HelpCureHD aims to help improve the quality of life for those affected by Huntington’s disease by contributing financial, emotional, and mental support while trying to find the cure.
About The Mission
Huntington’s disease is a hereditary brain disorder with no current known cure. Over 30,000 people are suffering from Huntington’s disease in the United States alone. The disease causes a deterioration in nerve cells, making it difficult to complete everyday tasks, walking becomes difficult, cognition slows, and the individual becomes completely unable to care for themselves.
HelpCureHD was inspired by Lee Smith, mother of MLB veteran joe smith. Lee was diagnosed with HD in 2012, and passed in 2020, just shy of her 62nd birthday. Joe and his wife, TNT reporter Allie LaForce, are fulfilling a promise made to Lee to end Huntington’s disease, one family at a time. To do so, they created HelpCureHD, which provides funding to families in financial need, to have babies free from this awful disease. Their mission to help those suffering from Huntington’s disease has helped over 135 families, with many more to come.
Shaftel + The LaForce Collection
While Danny Shaftel was styling Allie’s jewelry before the 2022 Houston HD gala, Allie described her dream piece of jewelry – a choker-style diamond necklace with a long, elegant, removable lariat drop.
Considering Allie’s impeccable style, Shaftel knew that he had to over deliver. After a few rounds of edits and several engineering tweaks, a star was born. The “LaForce Collection” is one of the most versatile pieces in the fine jewelry market and it is being released from LaForce’s private collection.
20% of every necklace sold goes directly back to the cause. See for yourself why this one-of-a-kind item has created so much buzz!
About The Collection
This unique design was crafted in house by our master jewelers and can be worn multiple ways. It features 7.40 carat total weight in natural round diamonds set in 14 karat white gold. The 11 inch tennis necklace is adjustable up to 16″ and can be worn as a choker necklace, regular tennis necklace to your length of choice, or double wrapped on your wrist as a bracelet.
The “lariat” disconnects to be worn as a tennis bracelet and measures 7″. This will become your go to piece and gives you multiple looks.