By the end of 1987, it became apparent that the Club’s legal status, or lack thereof, might cause financial liabilities for its members and tax consequences for the Club. A special meeting was held to resolve these problems.
The TIFFANY CLUB of NEW ENGLAND (TCNE) was born and the ROSEBUDS newsletter was launched. The new club name was chosen because of prior legal usage of the name Tiffany Club. The name Rose Buds was selected as it reflected the Club Logo, the Tiffany Rose. (Not Citizen Kane’s sled) Jan & Diane Dixon were the first editors. The By-Laws were rewritten and approved.
Roberta Dearborn and Vivian Allen immediately started the process of filing incorporation papers with the Commonwealth’s Secretary of State and applying for Non-Profit Organization status with the IRS. Both were granted within a relatively short period of time.