Navajo Relief Auction
All Proceeds Support Navajo Hopi Health Foundation
Covid-19 was at an all time high as this competition continued and our Navajo partners began sharing some of the detrimental hardships / lack of resources the Navajo Community was experiencing. This community has become very dear to us at Columbia Gem House, so when both MJSA and the participating designers agreed to extend this competition into a fundraising auction, we were thrilled!
100% of ticket sales benefitted the Navajo Hopi Health Foundation (NHHF) in support of resources needed after the hardships suffered from Covid-19.
Honoring One’s Heritage: 2021 MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge
At the center of the 2021 Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge was a fictional story about a young girl growing to understand her heritage.
Each jewelry piece created was inspired by this story. Click below to learn how the story inspired each design.
Navajo Hopi Health Foundation
The Navajo Hopi Health Foundation (NHHF), Inc. was created in 2012 as a 509(a)(1) non-profit charitable organization. Committed to support the mission of the Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation (TCRHCC) in Tuba City, Arizona, NHHF's home is located on the TCRHCC campus.
NHHF's goal is to secure financial resources to improve the health care services at TCRHCC through purchasing medical supplies and equipment, and by making the hospital campus beautiful for their patients.
All proceeds from this year's fundraiser were donated to the NHHF to support cancer patients impacted by the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to restrictions on gathering in the lobby, many patients were forced to wait alone in their cars, facing uncomfortable and sometimes dangerous conditions. In the summer, they endured long waits in an unshaded parking lot under the sweltering heat; in the winter, many faced the added hardship of non-functioning car heaters, forcing them to wait in freezing temperatures. The added burden of increased fuel costs and the physical toll of waiting in such uncomfortable conditions, many began missing their appointments all together.
The funds raised helped build a covered parking structure to shield patients from the elements, and provided gas gift cards to assist those in need of transportation to their appointments.
