Seven diamonds adorn each continent on yellow globe charm.
Long’s Jewelers honored Belmont, MA native Becca Pizzi, the first American woman to complete seven marathons on seven continents in seven days, by presenting her with a unique gold and diamond necklace.
Pizzi embarked on the World Marathon Challenge on Jan. 23, 2016 with her first marathon in Antarctica. In the consecutive days following, Pizzi completed marathons in Punta Arenas (Chile), Miami (USA), Madrid (Spain), Marrakech (Morocco), Dubai (United Arab Emirates) and ended in Sydney (Australia).
According to the World Marathon Challenge website, “competitors will undoubtedly suffer from marathon fatigue, jet lag and sleep deprivation as the event progresses. The impact of wide temperature fluctuations will also be a factor in success or failure, with a possible variation of 50 degrees Celsius.”
When the president of Long’s, Craig Rottenberg, heard of Pizzi’s accomplishment and her connection to Boston, he wanted to commemorate her achievement. Rottenberg worked with a yellow gold globe charm from designer Heather B. Moore to create a one-of-a-kind personalized necklace that features seven diamonds. Each diamond was placed on each of the charm’s continents to represent Pizzi’s seven marathons. Pizzi was then presented with the globe necklace at Long’s Jewelers Natick store.
Retiring? Let Wilkerson Do the Heavy Lifting
Retirement can be a great part of life. As Nanji Singadia puts it, “I want to retire and enjoy my life. I’m 78 now and I just want to take a break.” That said, Nanji decided that the best way to move ahead was to contact the experts at Wilkerson. He chose them because he knew that closing a store is a heavy lift.
To maximize sales and move on to the next, best chapter of his life, he called Wilkerson—but not before asking his industry friends for their opinion. He found that Wilkerson was the company most recommended and says their professionalism, experience and the homework they did before the launch all helped to make his going out of business sale a success. “Wilkerson were working on the sale a month it took place,” he says. “They did a great job.”