The latest news and information on social issues affecting the jewelry and gemstone industry, including updates on the industry’s charities.
Compliance, the Retailer, and a JVC Road Trip Gary Roskin, G.G., FGA, Senior Editor - 04/01/2008 The Jewelers Vigilance Committee’s Cecilia Gardner and Suzan Flamm traveled to four east coast cities this past week: Boston, Providence, Philadelphia, and New York, to tell retail jewelers why legal compliance is not an option. More
Jewelers for Children Funds 1,000th Wish 05/01/2008 Jewelers for Children, the jewelry industry’s charity, funded its 1,000th wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America on April 12, during the American Gem Society Conclave in Seattle. Since 1999, JFC has funded the Wish A State program, which provides the support to grant a wish in every state annually.
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Tanzanite Foundation, AGTA Help Tanzanian Flood Victims 04/29/2008 The Tanzanite Foundation and The American Gem Trade Association have set up a flood relief fund to raise money for those affected by the recent disaster in the Merelani area of Tanzania.
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Tom Brokaw Receives Girard-Perregaux 1966 04/28/2008 Swiss Luxury watch manufacturer Girard-Perregaux presented broadcast journalist and news anchor Tom Brokaw with an exclusive Girard-Perregaux 1966 timepiece in commemoration of his support in the fight against cancer.
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Jewelry Television Creates Tanzanian Relief Fund 04/09/2008 Jewelry Television has created a Tanzanian Relief Fund to support people affected by the flooding disasters in the Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, Africa.
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Liddicoat Scholarship Fund Campaign Begins 04/03/2008 The Gemological Institute of America’s campaign for the Sixth Annual Richard T. Liddicoat Scholarship Fund campaign is now underway.
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East Coast Jewelry Hosts South Florida Benefit 03/28/2008 The East Coast Gems of Time Invitational, sponsored by East Coast Jewelry, to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation event in South Florida began March 16 with a cocktail reception at the Setai Hotel in South Beach.
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JA Members Pass $100,000 in JFC Donations 03/21/2008 Jewelers of America members recently passed the $100,000 mark in individual donations to Jewelers For Children, the jewelry industry’s national charity.
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JCK Voices Jennifer Heebner, Senior Editor, Bridal, Luxury, and Retail, February 1, 2008 Seal of Disapproval
This article appears in the Winter 2008 issue of JCK Luxury magazine. JCK ... More
Selling Natural Color Diamonds
This is the first of a three-part series by the Natural Color Diamonds Association. Diane Warga-Arias of DWA Communications discusses the basics of color diamonds, including the rarity and strength of color and the diamond size, and how they relate to the value of the diamond. This seminar and the two remaining parts of the series are available as video podcasts on the NCDIA Web site.
Kenjo Holiday Party Watch retailer Kenjo's annual holiday party at its Manhattan store was filmed by Wi-Fi TV's new luxury watch program. Representatives from leading Swiss watch companies, showed their latest lines to party guests and gave interviews on trends for 2008.
Window Shopping: Holiday 2007 Edition Photo Gallery 'Tis the season of visual opulence; for proof, one need look no further than the nearest commercial shop window. Join us on a walk down Fifth Avenue from 57th to 39th street.
Gold Expressions 2008 Jewelry from "Gold Expressions" - The Language of Italian Design 2008 Collection. Presented by the World Gold Council, this event was held on Monday, December 3, 2007, in the Penthouse of the American Airlines Theatre in New York City.
Jewelers for Children, the jewelry industry’s charity, funded its 1,000th wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation of America on April 12, during the American Gem Society Conclave in Seattle. Since 1999, JFC has funded the Wish A State program, which provides the support to grant a wish in every state annually.
The Tanzanite Foundation and The American Gem Trade Association have set up a flood relief fund to raise money for those affected by the recent disaster in the Merelani area of Tanzania.
Swiss Luxury watch manufacturer Girard-Perregaux presented broadcast journalist and news anchor Tom Brokaw with an exclusive Girard-Perregaux 1966 timepiece in commemoration of his support in the fight against cancer.
Jewelry Television has created a Tanzanian Relief Fund to support people affected by the flooding disasters in the Arusha and Manyara regions of Tanzania, Africa.
The Gemological Institute of America’s campaign for the Sixth Annual Richard T. Liddicoat Scholarship Fund campaign is now underway.
The East Coast Gems of Time Invitational, sponsored by East Coast Jewelry, to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation event in South Florida began March 16 with a cocktail reception at the Setai Hotel in South Beach.
Jewelers of America members recently passed the $100,000 mark in individual donations to Jewelers For Children, the jewelry industry’s national charity.
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