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Virginia jewelers host Jewels for Children raffle

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(RICHMOND, Vir.) – A brilliant raffle offering exquisite jewels donated by 10 Richmond, VA jewelers – the Jewels for Children Raffle – raised more than $22,950 for the Children’s Hospital Foundation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) during the Children’s Hospital Foundation Ball in November – a record amount for the annual jewelry raffle. Funds raised by the jewelers will help to support the Children’s Hospital Foundation’s efforts to address food insecurity.

The 2023 Jewels for Children Raffle offered a unique collection of 10 pieces of fine jewelry donated by 10 of Richmond’s finest independent, family-owned jewelers. Each piece was valued at approximately $5000.

(L-R) Caitie Sellers, Dransfield Jewelers; Maggie Smith, Dransfield Jewelers; Jane Sternheimer, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Cheryl Jarvis, Victoria Charles Jewelry; Cheryl Fornash, Cheryl Fornash Jewelers; Brian Cowardin, Cowardin’s Jewelers; Robin Salzburg, Lustre by Adolf; Daniel Wright, Lustre by Adolf; Sarah Hardin, Carreras Jewelers; Everett Williams, Schwarzschild Jewelers; Not pictured: Fink’s Jewelers. Photo Wendell Powell Studio
(L-R) Caitie Sellers, Dransfield Jewelers; Maggie Smith, Dransfield Jewelers; Jane Sternheimer, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers; Cheryl Jarvis, Victoria Charles Jewelry; Cheryl Fornash, Cheryl Fornash Jewelers; Brian Cowardin, Cowardin’s Jewelers; Robin Salzburg, Lustre by Adolf; Daniel Wright, Lustre by Adolf; Sarah Hardin, Carreras Jewelers; Everett Williams, Schwarzschild Jewelers; Not pictured: Fink’s Jewelers. Photo Wendell Powell Studio

Carreras Jewelers, Cheryl Fornash Jewelers, Cowardin’s Jewelers, Dransfield Jewelers, Fink’s Jewelers, Lustre by Adolf, Charles Schwarzschild Jewelers, Schwarzschild Jewelers, Victoria Charles Jewelry and Alan Furs and Fine 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.

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