The Necklace

Just read about The Necklace:http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Story?id=5783467&page=1 which is about a diamond necklace that has a wonderful history and is actually doing good. I am not a person who will ever be known for expensive jewellery. If quirky is good then that's me. Jonell McLain went into a store in Ventura and out of character tried on a $37,000 diamond necklace. She was an 60 year old, real estate agent who describes herself as a hippy and not a jewellery lover. When she tried on the necklace, it was beautiful and she had to have it but could not defend owning it herself. She launched a project which involves 13 women owning and sharing the necklace. Each woman has the necklace for 28 days during the year. The group calls itself Jewelia and aims to do good in the community and the necklace is the catalyst for their camaraderie and projects.
McLain had learned from a lecture by Buckminster Fuller, designer of the Geodesic domes that if we share there is enough to go around. A wonderful philosophy that Jewelia is trying to put into practise.