Modern Salon - December 2007 - (Page 26)

NEW•NOW•NEXT COMFORT & JOY UNLOCK HOPE The founders, sponsors and industrywide supporters of Hairdressers Unlocking Hope TURN ON A SPIGOT WaterAid is an international charity that helps fight poverty by giving disadvantaged people access to safe water, sanitation and education. Alterna supported their mission with a recent $25,000 donation. Visit www.wateraid.org to learn more about the work. CURE DIABETES celebrated a milestone November 4, as they put the finishing touches on 10 Habitat for Humanity houses and handed over the keys to families who lost their homes to Hurricane Katrina. More than 200 people participated in the day-long event, which marked the completion of Phase One of a new community in Lacombe, Louisiana, of more than 20 new homes to be built by the hands and fundraising efforts of beauty professionals. Vidal Sassoon and Mary RectorGable of behindthechair.com established the campaign, which With the recent completion of 10 homes, Hairdressers Unlocking Hope has completed the first phase of its goal to construct 20 houses. has raised more than $2 million to date, and drawn 15 corporate sponsors and donations from thousands of salon professionals and clients. In an opening presentation, Vidal Sassoon said, “Today we see once more that hairdressers have such beautiful hearts. This is a joyful occasion—we are all doing something so worthwhile.” On hand to work side-by-side with the families were sponsors who had each raised the necessary $85,000 to build a house. Teams from Bumble and bumble, Chatters of Canada, Charles Penzone, Inc., Equibal, John Allan’s Clubs, Mizani, Neill Corp., Paul Mitchell The Schools, PureOlogy, TIGI, Ratner Group and SportClips all took part in the building and dedication The Foundation for Diabetes Research raises money for more than two million children and adults living with Type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes through fund drives like the annual Harvest for Hope dinner and fashion show. The parents of a son with diabetes, Carmen DePasquale, president of DePasquale Companies, and his wife Janice served as chair persons at the recent fashion event. For info on the foundation, go to www.diabetesnj.org or call 973-994-1972. PUT SAFETY FIRST America’s Beauty Show funds advocacy programs at the local, state and federal level to protect salon professionals through regulation of certification and health codes. The International Nail Technician’s Association, a subsidiary of Cosmetologists Chicago, has initiated several national guidelines for safe nail care practices for technicians, salons and clients. For info go to www.americasbeautyshow.com/education. ASSIST KIDS AND FAMILIES Harms Software Inc. donates $5,000 every year to a favorite charity cause: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. In another effort during the holiday season, the company adopts several families and provides them with toys, food and Christmas trees, complete with all the trimmings. To read about ways to help visit www.stjude.org. OFFER MEDICAL AID John Paul DeJoria, CEO of John Paul Mitchell Systems, has established a philanthropic outreach to The Mineseekers Foundation, which works to eradicating landmines throughout Africa. The program also offers hope and help to those who have lost limbs through land mine explosions by providing medical attention, operations and prosthetic limbs. For information on how you can help, go to www.mineseekers.com. ceremony, as did hundreds of volunteers from salons and other industry companies. Each family worked with the sponsor of their own home. “The beauty industry has blessed all of us with opportunity,” said Debra Neill Baker, president of Neill Corp. “So when you’re given an opportunity to give back, you have an obligation to do so, and that’s what we were able to do today.” The dedication ceremony was followed by block party celebration. New homeowner Wendell Cousin, who was appointed spokesperson for the families, told the crowd, “We are overjoyed, thrilled and relieved to move into our homes. To all my neighbors, `welcome home—the best is yet to come.’” For more information, visit www.behindthechairexchange.com/ unlockinghope. Hairdressers Unlocking Hope founders Vidal Sassoon and Mary Rector-Gable share a moment with new homeowners on their brand new front porch. Gulele walks again on her own. 26 DECEMBER 2007 www.modernsalon.com http://www.wateraid.org http://www.diabetesnj.org http://www.americasbeautyshow.com/education http://www.behindthechair.com http://www.stjude.org http://www.mineseeker.com http://www.behindthechairexchange.com/unlockinghope http://www.modernsalon.com

Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Modern Salon - December 2007

Modern Salon - December 2007 Contents Behind the Cover Notebook @Modernsalon.com Contributors New-Now-Next Modern Portfolio Modern Reports Adding Up to the Future Giving Back: Inner Beauty, Outer Glow Short and Sweet Modern Update The Goods Personal Style

Modern Salon - December 2007

For optimal viewing of this digital publication, please enable JavaScript and then refresh the page. If you would like to try to load the digital publication without using Flash Player detection, please click here.