Bailey’s Fine Jewelry donated more than $62,700 to local charities in 2015 through the jeweler’s A Time to Give program, raising the most funds in the program’s history. A Time to Give was created by the Bailey family as a way to give back to the local community, while providing watch battery replacements to patrons.

A Time to Give provides customers with a complimentary watch battery replacement and in exchange requests a donation be made to that month’s designated charity. Each month Bailey’s selects a different non-profit organization to receive the donations from A Time to Give.

Since its inception in 2008, Bailey’s has donated more than $294,000 to the communities where Bailey’s stores are located (Raleigh, Rocky Mount and Greenville) through A Time to Give.

A Time to Give is one of the unique ways in which Bailey’s demonstrates its dedication to serve the surrounding community, as well as providing a service to its patrons. Bailey’s is a store steeped in family tradition that strives to bring a fun-loving approach to the jewelry business.

“Our family is so blessed to be able to live and work in such wonderful communities and it’s an honor to be able to give back to them,” said Doug Morgan, a family member and director of development at Bailey’s Fine Jewelry. “It’s definitely one of the best parts of my job and something we’re extremely proud of as a company.”

In 2015, A Time to Give donated to various North Carolina charities including Hearts Revived, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Operation Resolute, Shepherd’s Heart, Young Life, the Boys and Girls Club, Raleigh Rescue Mission, Operation Christmas Child and more. In addition to the funds raised by A Time to Give, Bailey’s also donated additional funds to the Jimmy V Foundation, the UNC Children’s Hospital and the Salvation Army through charity components of various store events.