December 2008
It is inspiration what people can accomplish with a little good will, especially people in the beauty industry. We want to take this opportunity to recognize some of the wonderful charitable efforts of several salons.
These are just a few salons and beauty partners that deserve some recognition for their good deeds.
— Instructors and students from Paris Beauty College in Concord, California recently participated in two charity events offering free haircuts, manicures and braids to hundreds of people attending the People’s Festival and Project Homeless. Instructor Kathy McDowell noted, “I am proud of the students that followed through with their commitment to give back to their community. It was not an easy task doing work outside in the elements, but they did great and it was a huge success.”
— Fifty moms and caretakers of autistic kids received free hair color, cuts, makeup, and massage at the 2008 NH2 Autism Beauty Benefit held recently in Novato, California.
NH2 salon co-founder, Nicole Hitchcock’s experience raising an autistic child inspired this benefit. “The last thing I think about is taking care of myself and I am in the beauty business. Life is all about my little guy.” NH2 salon collaborated with other local beauty and wellness specialists to put on the benefit.
Actress Jenny McCarthy supported the benefit by sending an autographed copy of her book, “Louder than Words,” about her own son with autism.
— Tribeca a Destination Salon in Aliso Viejo, California was proud to donate their time and talent to four girls from Aliso Viejo Christian School. Tim and Treeny Telles from Tribeca cut and styled four girls’ hair that was donated to Locks for Love. Nine year-old twins Raye and Alexandra Story and Jenny Rundles 11, and Rachael Bechtel, 8, all cut off at least 10 inches and donated them to Locks for Love for wigs for kids who need them. Some of the girls had never even had a haircut before.
— Primarily Hair in La Habra, California recently held a fundraiser called Friends That Care, to benefit juvenile diabetes and pancreatic cancer. The two causes came together as six business people brainstormed about a fun event that could raise money to help find a cure for these diseases. They raised over $9,000 in honor of Kathie Myers, who lost her battle with pancreatic cancer earlier this year and to continue the salon’s support of Mikayla and David Thornley in their ongoing challenges with Juvenile Diabetes.
— Faithful Loving Hands, a non-profit organization that provides a day of pampering to members of the community and nearby cities, will be donating their services again at the third annual Thanksgiving Beauty Day celebration in Long Beach, California.
The event will feature a full day of entertainment, singing, dancing, free food and clothing giveaways and is expecting more than 800 attendees. Last year they serviced over 400 clients with free cuts, hair designs and make-up; included was a Thanksgiving dinner.
— The Professional Salon Industry Council for City of Hope will present Cheryl and Jim Markham, founders of PureOlogy, with the 2009 Spirit of Life Award, City of Hope’s most prestigious honor, in recognition of their outstanding philanthropic and business achievements.
The Markhams have supported City of Hope’s groundbreaking of cancer research and treatment programs for more than 15 years. Their tremendous passion not only for innovation but also for philanthropic causes, with a special emphasis on ovarian cancer, has continued to inspire the industry.
City of Hope is a leading research and treatment center for cancer, diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.
— NextAid is a non-profit organization whose goal is to help create safe and sustainable communities for orphaned children in Africa; it has teamed up with Make-Up Designory, a national makeup educational institution, in an effort to help orphaned children in Africa who have lost their parents due to the AIDS epidemic. Their current effort is to raise $25,000 to build a home for the orphans.
Make-Up Designory recently introduced a limited edition, eye shadow palette with 100 percent of the $25 palette’s proceeds going to NextAid to help build the house.