A Cardiff based jewellery designer has teamed up with a national Welsh charity in hopes of raising funds for grassroots community organisations across Wales.
DAFFODIL
COLLECTION Designer, Emma-Kate Francis, has collaborated with the Community Foundation in Wales to launch a new jewellery collection. The collection is called ‘Daffodil’, inspired by the logo of the Foundation, with each piece handmade from sterling silver, gold plated and complete with a pearl centre. A percentage from each purchase will be donated to the Foundation and the design is set to be officially launched at the beginning of November.
Emma-Kate has collaborated previously, designing pieces for the Victoria & Albert Museum and renowned international jewellers, Jersey Pearl. Each piece of jewellery is hand-crafted in her boutique studio in the heart of Cardiff ’s Arcade Quarter. “When the Community Foundation in Wales approached me I was thrilled as it’s a wonderful charity to support. I hope people love the new Daffodil jewellery collection and continue to support the great work the Foundation is doing across Wales.”
The Community Foundation in Wales is an independent charity, established to strengthen communities by providing a permanent source of funding for community-based projects in Wales.
Mari-Wyn Elias-Jones, Development Manager at the Foundation, said, “We are so excited to have a Community Foundation design created by Emma-Kate. As a charity we are passionate about promoting philanthropy in Wales and are always looking for new and interesting ways to do this, which makes this partnership particularly perfect.” “It has been a pleasure working with Emma-Kate and the Foundation team are pleased to see our supporters are as excited about this new collection as we are. I was recently in Canada for the North American Festival of Wales and there was a lot of interest in the pieces I had on display, so I can’t wait to launch them during our Philanthropy Week events.” The Daffodil collection is available for pre-order at www.emmakatefrancis.com
BACKGROUND
The Community Foundation in Wales The Community Foundation is a unique charity, privileged to be working alongside people who are motivated by wanting to make a difference in Wales. We use our knowledge of needs and the voluntary sector to manage high impact grant programmes designed to achieve sustainable outcomes, awarding grants on behalf of our clients, Fund holders and donors, which enable local people to achieve inspiring change in their communities. Established in 1999, the Foundation now awards grants of over £2 million each year to charities and community groups on behalf of our donors. The Foundation’s philanthropy advice and grant-making services are quality assured through a program endorsed by the Charity Commission. For more information, please visit www.cfiw.org.uk
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