Charles Stanley and Yancy Weinrich to be Honored at Facets of Hope

(IDEX Online) – Jewelers for Children will hold its annual Facets of Hope on June 7 at the Mandalay Bay Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas.

Charles Stanley of Forevermark and Yancy Weinrich of JCK Events, Luxury and JIS, have been named as honorees.

The event will celebrate the success of JFC's fund raising efforts for the year, and commitments to the charity partners will be announced. In 2016, nearly 2,000 industry guests attended during the Las Vegas market events. Both Stanley and Weinrich have agreed to serve as guests of honor at the event with the responsibility of assisting JFC in raising funds to benefit children who are the victims of catastrophic illness or life-threatening abuse and neglect. Each year, prominent industry leaders are honored by the charity.

Jewelers for Children was founded in 1999 by the U.S. jewelry industry with the mission of helping children in need. Since its inception, JFC has donated more than $51 million to programs benefiting children whose lives have been affected by illness, abuse or neglect through its charity partners St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Make-A-Wish America, and the National CASA Association. JFC also provides support to Make-A-Wish International, and the Santa-America Fund. Among the contributors are jewelry trade organizations, jewelry and watch manufacturing companies, jewelry retail stores, individual jewelry professionals and jewelry consumers.

Charles Stanley is president of Forevermark US, Inc. which is part of The De Beers Group of Companies. Yancy Weinrich is an industry veteran who currently serves as Senior Vice President, for the Reed Jewelry Group Portfolio of events which includes three brands – JCK, LUXURY and JIS – plus JCK Magazine and JCKOnline.