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Philadelphia Club is Guest of Tiffany & Co. for a Gala Reception
The Wharton Club of Philadelphia’s focus
is “Get Connected. Stay Connected.
Keep Your Edge.” This theme reflected
the club’s diverse and enhanced schedule
of events, new membership outreach,
and resulting expansion, which
doubled membership in the last year.
One marquee event was a Special
Evening at Tiffany & Company’s
October Reception in Philadelphia.
The members-only event completely
sold out, drawing more than 150 members
and guests, including Chairman
& CEO of Tiffany & Co., Michael J.
Kowalski, W’74.
Tiffany & Co. opened its Walnut
Street Philadelphia store especially for
the club. Members and guests were
personally greeted when they entered
by Michael Kowalski and Ray Raybe,
Philadelphia and MidAtlantic Region
Director of Tiffany & Co.
The crowd heard comments by
Kowalski, who spoke of his career and
recalled his time in Philadelphia at
Wharton. He answered questions and
spoke about an unexpected turn of
events that brought him to Tiffany’s
just before the management buyout in
the 1970s.
We enjoyed a special showing of
Tiffany’s extraordinary collection of signature jewelry by Frank Gehry;
Elsa Peretti, Paloma Picasso, and Jean
Schlumberger, accompanied by live music,
hot hors d’oeuvres, and desserts.
It was a fabulous evening culminating
a year of work by Wharton
Club of Philadelphia Vice President of
Programming, Madlyn Powell. Every
guest received a special iconic gift from
Tiffany’s — a china gift box in signature
aqua.
–Gloria Rabinowitz, WG’78
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