Woodward Celebration Gala Dinner

Event Details

Time: June 9, 2016 from 6pm to 9pm
Location: Chestnut Hill College
Street: 9601 Germantown Avenue
City/Town: Philadelphia
Website or Map: http://www.woodwardcommunityc…
Phone: 215.621.7064
Event Type: gala
Organized By: Woodward Celebration Committee
Latest Activity: May 25, 2016

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Event Description

The Woodward Celebration 2016 is a multi-day event series and capital campaign designed to honor the contributions of the Houston-Woodward family in Chestnut Hill and beyond. The Woodward Celebration Gala Dinner will include:

Master of Ceremonies, the Right Reverend Frank T. Griswold, Former Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and Former Rector of the Church of St. Martin-in-the-fields

Presentation: “The Tale of Two Cities”: Charleston, Philadelphia, and the Woodward Family led by David R. Contosta, professor of history, Chestnut Hill College and Woodward family biographer

Presentation: A Mayor’s Fond Reminiscences of Betty and Charles Woodward and How They Enhanced our City given by The Honorable Joe Riley, former ten-term mayor of Charleston, South Carolina