News & Events from Josephs
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Posted: 12/2/2011
 Type: event
On December 9 from 4-6pm, you're invited to a special awareness event at the Josephs downtown store. This event is intended to educate people on how every purchase of a gemstone from Josephs results in global benefits for an entire country.
Jim Fiebig, the new sales manager for Josephs West Glen and the director of education for the entire company, moved to Madagascar with his wife in 2005 to start a gemstone tourism business to benefit the local population. He helped start the Devon Foundation which raises money to provide grants to the people of Madagascar to pursue a gemological career which costs about $500 when the average Malagasy family income is only about $300 annually.
Jim will be on hand at the December 9 event to walk people through the process of mining a gemstone to its sale at Josephs, emphasizing how many people benefit from this industry and what little it takes to give them greater opportunities.
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