The Tiffany Circle is a national network of female philanthropists who make an annual investment of $10,000 in their local Red Cross Chapter. These women follow in the footsteps of a long line of women leaders who have helped the Red Cross serve the American public in times of war and peace with disaster assistance, blood collection, safety training and countless other community assistance services.
At the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, the Tiffany Circle members underwrite the cost of recovery care for disaster victims staying at Red Cross House in West Philadelphia. This year's Tiffany Circle members participated in a summit from April 8-10 at Red Cross National Headquarters in Washington D.C.
The name Tiffany and the $10,000 amount have historical precedent. The society is named for the beautiful Tiffany windows in the Board of Governors Hall at Red Cross national headquarters in Washington, D.C. These windows, produced by the Tiffany Studios, were commissioned by Red Cross President Mabel Boardman in 1917. As an act of reconciliation and hope, they were paid for with a $5,000 gift from the Women's Relief Corps of the North and $5,000 from the United Daughters of the Confederacy of the South.
The women in these windows personify virtues at work in the Red Cross Movement: hope, mercy, faith, charity, truth and fortitude. Members of the Tiffany Circle provide living examples of these virtues in their local communities, by ensuring the Red Cross has the ability to help people prevent, prepare for and respond to life's emergencies.
To learn how more about the Tiffany's Circle and how you can become apart of this society of women donors, please contact Maureen Murphy at 215-299-4038 or murphym@redcross-philly.org.
