Join us for a Golden Celebration
Celebrate 50 extraordinary years of growth and achievement as the memory and educational voice of America’s Ship of State, USS Constitution. Hosted by Nancy & Rick Kelleher and Boston Harbor Hotel, this special night also recognizes three exceptional honorees who embody the values the Museum strives to champion – service, honor, and leadership.
The Golden Gala proceeds support our core operations, especially exhibits, student programs, and military community programs. Funds raised through this event are critical to our ability to serve the public and execute our mission every year.
2023 Golden Gala Honorees
Major General Gary W. Keefe
The Adjutant General, Massachusetts National Guard
Recipient of the Charles Francis Adams Award
Lawrence “Larry” Kirby
World War II Veteran, Battle of Iwo Jima, Author
Posthumous Recipient of the USS Constitution Museum Lifetime Achievement Award
Paul E. George
Chairman, Board of Trustees, USS Constitution Museum (2014-2023)
Recipient of the “Old Ironsides” Exemplary Service Award
Golden Gala 2023
DATE
October 19, 2023
TIME
6:00 – 9:00 PM
LOCATION
Wharf Room at Boston Harbor Hotel
70 Rowes Wharf
Boston, MA 02110
TICKETS
Available on a limited basis through October 5, 2023. Click on the “Tickets and Sponsorship” button below for details.
ATTIRE
Cocktail
Presenting Sponsors
Nancy and Rick Kelleher
Thomas A. Kershaw & Hampshire House Hospitality Group
Dennis and Ruth Langwell
Daniel E. Smith and Elizabeth Riley
Fleet Admiral Sponsors
Ernst & Young
G. West Saltonstall
Carol Searle, In Memory of Drew Ley
Admiral Sponsors
David D. Corbett
Helen G. Hauben Foundation
Paul and Helen George
John and Maryann Mulattieri
Alison Nolan
H. Lewis Rapaport
Commodore Sponsors
B. R. Alexander & Co
Anchor Capital Advisors
Philip Garber
CAPT and Mrs. Thomas V. Hennessey, Jr., USN (Ret.)
The Honorable James F. McHugh
Mary Beth and Paul Sandman
William H. White
CDR Christopher S. Wiseman, USN (Ret.)
Captain Sponsors
Jack and Kip Abbott
Richard Batchelder
Bruce and Marie Blessington
C. William Carey
Charlestown Marina
Paul and Mary Collins
Lee. C. Costello
CAPT and Mrs. Todd and Debbie Creekman, USN (Ret.)
Disabled AmericanVeterans Dept. of Massachusetts
CAPT Bill Foster, USN (Ret.)
Nicole and John Hayes
Liliana M. Gutierrez and Daniel H. Kaufman
Megan G. Sniffing-Marinoff
CDR Tyrone G. Martin, USN (Ret.)
William and Christine Martin
Paul Moran
Daniel G. May
Suzanne S. Reid
Lois and Dr. Raymond Siegelman
