Pure Elements Salon, in partnership with Soroptimist International of Happy Valley hosted a “Global Beauty Day” Sunday, April 22^nd, 2007 at Pure Elements Salon (located in the Albertson’s Plaza at 83^rd Avenue and Deer Valley in Peoria).  This event benefited Locks of Love and the Arizona Refugee Community Center. 

A total of 32 people donated at least 10 inches of hair each, for a grand total of over 50 feet of hair.  All donated hair will be given to the Locks of Love foundation.  Eight hair stylists (Cheryl Howlett, Andrea Flores, AJ Cruz, Samantha Livingstone, Denise Butkivich, Carol Gillmour, Karie Dilley, Gail Perkins) cut hair continually on Sunday.  Nail technician Tracy Gerevics treated participants to manicures while they waited for their complimentary hair cuts and styles.  Photographer Kate Miller captured before and after photos for scrapbook pages given to participants, supplied by Creative Memories representative Londa Spaulding. Soroptimist International Happy Valley Chapter members helped coordinate the day’s activities.  Raffle ticket sales exceed goal by 20%, all proceeds to benefit the Arizona Refugee Center in Glendale, Arizona. 

Salon owner Jenny Kauffman said, “Thank you hair donors, your personal sacrifice to help others was incredible! A big thank you to all of the donors, your unselfish acts of kindness and generosity made this a huge success.  Dave and Lorie Bonzo, Janet, John and Jeff Miller, JD Campbell Realty, Highway 85 Creative, Super Embroidery… Thank you to Soroptimist of Happy Valley, you helped make this a reality!  This was such a great day, I am proud to be surrounded by people who care so much for others and our community.”  This event will be hosted semi-annually due to its overwhelming success.

Locks of Love is a not-for-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children 18 and younger with medical hair loss. These custom-fitted hair prosthetics are provided free of charge or on a sliding scale to children whose families meet the Locks of Love Board of Directors’ guidelines.

The Arizona Refugee Community Center (ARCC) is a registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization which has been dedicated to helping the refugee community in Arizona since 1993.  The ARCC coordinates projects and services to assist all refugees to become fully integrated and self-sufficient in their new communities. The refugee community served is very diverse and includes people from Vietnam, Bosnia, Afghanistan, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, and Cuba.

For more information about Locks of Love, visit their website at: www.locksoflove.org
For more information regarding the Arizona Refugee Center, visit their website at: www.arizonarefugee.org

Contact:
Melissa Haney, Community Advocacy Director
Soroptomist International of Happy Valley
602-818-6002

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