(RICHMOND, Vir.) – The Richmond Jewelers’ 2024 Jewels for Children collection curated by Cheryl Fornash for the annual Jewels for Children raffle benefiting Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU raised a new record amount during the recent Children’s Hospital Foundation Ball. The collection featured a diverse selection of nine luxe jewelry pieces donated by the participating jewelers and raised more than $25,950 during the highly anticipated raffle. Funds raised by the jewelers will help to support the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s efforts to enhance 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, Children’s Hospital Foundation Junior Board Raffle Chair.
The 2024 Jewels for Children Raffle offered a unique collection of luxury jewelry donated by nine of Richmond’s finest independent, family-owned jewelers; each piece was valued at approximately $3500 to $5000. 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 have participated in the Jewels for Children Raffle since its inception.
The annual Jewels for Children raffle, conceived of and organized by Cheryl Fornash of Cheryl Fornash Jewelers, has raised more than $200,000 in support of Richmond-area non-profit organizations since its inception in 2009.
