We are pleased to announce that IWR will once again be the beneficiary of a Spring jewelry sale fundraiser, taking place in Ithaca on Saturday April 26, 2025! All proceeds will go to IWR programs supporting recently arrived refugees and immigrants in Tompkins County. The voluntary organizing team is now collecting gently used jewelry for the sale. For details of how to donate, see below.
Greetings all,
Please let us introduce ourselves, Debbie Benzer and Yvonne Fogarty. We are organizing another
fundraising jewelry sale to take place April 26, 2025 to benefit Ithaca Welcomes Refugees.
All jewelry sold at the sale is gently used and donated by people like you. EVERYONE has jewelry they
don’t wear anymore or inherited and never wore! In light of the new administration, Ithaca Welcomes
Refuges is in need of our support more than ever!
If you or your friends have jewelry to donate, this is an excellent time to get it cleaned and organized.
We accept all items, such as necklaces, earrings, bracelets, hair pins and barrettes, rings, pins, tie pins,
watches, ankle bracelets, cuff links, and anything I’ve forgotten!
If you have the inclination… it is lovely to have the items separated by category in whatever containers
you choose, ex: bags, small boxes etc. Necklaces can be tied with a twist tie, so they don’t get tangled. If
you are donating items that are more valuable, PLEASE include a note alerting us to them so they can be
priced accordingly. We work with jewelers to appraise them. We do have places that buy random
pieces of gold or silver, ex: broken chains or only one earring from a pair.
There are a number of ways for you to get jewelry to us give one of us a call and we can figure out what
works best for you.
This is the 10th year we have organized jewelry sales to benefit local or national non-profit
organizations. It is always a fun event. If you’d like to work with us, please let us know.
Any Questions? Please call Debbie at 607 279-7174 or Yvonne 607-592-2799.
Thank you all in advance!!!
Debbie Benzer and Yvonne Fogarty
