An Estevan woman has turned her home-based jewelry business into a way to raise money for charity.
Sylvia Garchinski operates B3 Jewellery Creations, a home-based business. Through her idea of Charms for Charity, she is selling the small items, which 100 per cent of revenues going to charity.
“I’m noticing there are a few in town right now that are fundraising,” said Garchinski.
Shortly after her first design run, she decided she wanted to make some changes. So she put these smaller, 20-millimetre charms that are available aside, and tried other things, such as making jewellery and crafts with them. Some charms have been given away over the years.
“When I first started B3 Jewellery, there was a name behind each piece. My initial thought was I always going to call it Pendants for Purpose. So I incorporated them, because it was something I always wanted to say. Charms for Charity is catchy, too.”
Recently she decided to sell or give them away for charity.
“I still have these charms, we’ve been through the past couple of years and it’s been such a trying time,” said Garchinski.
She called Kendra Sutherland at The General Store in Estevan, because Garchinski already had a display in the business, to see if Sutherland would be interested in having the charms in a display box on the store’s counter. There are eight different designs, and when the designs are gone, the cash donation will happen.
The pendants and the charms are available on the honour system, and she asks people to give what they can and take as many as they would like.
Garchinski is asking the public to provide feedback on which non-profit organization should benefit. She has seen some organizations in the midst of fundraising campaigns, but there are others in town.
“People can drop a note to suggest which not for profit they would like, and then we can get the top three from there,” said Garchinski.
Garchinski has had her home-based jewellery business for a few years now, and the support has been great from the Estevan area. She hopes people will make jewellery and crafts with the charms they purchase at The General Store.
