July 18 2006
Jewelry designer Anne Dale has raised more than $100,000 for Hurricane Katrina victims through sales of her “I Know What it Means … to Love New Orleans” jewelry collection.
A percent of sales of the jewelry go toward group directly assisting those affected by the hurricane. The collection includes the “I Know What it Means … to Love New Orleans” badge, the “Return to New Orleans” ring, the “Pray for the Gulf Coast” key ring and the “Signature New Orleans” fleur-de-lis earrings.
Dale lives in St. Tammany Parish five miles from New Orleans. She lost power, phone, running water and more than 20 trees in the hurricane.
Dale is a graduate gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America, a professional gemologist of the Columbia School of Gemology and a fellow of The Gemological Association of Great Britain. In May 1999, she opened her own retail store, Anne-Dale