Our Mission of Making Dreams Come True
Craig Husar Fine Diamonds proudly supports numerous local organizations, demonstrating a solid commitment to giving back to the community. Their philanthropic efforts span a wide range of causes, including United for Waukesha, Make-A-Wish, Wilson Center for the Arts, Yacht Blast for Kids, Waukesha Service Club, ALS Association, Lake Area Free Clinic, Blessings in a Backpack, The Women's Center, Teen Challenge, Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, Elmbrook Humane Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Jewelers for Children, Milwaukee Art Museum, Elmbrook Schools, Elmbrook Education Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Zoo, and The Philharmonic of Waukesha County. By supporting these organizations, Craig Husar Fine Diamonds actively contributes to improving the local community and the lives of those in need.
The Craig Husar team presented a $8250 donation to United for Waukesha Community Fund to support the needs of the families impacted from the tragic incident at the Waukesha Christmas Parade.
Craig Husar is a longtime donor to the Elmbrook Education Foundation, and Title Sponsor of the annual Ladies Night Event, this year hosted at The IMPROV at The Corners of Brookfield. Funds raised will go towards Shared Theater and Fine Arts Production Equipment. Elmbrook’s Theater and Fine Arts programs are among the best in the state. The Elmbrook Education Foundation super-grant will provide funds to acquire wireless microphones, sound boards, and mobile lighting equipment that will be shared amongst all of our schools and used for musicals, plays, concerts, and school events.
Celebrate the power of the arts to change lives! The Big Event serves as the major channel through which the Wilson Center raises funds for its arts education programs that impact the lives of more than 9,000 students from throughout Southeast Wisconsin each year. Craig Husar has been a proud sponsor this and many other events at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center of the Arts since 2010. Craig Husar has personally served on the Board of Directors since 2009.
“Pearls of Wisdom” Raffle
Craig Husar proudly supports Rogers Memorial Hospital. Thank you to everyone who participated in the Celebrate the Light Gala! More than $170,000 was raised for grants to be distributed to patients in need.
Craig Husar is a proud sponsor of Yacht Blast for Kids. YBK was founded in 2009 with the intent to provide Make-A-Wish® children, along with their families, an opportunity to spend an afternoon in Milwaukee’s harbor aboard a yacht. Today, Yacht Blast for Kids has raised more than $1 million dollars and has granted more than 165 wishes. Craig Husar personally serves on the Advisory Board.
The annual ALS Bocce Ball Tournament raised over $4500 for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (also know as Lou Gehrig's Disease). The event is graciously hosted by the family of Peter and Cathy Fox of Brookfield in honor of Jeff Kaufman, who valiantly battled ALS for 21 years. Craig Husar proudly supports ALS in honor of Dick Downes.
The Paxton Andrews Foundation has provided more than $250,000 in support to children and families in our community fighting childhood cancer. The assistance includes a combination of financial support, home cooked meals, treatment related travel expenses, cleaning services, shoveling/lawn care, payment of medical bills, and medical bill consultation. In the most unthinkable of circumstances, PAX has provided replacement income to families allowing parents to be with their children during his/her final days.
Local Philanthropy
Craig Husar, Craig Husar Fine Diamonds & Jewelry Designs and Lyle Husar Designs, Inc. proudly support dozens of local area organizations including Make-A-Wish, Wilson Center for the Arts, Yacht Blast for Kids, Waukesha Service Club, ALS Association, Lake Area Free Clinic, Blessings in a Backpack, The Women's Center, Teen Challenge, Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, Elmbrook Humane Society, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Jewelers for Children, Milwaukee Art Museum, Elmbrook Schools, Elmbrook Education Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Zoo, and The Philharmonic of Waukesha County.