Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. ~ Christopher Reeve

Continuing her commitment to Jewelers for Children (JFC), artist Reena Ahluwalia is donating an original diamond painting to JFC to raise funds. The 20-inch painting, 'Hope', features a highly nuanced, hyper-realistic round brilliant diamond. It took Reena 200-hours to complete. The painting will be auctioned at the JFC’s Facets of Hope event on June 2, at The Venetian in Las Vegas, NV.

Reena is a coveted award-winning jewelry designer, painter and professor. Each year she donates her artworks to benefits Jewelers for Children (JFC). Reena said, “I am honored to be able to contribute to JFC and urge our generous industry members to continue supporting the charity with what they can. This is an impact that is measurable and one that truly matters."

The Facets of Hope dinner will take place on Sunday, June 2, at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The painting will be on display during the cocktail reception starting at 6:00 p.m.

This year’s JFC will honor Judy Fisher of Reeds Jewelers and David Bonaparte of Jewelers of America.

About Jewelers for Children
Jewelers for Children was founded in 1999 by the U.S. jewelry industry with the mission of helping children in need. Since its inception, JFC has donated more than $53 million to programs benefiting children whose lives have been affected by illness, abuse or neglect through our charity partners St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Make-A-Wish® America, and the National CASA Association. JFC also provides support to Make-A-Wish® International, and the Santa-America Fund. This nationwide success is due to the continuing generosity of jewelry trade organizations, jewelry and watch manufacturing companies, jewelry retail stores, individual jewelry professionals and jewelry consumers. For more information, please visit www.jewelersforchildren.org.

Frederick Goldman, Inc., a leading manufacturer of wedding, bridal and men’s jewelry, announces the opening of its Jewelry Solutions Group, as well as a new facility dedicated to manufacturing of lab grown diamond jewelry. The Jewelry Solutions Group offers customers its core products and private label jewelry, with emphasis on custom and configured engagement rings delivered in 1 week. The capabilities of this new group also allow for the use of mined diamonds, as well as lab grown diamonds.

“We found that the market has a need for fast on-demand solutions that are not typically offered by suppliers. Our Jewelry Solutions Group has an array of services from design, manufacturing and the ability to drop-ship directly to the consumer. We offer a turn-key solution which is a tremendous benefit to our customers,” said Jonathan Goldman, CEO of Frederick Goldman, Inc.

John Orrico, Frederick Goldman’s COO, who now also oversees the Jewelry Solutions Group added that “our current customers are enjoying this capability and we have seen growth in their businesses. They are expanding their product offering, reducing inventories and increasing conversion rates.”

Orrico also noted that “our team of craftspeople have been trained by the finest 5th Avenue setters and jewelers in the industry. The product quality, service and delivery of our Mexico based operation has been extraordinary and we have plans to scale the capabilities as the needs grow.”

Frederick Goldman’s Mexico facility is a large, vertically integrated, full-service factory. The company recently reconfigured its facility to accommodate a luxury bridal cell specifically for mined diamonds, as well as a newly built separate facility for the handling of lab grown diamonds. The factory uses recycled and responsibly sourced raw materials with the added benefit of being tariff-free. Frederick Goldman’s facility is also RJC certified.

For more information on the Jewelry Solutions Group please contact John Orrico at JSG@fgoldman.com