It’s the season of giving and during this years Giving Tuesday we donated $1000 to Gem Legacy . Thus, it’s a perfect time to interview Rachel Dery of Gem Legacy. We learn about her childhood growing up in the gemstone industry and about Gem Legacy--a non-profit organization that help support communities closest to the mining source.
If you would like to learn more about Gem Legacy you can head to www.gemlegacy.org or go to www.gemlegacy.org.donate to make a donation today.
Also, a quick apology for the intermittent audio issues. It’s our first time recording through zoom so we’re still learning about it. Thanks for you understanding.
00:00:00 The voices are calling
00:34:00 Rachel Dery with Gem Legacy
01:33:00 Tell us a little about you
03:00:00 The grassroots of Gem Legacy
03:55:00 How did it happen?
05:26:00 What are some of your initiative
06:59:00 The initiatives
08:00:00 Understanding what Gem Legacy is doing
10:47:00 Finding the opportunities of gemstones making a positive impact
11:53:00 Gemstone educational training
12:32:00 [Story time] Garnets from the sky
16:15:00 The gem cutting school
19:23:00 How it supports the country
19:54:00 What small amounts can do from a donation
24:18:00 There must be more within our industry to give back to the community
25:37:00 Sustainable giving
26:11:50 What are you most proud of?
28:00:00 Gem Legacy’s ability to adopt to the need
30:38:00 What is your first memory of a gemstone or piece of jewelry?
34:04:00 100% of donations goes back toward the initiatives