JFC to Honor Two Industry Veterans

Jewelers for Children (JFC) will honor H. Marvin Beasley, chairman and CEO of Helzberg Diamonds, and Lee Michael Berg, president and CEO of Lee Michaels Fine Jewelry in Baton Rouge, LA at the annual Facets of Hope event Sunday, June 3, 2007 at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas. 

The event, culminating JFC’s fund raising efforts for the year, attracts more than 2,300 industry guests during the JCK Show.   Both 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.  In 2006, Mark Light of Sterling and Edward Bridge of Ben Bridge Jeweler were the honorees, where $ 4.5 million was pledged to JFC’s charity partners.

“We are excited that Marvin and Lee have agreed to be honored and both have assured us that they, along with our dedicated fundraising committee, are going to make 2007 even more successful than last year for JFC,” said JFC chairman Laurence R. Grunstein of Citizen Watch Company of America. 

“We are also fortunate to once again have Howard Sherwood of Daniel’s Jewelers, JFC’s vice president of fundraising, to head our 2007 effort.  As important as monetary donations are to our success, the amount of time that the honorees and their teams, along with our entire fundraising committee, put into the effort is truly commendable. ”

The fundraising effort will officially kick-off in January of 2007.  Those interested in sponsoring can find complete sponsorship information on the JFC website, jewelersforchildren.org.