Method of raising funds for an organization

A method of raising funds for an organization, comprising:

• distributing a solicitation through the organization to a buyer, or for delivery to a buyer by a child, the buyer being a relative or custodian of the child;
• the solicitation comprising an offer to sell a jewelry article;
• the jewelry article comprising a processed exfoliated deciduous tooth of the child set in a metallic jewelry object;
• and,
• sending an order for the jewelry article from the buyer to the manufacturer;
• receiving a fund raising payment from the manufacturer upon manufacturer's receipt of payment for the jewelry article from the buyer;
• sending the exfoliated deciduous tooth to the manufacturer;
• and
• processing the exfoliated deciduous tooth, comprising the steps of:
• disinfecting the tooth:
• filling a pulp chamber of the tooth with a solidifying bonding agent:
• and, shaping an exterior surface of the tooth to form a pair of substantially parallel sides for complementary fit with the metallic jewelry article.