6月17日，在2016年皇冠app学院基金会为支持学生奖学金而举办的露营活动上，客人们的服装就像河边的日落一样色彩缤纷。 While this popular event, held on the 康涅狄格河学院 (CTRA) terrace, has grown steadily since 2014, attendance took a significant jump from 175 last year to 300 this year. 更令人印象深刻的是筹集到的3万美元奖学金，是去年8000美元的三倍多。

Pre-event VIP cruises from the CTRA dock were offered aboard the R/V Navigator, Goodwin’s amazing research vessel used primarily by students obtaining their 环境研究学位. 从康涅狄格河上观赏学院的客人们对美丽的校园有着特殊的欣赏。

As revelers dressed in the recommended “clambake preppy” colors enjoyed pre-dinner cocktails, Goodwin’s own auctioneer, Dan Larson of the Facilities Department, conducted the live auction from the staircase landing. 在这个街区有一个全包的墨西哥之旅和两个巨人足球体验套餐。 客人们还参与了无声拍卖，包括克伦威尔TPC的四人组； 红袜队的门票和首都格栅餐厅的晚餐； 来自佳士得高级珠宝的手镯； 历史悠久的耶鲁高尔夫球场的四人组； 苏格兰威士忌、波旁威士忌和雪茄； 和托普斯通高尔夫球场的四人组外加两个AAA会员资格。

Dinner was a traditional New England clambake by Flanders Fish Market & Restaurant and J Restaurant Bar, followed by dessert and dancing. And while everyone came away with memories of a great event, the much-needed support for 学生奖学金 remains the reason for everyone coming together.

“First Niagara Bank has partnered with Goodwin College for almost 20 years,” said Peter Thomas, First Vice President of First Niagara Bank. “多年来，我们特别喜欢通过各种奖学金项目来帮助刻苦学习的皇冠app学生。 在烧烤会上，能与皇冠app社区的朋友和同事们见面总是很棒的。 从很多方面来说，它已经成为我们每个人开启夏季的年度活动。 但我们最高兴的是，我们知道，由于在烧烤会上筹集的资金，将有更多的学生能够进入皇冠app并最终毕业。 这是一个美妙的庆祝之夜，更美妙的是知道这对学生们有多大的帮助。”

今年的一些暑期奖学金获得者已经提交了感谢信，感谢他们今年得到的帮助。 “I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for making my scholarship possible. In order for me to succeed with my studies, it took perseverance, ambition, passion, courage, heart, a lot of humor – and your generous scholarship. Thank you so much for helping me advance my future as a certified occupational therapy assistant!” “Thank your for the generous scholarship I received. 我的同学和我自己没有忽视你的时间和奉献。 我不能强调我是多么感激基金会选择我来接受这样的祝福。 It has brought me closer to my goals.”

皇冠app推进部感谢众多嘉宾和志愿者，他们使活动取得了成功。 Presenting Sponsors were First Niagara and Pratt & Whitney. 官员级赞助商是Adams + Knight， Evolution Aero， FIP，国会议员John B. Larson, Prime Materials Recovery Inc，以及Zuvic Carr和Associates Consulting Engineers。 Cadet Level Sponsors included The Aegis Group, Aetna, Aerodyne Alloys, LLC, Andrews Benefits, Frank & Ceil Collins, Don & Melody Currey, D’Esopo Funeral Chapel, Krislyn Donadio, ’15, Dr. Maria Ellis & Kimberly McDonald, Environmental Services, Inc., First Choice Health Centers, Dr. Ethan & Dr. Ellen Foxman, Lee Housley, ’15 & Alan Guite, iHeart Media, Independent Outdoor III, LLC, Craig & Christine Jordan, O’Connell Pace & Company, Se-Min & Michelle Sohn, Cliff & Cathryn Thermer, and Wiggin & Dana, LLP.

特别感谢活动主席Charlie Agreda，基金会董事会成员； Ceil和Frank Collins，基金会董事会成员； 孙世民理事。

To see scenes from the evening’s festivities, visit the Goodwin flickr页面.

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