The 2025 Jewels For Children Raffle Raised A Record Amount For The Children’s Hospital Of Richmond at VCU
Reading Time: 3 minutes Key takeaways • The 2025 Jewels for Children Raffle raised a record $29,750 to support art and music therapy at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU. • Nine independent, family-owned Richmond jewelers donated luxury pieces valued between $3,500 and $5,000 each for the collection. • Since its inception in 2009, the annual raffle curated by Cheryl Fornash has raised over $225,000 for local nonprofit organizations. (RICHMOND, VA.) The Jewels for Children Raffle, a fine jewelry collection curated by Cheryl Fornash on behalf of some of Richmond’s finest jewelers, raised more than $29,750 for the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU during the Children’s Hospital Foundation Ball in November 2025. Pictured from left are Rose DeRatto of Dransfield Jewelers; Maggie Smith of Dransfield Jewelers; Nathan Johnson of Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Jane Sternheimer of Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Robin Salzburg of Lustre by Adolf; Cheryl Fo...