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JFC Is A Diamond Star!
National Jeweler reports that Jewelers for Children (JFC) has committed $4.15 million in donations to its four charity partners and other organizations that benefit children.
The four partners, which JFC calls its Legacy Charities,are: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, and National CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) Association. Each of the four was pledged a $975,000 donation by JFC's board of directors at the group's annual Facets of Hope fundraising dinner in Las Vegas in June.
Additionally, the board donated $150,000 to Make-A-Wish Foundation International to fund the group's program in India and $100,000 to the Jeffrey W. Comment Memorial Endowment Fund, which provides to additional youth charities and was named for the late Helzberg Diamonds' CEO and JFC board member.
JFC receives support from jewelry trade organizations, jewelry and watch manufacturers, retail jewelry stores, individual members of the trade and consumers. Over the years, JFC has raised more than $18 million for young victims of illness, abuse, and neglect through various vehicles, including the Facets of Hope dinner, sales of JFC holiday cards, in-store collections, Hero for Hope membership, charity golf tournaments and raffles.
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