Jewelers for Children Holds 17th Annual Facets of Hope Event
June 02, 15
(IDEX Online News) – Jewelers for Children (JFC) held its 17th Annual Facets of Hope event at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino during Las Vegas show week. During the event, the industry charity announced that $2.8 million had been raised to support their charity partners in the year ahead.
JFC board member Ruth Batson announced that the charity was pledging $600,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, $750,000 to Make-A-Wish America, $625,000 to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, $625,000 to the National CASA Association, $100,000 to Make-A-Wish India and $25,000 to the Santa-America Fund.
The organization is also setting aside $100,000 to distribute in a local grant social media voting campaign that will be held later this year.
During the program, the organization recognized Philippe Mellier, CEO of the De Beers Group of Companies and Scott Burger, CEO of Pandora AMERICAS.
Since 1999, more than $48 million has been donated on behalf of the industry to help children in need.