clambake
Friday, June 12, 2026 | 6:30 p.m.
VIP reception 5:30 p.m.
Goodwin University | East Hartford
Register to Attend
An evening of great food, great company, and great conversation — plus music and dancing at our beautiful campus by the Connecticut River. Our great friend, Renée DiNino, Director of Community Engagement for WFSB Channel 3, host of Hello Connecticut with Renée DiNino, Amazing K9 Duo’s, Lost & Pound, and contributor to Great Day at 9A and Great Day Connecticut, will be joining us again as our Honorary Event Chair!
Sponsorship levels
Presenting Sponsor - $15,000 (limited, one only)
- Premier seating for 16 guests (two tables)
- Co-branded media recognition and joint press release
- Co-branded quarter-page Hartford Courant advertisement
- VIP Reception access for 16 guests
- Speaking opportunity at the event
- Podcast interview with Jade Stoltz of the Goodwin Foundation
- Interview on WFSB Great Day with Jade Stoltz
Fleet Admiral Sponsor - $12,000 (limited, one only)
- Preferred seating for 12 guests
- VIP Reception access for 12 guests
- Designation as VIP Reception Host with logo and branding displayed throughout the Reception
- Podcast interview with Jade Stoltz of the Goodwin Foundation
Admiral Sponsor - $10,000
- Preferred seating for 8 guests (one table)
- VIP Reception access for 8 guests
- Podcast interview with Jade Stoltz of the Goodwin Foundation
- Designation as Auction Sponsor with logo prominently displayed on the GiveSmart online auction and at the event
Vice Admiral Sponsor - $8,000
- Preferred table seating for 10 guests
- VIP Reception access for 10 guests
- Listed as Clambake Vice Admiral Sponsor on the GiveSmart online auction platform and at the event
Captain Sponsor - $5,000
- Preferred seating for 8 guests (one table)
- VIP Reception access for 8 guests
- Logo recognition at the event via printed and electronic platforms
Officer Sponsor - $2,500
- Preferred table seating for 4 guests
- Logo recognition at the event via printed and electronic platforms
Cadet Sponsor - $1,200
- Table seating for 4 guests
- Name recognition at the event
Steward Sponsor - $600
- Table seating for 2 guests
- Name recognition at the event
Ticket pricing
- Attend - $160 per person* (early bird pricing until June 1)
- Alumni rate - $100 per person
- Sponsor a student - $100
* After this date pricing will increase to $175 per person. Alumni and sponsor a student pricing will remain $100.
Check out memories from the 2025 Clambake and auction with photography by the talented Andrew Thompson!
View PhotosFor more information, contact:
Heidi Carlson
860-727-6747
Goodwin Foundation
One Riverside Drive, East Hartford, CT 06118
giving@goodwin.edu | 860-727-6976