Share and Share Alike: DEF Splits Auction Proceeds with JFC

(IDEX Online News) – The Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) recently announced that it was giving half of the proceeds from its “Raffle for Education” to Jewelers for Children.

The raffle was held during the American Gem Society Conclave in Miami.

DEF said it was making the donation “in the spirit of friendship and making a difference.”

“This gesture of $2,000 recognizes the contributions both JFC and DEF make on behalf of our industry both to children in need and in empowering through education the next generation of African leaders in diamond producing countries,” said DEF president Phyllis Bergman.

The Diamond Empowerment Fund is a New York based non-profit organization that raises money to fund education initiatives in African diamond-producing nations.