The Tennessee Region Tiffany Circle Fall Luncheon was held at Belle Meade Country Club and hosted by Denice Johnson and Barbara Turner.

The club ballroom was full of Tiffany Circle members, who donate a minimum of $10,000 annually to the American Red Cross.

The event focused on sharing and celebrating the lifesaving activities of the Red Cross and the vital financial role Tiffany Circle plays in supporting the mission.

The Nashville Area Tiffany Circle is a founding chapter and is one of the largest and most established nationally.

Everyone was welcomed by hostesses Denice Johnson and Barbara Turner, and Nashville Tiffany Circle Vice Chair Joanne Sowell gave the blessing.

The light and lovely lunch was then served and included: tomato gazpacho, Strawberry Fields Salads with grilled chicken, mixed greens, candied pecans, strawberries and Balsamic dressing.

The delicious dessert was a lemon mousse with raspberry sauce.

Nashville Tiffany Circle Chair Keri McInnis introduced Keynote Speaker Melanie Sabelhaus. Co-founder of the Tiffany Circle, Sabelhaus has a distinguished career spanning over 30 years in business, government and philanthropy.

Sabelhaus discussed how the Tiffany Circle has become a cornerstone of women’s philanthropy within the Red Cross, and she emphasized the power of collective female leadership in philanthropy.

She founded a leading global interim housing company that went public on NASDAQ. And from 2002 to 2005, she served as the deputy administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, where she played a key role in policy development and program supervision across the agency’s 80 offices.

Sabelhaus has been deeply involved with the American Red Cross, where she served as National Board Vice Chair and Honorary Chair of the Red Cross Philanthropic Board.

Closing remarks were given by Barbara Bovender, a founding member of the Nashville Area and Tennessee Region Tiffany Circle. She has been a dedicated American Red Cross donor and volunteer for more than a decade. Bovender is a National Chairman’s Council member and she has held numerous leadership roles in the organization.

For more information about the Nashville Area Red Cross, call 615-250-4300 or visit www.redcross.org/local/tennessee.