JCK Jewelry Industry Fund announces 2008 award winners
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JCK Events and JCK Magazine are pleased to announce the winners of grant monies from the annual JCK Jewelry Industry Fund.
Monies awarded will be geared toward the betterment of the overall industry
(NEW YORK) – JCK Events and JCK Magazine are pleased to announce the winners of grant monies from the annual JCK Jewelry Industry Fund. The Jewelry Industry Fund, now in its tenth year, was established to enhance the image of the jewelry industry and to foster development and research of programs that would benefit the industry.
This year, grants from the Fund will be presented to five groups who have demonstrated programs that work towards the betterment of the overall industry. Since 1998, over $4.9 million has been awarded in grants from the Industry Fund. The 2008 winners are the Women’s Jewelry Association, The Diamond Development Initiative, Jewelers’ Security Alliance, American Gem Society, and the Jewelers Vigilance Committee.
Each year, the Fund looks to award grants to exemplify one or more of the main objectives of the program: (1) to improve the image of the jewelry industry in the eyes of the consumer, (2) to aid jewelry industry organizations in addressing serious problems faced within the industry, and/or (3) to assist internal organizations and associations in developing training materials.
“We are thrilled to award grants to these wonderful industry organizations who needed the funding to properly implement the terrific programs they have developed,” said Dave Bonaparte, Group Vice President for JCK Events. Mark Smelzer, publisher of the JCK Publishing Group, said, “We’re proud of the impact these grants have made over the years, and we’re proud to be unique by giving on such a significant scale this year to these five organizations.”
The 2008 Industry Fund Winners are The Jewelers’ Security Alliance who has been awarded $75,000 for Training Seminars for Law Enforcement. The American Gem Society has been awarded $75,000 to support the educational program at the AGS
International Conclave 2008. Jewelers Vigilance Committee has been awarded $125,000 for an Industry Protection Program. The Women’s Jewelry Association has been awarded $24,000 for their Women in the Know Conference. And the Diamond Development Initiative was given $26,312 to develop programs to help alluvial diamond diggers in Africa.
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