The Head of the Charles Regatta is happening soon! On Sunday, October 20, five Yale boats will be competing in three collegiate races. According to Regatta Central, here is the schedule of  races in which Yale has registered boats:

1:50 pm: Men's Championship Eights (two boats)

2:02 pm: Men's Lightweight Eights

2:25 pm: Women’s Championship Eights (two boats

Let’s cheer on the Bulldogs together! A group from the club will be holding a casual potluck-style picnic by the river between the Anderson Memorial Bridge (at JFK Street) and the Weeks Footbridge (map), on the Cambridge side, from 1pm to 3:00 pm. You'll be able to find us by looking out for the Yale banner we'll be flying, plus all the Yale gear we'll be wearing. The location is about a 15-minute walk from Harvard Square.

Come wearing your own Yale swag, bring a chair or a blanket and snacks to share at the picnic, and watch the Bulldogs dominate on the river!

There is no charge to attend, but we would appreciate knowing how many people to expect.

This event, originally scheduled for Thursday, September 26, was postponed due to rainy weather.

Every fall, the Yale Club of Boston hosts a reception to welcome new alumni and Yale-affiliated newcomers to Boston. It's a great opportunity to connect with new and familiar Yale faces, many of whom are recent graduates.

This year, we'll gather on the Charles River Esplanade on Thursday, October 17 from 7 to 9 pm. We've reserved a section of Night Shift Brewing's Esplanade beer garden, between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets along the Storrow Lagoon; use the Dartmouth Street footbridge (map) for access. 

Admission is $27 per person, and everyone who registers will receive two free drink tickets, valid for beer, wine, hard seltzer, or soft drinks. There will be a food truck on site.

Ticket sales for this event have closed.

The Yale Club of Boston will hold its annual golf outing on Sunday, October 13. This year, we will play at the wonderful Fall River Country Club (map), a beautiful course with water views from most of the holes.

The event will include lunch at the snack shop, 18 holes of golf, a cart, prizes and an awards dinner.

The President's Cup is a mildly competitive event in which each foursome is a team. It is a best ball format:  a team’s score for a hole is determined by the lowest individual net score.  To facilitate this, we will contact registered players to ask you for your handicap. If you don’t have one, please tell us your typical score for 18 holes and we’ll assign one. We will tee off at about 1 pm.  If we have enough players, the event will be a shotgun. The winning foursome will take home the prestigious President’s Cup.

The  cost is $150 for Yale Club of Boston members and their guests, and $160 for non-members and their guests. If you can’t stay for the dinner, choose “Tournament Only” and save $25.

In order to make the proper arrangements with the Club, we need to have all sign-ups by Friday, September 27. If there is rain, we will reschedule for October 20.

There will be various contests with modest (voluntary) fees associated with them. Proceeds will be used to fund the Yale Community Service Fellowship program.

Please each out to golf@yaleboston.org if you have any questions.

Due to severe weather conditions, the Yale Club of Boston Welcome Event for today has been canceled. We are actively working on rescheduling the event and will notify you once a new date is confirmed. Your current tickets will remain valid for the rescheduled event. If we are unable to reschedule, a full refund will be issued.

Every fall, the Yale Club of Boston hosts a reception to welcome new alumni and Yale-affiliated newcomers to Boston. It's a great opportunity to connect with new and familiar Yale faces, many of whom are recent graduates.

This year, we'll gather on the Charles River Esplanade on Thursday, September 26 from 7 to 9 pm. We've reserved a section of Night Shift Brewing's Esplanade beer garden, between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets along the Storrow Lagoon; use the Dartmouth Street footbridge (map) for access. 

Admission is $27 per person, and everyone who registers will receive two free drink tickets, valid for beer, wine, hard seltzer, or soft drinks. There will be a food truck on site.

YaleBoston is proudly involved in the Yale Alumni Community Service Fellowship (YACSF).  Each summer, we host and sponsor Yale undergraduates who receive a fellowship to work at community-oriented nonprofits.  This year, we are hosting two fantastic interns:  one is working at Preservation of Affordable Housing and one is working at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site.    

 If you’re a history buff, outdoor explorer, park lover, landscape architect, or curious Yalie, come join us at the Frederick Law Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline (map) on Saturday, August 17.  Public tours of the design office start at the top of the hour (i.e., 3 pm, 4 pm) and tours of the landscape start on the half hour (i.e., 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm).  Join us whenever you can to meet our Community Service Fellow and learn about Frederick Law Olmsted, the mastermind of Central Park, the 1893 Chicago’s World’s Fair grounds, and our very own Emerald Necklace.  Read more about Olmsted's connection to Yale in the Yale Alumni Magazine.

 There is no entrance fee or charge for the tours. 

Please register here to help us with headcount. As a courtesy to the site, we would like to limit our group to 25 people.

 Many thanks to our donors to the Community Service Fellowship!

Join us on Wednesday, August 14 as we revive our summer tradition of rooting for the Red Sox at Fenway Park (map)!  We've reserved 20 seats together, in the right infield, for the 6:10 p.m. game against the Texas Rangers. Please note: we will be using the MLB Ballpark app to distribute the tickets before the game.

This event is sold out.

Volunteer at Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic farm in Concord (map), Massachusetts. Their mission is to grow vegetables and fruit with the help of several thousand community volunteers and donates all of this fresh food to area meal programs and food pantries. They envision a future where everyone has equitable access to healthy, sustainably grown produce.

This event now has a waitlist.  Please visit the Yale Day of Service volunteer portal for more information and to add your name to the list:

https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/36db5c34-7747-4e80-af48-a20f7c1ca9ac

Date: Friday, July 14

Time: 7-10 p.m.

Location: Harvard Club of Boston, 374 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA (map)

Please note: Unfortunately, this event remains sold out, and we have had no cancellations, so we are unable to offer additional tickets at this time.

We hope you'll join us on Sunday, July 14, from 4-7 p.m., for the Yale Club of Boston’s annual summer barbecue! We'll be serving food and playing lawn games at the American Legion Marsh Post #442 (map), a beautiful riverfront venue that's an easy walk from Harvard Square.  

The barbecue is one of the club's largest annual events and consistently our most inter-generational one. Alumni of all ages and current students come together to swap stories of their respective times at Yale, forge friendships over delicious food, and watch a lazy summer afternoon on the Charles drift into evening. Tickets are $20 for members, $25 for non-members, and $5 for current students.

Note: There is a cash bar onsite for attendees 21 and over; bringing your own alcoholic beverages or having them delivered to the event are not permitted.

Do you have a favorite lawn game? Please feel free to bring it to the barbecue.

We're also looking for a few volunteers to staff the check-in/information desk for one-hour shifts and help with set-up and clean-up. Volunteers get free admission and first dibs on taking leftovers home. Please email youngalumni@yaleboston.org if you're interested.

 Parking at the site is limited, so please also send us an email if you require special accommodations for parking. There is a small lot directly next to the venue, and we will reserve parking for those who indicate the need.

YaleBoston members often take photos at our events, which we enjoy using on our website and for other publicity. If you do not wish to appear in a photo, please alert the photographer.

Ticket sales for this event have closed.

More Than Words sells books to change lives. This vital organization works with the most vulnerable young adults in Greater Boston: those who are in the foster care system, court involved, homeless, or out of school. At More Than Words they earn a paying job, learning job skills while receiving focused support to ensure they persist in school and map plans for their future work, education and life.

We will help out on Wednesday. June 26, from 5 to 7 pm, at More Than Words Books, 56 Felton Street, Waltham (map).

Please visit the Yale Day of Service volunteer portal for more information and to register:

https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/770ea04c-0dd9-46bd-9699-892ca0f9e366

Join us on Saturday, June 22 for a visit to and a picnic at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum. deCordova is a wonderful venue for exhibition and interpretation of modern and contemporary outdoor sculpture. While the museum is currently closed for renovations, the Sculpture Park’s 30-acre campus acre displays approximately 60 sculptures. The museum is located at 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln, MA (map).

Event Update:

A special tour: We will have a dedicated tour of the Sculpture Park! Please meet at 11 a.m. at the front door of the museum building.  The tour is scheduled for one hour.  Most of the terrain is fairly flat and on grass, however there will likely be some short, gentle hills and possibly shallow steps.

The ticket price is the museum entry fee. This fee is free/waived for Lincoln residents and members of the Trustees of Reservations, as well as with some reciprocal Museum memberships.

We will have our picnic at the bottom of "Linda's Lawn" between the entry booth and the cafe at noon, after the tour.  You are welcome to bring your own food and drink. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed. Food is also available at The Twisted Tree Café on site at the museum.

Weather update: We will send out a notice on Thursday, June 20, if it is necessary to postpone this event due to inclement weather.

Visit this web page for more information and click on “Sculpture Park Grounds” to purchase tickets:

https://thetrustees.org/place/decordova/

In addition, please register with YaleBoston by Wednesday, June 19 at the link below, so that we can provide updates if needed. We look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for a financial services and fintech happy hour! Whether you have been in financial services or fintech for your whole career or are interested in the field, all are welcome to mingle with fellow Yale and Columbia alumni, reconnect with old friends, and forge new connections on Thursday, June 20 at the High Street Place Food Hall, 100 High Street, Boston (map) in the heart of Boston's financial district. You’ll find us at a few tables with Yale/Columbia signage and/or in Yale/Columbia merch.

Please register at the link below to help us with headcount. The event is free to attend; attendees can purchase their own food and drinks.

The nearest T stops are Downtown Crossing and South Station. Parking is also available at the 100 High Street Parking Garage. Contact Kevin Yang (kevin.y@aya.yale.edu) with questions.

Birthday Wishes’ mission is to provide birthday parties to children experiencing homelessness. Birthday Wishes believes that all children, regardless of their living situation, should celebrate their birthdays joyfully, surrounded by family, friends, and others who care. You can help make this happen for those children! Each Birthday-in-a-Box will be delivered to a homeless child and their family unit (up to 6-8 people) while they are staying at a homeless shelter.

We will gather virtually via Zoom on Sunday June 9th to watch a video about Birthday Wishes, get instructions on how to build a Birthday in a Box, and then build our boxes together from the comfort of our own homes. This project involves some upfront shopping, and volunteers can opt to deliver their finished boxes in advance or join us to drop off boxes at Birthday Wishes headquarters in Natick on Monday afternoon, June 10.

Please visit the Yale Day of Service volunteer portal for more information and to register:

https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/12a162bc-02c6-4434-9562-6dd11c2faf7c

Location: Charles River Canoe and Kayak, Kendall Square, Broad Canal Way, Cambridge (map)

What better way to do a river cleanup than being out on the river itself? Come join us for a morning of kayaking, service, and fun as we do our part to keep the Charles River clean! Kayaks are being generously donated by Paddle Boston for this event, so participation is free.

Single or double kayaks are available for use, and children of all ages are welcome to share a kayak with an adult (children over 6 may be able to get their own kid's kayak). We will provide garbage bags and we have a few trash picker-uppers to loan out. If you prefer to wear Charles River Canoe and Kayak: Cambridge, Kendall Square, Broad Canal Way, Cambridge,gloves or if you have any old kitchen tongs or claw grabbers around feel free to bring them!

If kayaking is not for you, all are welcome to get in on the action by doing a shore cleanup along the canal and riverbank. 

Visit this link for more information and to register:

https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/b282f03c-2f78-4c4f-ae2d-575a1b6464d3

Please note: Kayakers should contact the event coordinator in advance to request a kayak, and must sign up and sign the waiver PRIOR to the event.

Join us for a morning of planting and farming at the Massachusetts Audubon Society's Drumlin Farm, South Great Road, in Lincoln (map).

Farmer Hannah will start the session with a short talk on sustainable farming. Volunteers will work alongside Hannah and help with agricultural field chores. The season is getting started and the fields are green and lovely.

• Tasks could include transplanting, weeding, and mulching.

• Bring comfortable clothes and work gloves

• Children under 10 are welcome at the farm but should be supervised by a second adulty who is not going to be volunteering.

After the session, the volunteers are of course, welcome to visit the farmyard. Almost all the lambs are born and the kid goats are due any day – very cute!

Please visit the Yale Day of Service volunteer portal for more information and to register:

https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/6fb23d9d-dffd-4424-a391-b58c0c37912c

Saturday, May 11, from 12-3 pm
Bikes Not Bombs, 10 Harvard Street, Dorchester, MA (map)

Please note: this event is currently full. If you are interested in partcicipating, please still register at the link below, in case an opening occurs.

Come join other Yalies at Bikes Not Bombs - a non-profit that uses bicycles as a vehicle for social change to achieve economic mobility for Black and other marginalized people in Boston and the Global South. 

We have a fun and meaningful afternoon planned.  We will be helping "strip" bikes (i.e., taking all the parts off a bike), sorting parts, "flattening" bikes (i.e., turning the handle bars sideways for shipping), and cleaning the warehouse.

All skill-levels and ages are welcome!  Youth under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.  Please wear closed-toed footwear and try to wear clothes that can get dirty.

The warehouse is accessible by public transit (multiple buses stop out front, or Fairmount Commuter Rail to Four Corners/Geneva) and by car.  On-street parking is available.

Please register for this event on the Yale Day of Service volunteer portal:

https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/f7194f24-9f30-4f8e-abd2-a552d33bfe8c

Come join Emerald Necklace Conservancy staff and Yale alum volunteers with land stewardship work in the Emerald Necklace parks on Saturday, May 11! We will be working in the Back Bay Fens (map).

Please visit the Yale Day of Service volunteer portal for transportation and parking information and to register:

 https://yaledayofservice.volunteerhub.com/vv2/event/425cab6f-54a0-4940-bcf0-bcad85fe59e4

Tickets are now available for the Yale Club of Boston’s 2024 Annual Meeting!  Our keynote speaker, Avi Soifer YC ’69 LAW ’72, will take us back to 1968 and the events that led to coeducation at Yale.

The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 8, on the 9th floor of 100 High Street, Boston. Doors will open at 6:00 pm, for drinks, hors d’oeuvres and networking. Club business will begin at 7:00 pm, and the keynote will begin around 7:15 pm. Beverages and hors d'oeuvres will be served.

Our Keynote Speaker

Avi Soifer holds an undergraduate degree from Yale College, a Masters in Urban Studies from Yale, and a J.D. from Yale Law School. He has taught law at the University of Connecticut and Boston University, and served as the Dean of Boston College Law School and the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai’i. But even before he began his distinguished career, he was instrumental in bringing about a milestone in Yale’s history. In the fall of 1968, Soifer conceived and organized Co-education Week at Yale, a student-led protest that brought some 500 women to campus to live in the dorms, attend classes, and help push Yale President Kingman Brewster, Jr. to publicly announce that women would be admitted to Yale College in the fall of 1969.

 Tickets 

Tickets for non-members are $55. 

Did you know Elihu Yale was born right here in Boston? Join us on Saturday, April 13 for a celebration of his 375th birthday!

Old Eli was born on April 5, 1649, in his father's house on Pemberton Hill (which stood roughly where The Dubliner is today), and every year, we throw him a birthday party!

It's free to attend (it's a birthday party, after all), but please register below to help us with a headcount. We'll have delicious appetizers, birthday cake, and a cash bar. We hope to see you there!

Saturday, April 13, 2024
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
The Dubliner Irish Pub
2 Center Plaza, Boston, MA 02108 (map)

We, in Boston, are in the life sciences hub of the world.  Within our Yale Boston community, we have scientists, founders, clinical developers, consultants, manufacturers, strategists, statisticians, investors, and more, all driving this innovative industry forward.  Whether you’ve been in the life sciences for your whole career or are interested in the field, come meet other Yalies in the life sciences on Thursday, April 4 at 5:30-8pm at 730 Tavern!  

Please register at the link below to help us with headcount. The event is free to attend; attendees can purchase their own food and drink.

The nearest T stop is Central Square on the Red Line and on-street parking is available.  Parking is also available at the Green Street Garage, located at 260 Green St, Cambridge, MA 02139.  Contact Caroline Dewing (caroline@dewing5.net) with questions.

Date: Thursday, April 4
Time: 5:30-8pm 
Location: 730 Tavern (730 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139:  map)

Join us for a casual after-work happy hour at Tiki Rock! We'll gather on February 1, from 5pm-7:30pm-ish, in their Downtown Boston location at 2 Broad Street. The event will be hosted by the Young Alumni Committee, but all are welcome to attend.

 No need to RSVP - just bring your tropical spirit and a friend or two from the Yale community. While the club will be covering light appetizers, please note that everyone is responsible for purchasing their own drinks. It's the perfect start to your February, not to mention a great opportunity to forget about the cold weather!

On November 18th, the 2022 Ivy League Champion Yale  Bulldogs will play the only Game that matters. Join us at 730 Tavern in Cambridge to watch them!

 Kickoff is at noon. 'Tailgating' starts at eleven, when the bar opens. Food and drink will be available for purchase. 730 Tavern is located at 730 Mass. Ave., convenient to the Central Square Red Line station, surrounded by on-street parking, and down the block from a taxi stand. If you can't make it to New Haven this year, it's the best place to watch The Game.

Bring your friends and wear your finest Yale gear! There's no charge to attend; RSVPs are also not required, but we do encourage them, so we have a rough idea of how many people to expect.

And if you still need help to get you in the spirit, the 2013 Whiffenpoofs have you covered!

Boola Boola!

Register here