Phoenix Hairball Win featured in American Salon Magazine!
Editor’s Note: Welcome to the Jungle
“When it comes to fundraising, nobody does it better or with more gusto than City of Hope’s Harry Giordano, senior director of development, Northeast region. For the past 12 years, he’s asked salons in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia to become involved in HopeCuts, a program in which stylists donate their talent for one day each November to raise money for City of Hope, “cutting out” cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and other life threatening diseases. Salons that raise a minimum of $200 are eligible to compete in the largest fantasy hair contest of its kind anywhere, affectionately called the Hairball.
This year I was in the audience at the Hyatt Regency in Philadelphia as Wildcats: Back to the Jungle got underway. Salon teams must design their costumes to reflect this feline-inspired theme, which is different each year and has included Peking Pussycats, Space Kitties, Scaredy Cats and Carnival Kitties. Philly’s own Phoenix Salon & Spa sent a bevy of jungle animals, including a giraffe, down the runway and won Best of Show for their efforts….” Click here to read complete article.
-Marianne Dougherty, editor in chief
“When it comes to fundraising, nobody does it better or with more gusto than City of Hope’s Harry Giordano, senior director of development, Northeast region. For the past 12 years, he’s asked salons in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia to become involved in HopeCuts, a program in which stylists donate their talent for one day each November to raise money for City of Hope, “cutting out” cancer, HIV/AIDS, diabetes and other life threatening diseases. Salons that raise a minimum of $200 are eligible to compete in the largest fantasy hair contest of its kind anywhere, affectionately called the Hairball.
This year I was in the audience at the Hyatt Regency in Philadelphia as Wildcats: Back to the Jungle got underway. Salon teams must design their costumes to reflect this feline-inspired theme, which is different each year and has included Peking Pussycats, Space Kitties, Scaredy Cats and Carnival Kitties. Philly’s own Phoenix Salon & Spa sent a bevy of jungle animals, including a giraffe, down the runway and won Best of Show for their efforts….” Click here to read complete article.
-Marianne Dougherty, editor in chief
