Once the appropriate land was identified, our company committed to give financial support to the construction of the school, which was inaugurated in October 2019. In October 2021, the Keep Out School of Love moved to a larger facility, which can accommodate up to 120 pupils, orphaned children aged 4 to 12 being homeless, without access to education.

The Institute also offers a boarding service for children who have no relatives to live with: three teachers, in fact, take care of them after school hours and live with them in the school.

The Lady Jaipur bracelet, made of pure Indian silk personally purchased by Keep Out, is the manifesto product of this partnership: for each bracelet sold, we allocate 2€ to the maintenance and expansion of the Keep Out School of Love.

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But if that drop were not there, I think the ocean would be less by that missing drop. (Mother Teresa of Calcutta)

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Many people from Casale have worked with this mineral and inhaled its dust, which can cause symptoms even decades after exposure: the Eternit plant in Casale Monferrato closed down at the end of the 80s, yet mesothelioma continues to claim victims. It is a merciless cancer, with a grim prognosis.

Vitas assists both incurable and terminally ill patients at home and in hospice*: it provides this service free of charge, through a network of professionals and volunteers. At the same time, Vitas takes care of the families of the patients, providing them with psychological support and promoting the culture of palliative care, while respecting the dignity and autonomy of the patient.

The goal of palliative care is to save incurable patients from sufferance and loneliness, two aggravating conditions of an already very difficult situation. Inspired by this spirit, Vitas and its team of volunteers have assisted over 10,000 families since its founding in 1996.

Keep Out and Vitas For years, Keep Out has been allocating €1 to Vitas for every jewel sold online: these funds are used to guarantee the transport of incurable patients from their home to hospital facilities, so that they can access palliative care. To learn more about Vitas, visit their website.

*Hospices are departments specialized in pain therapy: in such places, through professional care and human support, they try to improve the last phase of terminal patients’ life.

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What is rhodium plating?

Rhodium plating is named after a metal called rhodium: it is rare, white, very resistant. It is often alloyed with platinum to increase its hardness. Rhodium is not only very resistant, but also used to make other metals more polished.

However, it is very expensive: its price exceeds the price of platinum and gold.

Rhodium plating consists of a thin layer of rhodium covering the jewel. The minimum layer thickness is 0.1 microns, the maximum is 25 microns. Rhodium is often used to make white gold and, more rarely, silver shine: the process is, in fact, quite expensive. The method of rhodium plating is similar to that used for gold plating: it is a galvanic process. In practice, electricity is used in a bath, in which micro particles of rhodium cover the metal of the jewel with a very thin layer. The result is a much brighter metal.

Why do we use rhodium plating?

Rhodium plating is used to make the jewel shiny, but also because it protects the metal from corrosion and wear, and preserves its original appearance. Finally, rhodium is usually tolerated also by people allergic, for example, to nickel, which has often been used in the past alloyed with gold. Rhodium plating prevents skin from touching the jewel metal.

 Sure, as long as you are not allergic to rhodium…

Storing rhodium plated jewels

As we have written, the rhodium plating process consists of covering the metal with a thin rhodium film. Rhodium is a resistant metal, of course, but everything can wear over time. To preserve the rhodium plating for longer, and therefore to maintain the shine of your jewel, care must be taken not to rub the metal against objects that could scratch it. Furthermore, it is not recommended to clean the metal with aggressive cleaning agents. Instead, use a very soft cloth and simple water, or a toothbrush with soft bristles.

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