Ticket sales for the Jewelry for Wildlife Fundraiser are now closed. Winners will be randomly selected and notified by November 7th, 2023.
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Andres' pendant is one of nine pieces available in the Jewelry for Wildlife Fundraiser. There is a maximum of 100 tickets available per piece, with the last day to buy tickets being October 31st. Winners will be randomly selected and then notified by Tuesday, November 7th, 2023.
Pendant Specs: This multilevel pendant is crafted in electroplated black sterling silver with 14k gold bezel accents and features responsibly sourced gemstones donated by Columbia Gem House.
Size: 22mm wide x 27mm tall x 8mm thick
Chain length: 20 inches
Featured gemstones: a 10mm Cortez Pearl® center stone with a 3mm Grape Garnet® round, two 4x2mm Nigerian Tourmaline Baguettes, and 3mm Neon Green Beryl Triangle accents.
About the Project: This project is a fundraising raffle benefiting wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and research along the Sonoran Coast of Mexico. 100% of ticket sales will be donated to CRRIFS, a non-profit that works directly with the Cortez Pearl Farm; the very same farm where the pearl you see in Andres’ piece comes from.
To learn more about this project, click here.
Vote for Andres' Design: Andres' piece is also part of the concurring MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge. You can vote for Andres' design as your favorite through October 31st, 2023.
Andres is a custom jewelry designer and owner of Nobles Metales, based in Marietta, Georgia.
This raffle takes place exclusively online and available to anyone worldwide to participate. There is only 100 tickets available per piece, but there is no limit to how many tickets you can buy as long as they are available. Every additional ticket purchased increases your chance of winning. If you buy 10 tickets for a single raffle item, you will have 10 in 100 chance of winning.
Tickets purchased are a digital product, and no physical product is shipped unless you win the raffle. Raffle drawing is done in a randomized digital drawing platform online and winners are notified via email no later than November 10th, 2025. Winners have 48 hours to claim their piece, otherwise it will automatically default to the next randomly selected name.
100% of your purchase will be donated to the Lightning Ridge Rural Fire Brigade, protecting the areas in which the opals donated for this year's project come from. Ticket purchases are non-refundable.
Every year, Columbia Gem House sponsors the MJSA Responsibly Sourced Design Challenge. Each piece in this year's raffle was inspired by a fictional story provided by MJSA and then was created and donated to be a part of our fundraising raffle.
To learn more, you can visit our Annual Fundraising Series page.
Every purchase you make with Columbia Gem House supports a responsible supply chain. We work with individual miners and cutters, while offering careful consideration and respect to the cultures, communities, and environments in which our gems are produced. These are some of the key guiding principles in how our gems are brought to market. To learn more about our process, you can visit our Fair Trade Gems® Principles & Protocols page.
