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Nine jewelers donated jewels for a raffle to support the Children’s Hospital Foundation at Virginia Commonwealth University.
A group of jewelers based in Richmond, Virginia, recently raised nearly $26,000 for a local children’s hospital. Pictured from left is Nathan Johnson of Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Mary Beth Beasley and Maggie Smith of Dransfield Jewelers; Jane Sternheimer of Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Cheryl Jarvis of Victoria Charles Jewelry; Cheryl Fornash of Cheryl Fornash Jewelers; Vicki Robinson and Nancy McCall of Fink’s Jewelers; Robyn Bivens of Cheryl Fornash Jewelers; Sally Ashby of Carreras Jewelers; and Daniel Wright of Lustre by Adolf. (Image credit: Wendell Powell Studio)
Richmond, Va.—A group of jewelers based in Richmond, Virginia recently raised nearly $26,000 for a local children’s hospital.
The 2024 Jewels for Children Raffle was held during the recent Children’s Hospital Foundation Ball, which benefits the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Nine family-owned, independent jewelers each donated jewelry to the auction, with each piece valued between $3,500 to $5,000.
The participating jewelers included Carreras Jewelers, Cheryl Fornash Jewelers, Cowardin’s Jewelers, Dransfield Jewelers, Fink’s Jewelers, Lustre by Adolf, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers, Schwarzschild Jewelers, and Victoria Charles Jewelry.
All participants have donated jewelry since the raffle began in 2009.
The $25,950 raised will support the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s art and music therapy services for patients and their families.
“We are so grateful for everything all of the jewelers did to make this year so successful. We had another record-setting year! Every box had many, many tickets in it, indicating each item was highly desired,” said Emily Horne, the Children’s Hospital Foundation junior board raffle chair.
The annual Jewels for Children raffle, created and organized by Cheryl Fornash of Cheryl Fornash Jewelers, has raised more than $200,000 in support of Richmond-area nonprofit organizations since 2009.
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The 2024 Jewels for Children Raffle was held during the recent Children’s Hospital Foundation Ball, which benefits the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Nine family-owned, independent jewelers each donated jewelry to the auction, with each piece valued between $3,500 to $5,000.
The participating jewelers included Carreras Jewelers, Cheryl Fornash Jewelers, Cowardin’s Jewelers, Dransfield Jewelers, Fink’s Jewelers, Lustre by Adolf, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers, Schwarzschild Jewelers, and Victoria Charles Jewelry.
All participants have donated jewelry since the raffle began in 2009.
The $25,950 raised will support the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s art and music therapy services for patients and their families.
“We are so grateful for everything all of the jewelers did to make this year so successful. We had another record-setting year! Every box had many, many tickets in it, indicating each item was highly desired,” said Emily Horne, the Children’s Hospital Foundation junior board raffle chair.
The annual Jewels for Children raffle, created and organized by Cheryl Fornash of Cheryl Fornash Jewelers, has raised more than $200,000 in support of Richmond-area nonprofit organizations since 2009.
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