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 Cut-A-Thon Results

February 1st, 2007 by Holly A. Messina

The Cut-A-Thon was a huge success. The stylists performed 50 haircuts in just 3 hours. The final tally for this event brought us over $2,100.00. The JBB Project continues to receive checks by mail and website donations.

At 12:00 sharp, our first customer arrived. There was a steady flow of haircuts until after 3:00. Nice job, ladies! You were outstanding!

Our guests were greeted by DECA students, who made sure the customers signed in and were directed to the back to view The JBB Project display. There, they would also find the JBB jewelry table, coffee, fruit and sweets. A preview of “Joey’s Blood Buddies” was passed around and children enjoyed the coloring page of the buddies. It was exciting and heartwarming to watch Jessica Ryan cut off a 10-inch ponytail to donate to Locks of Love, an organization that makes “real hair” wigs for cancer patients. Also, a young man from Littleton had his gorgeous hair cut into a Mohawk. Misty Cheney, our Blood Buddy artist, came in for a visit with her little friend Ryan.

Thank you to all who attended this event and contributed to opening the door for The JBB Project.

Special thank you for your donations:

Alessandra and her Cut-A-Thon Staff

Visitors

DECA students, Alex and Amy (greeting and entertaining children and adults), Lauren and Kristen (leading DECA and customer service needs), and Brianna and Jess (jewelry sales).

Lowell Sun - excellent coverage for this event

Edible Arrangements - the beautiful fruit basket

Nonna’s Cucina - delicious Italian pastries

Panera - coffee

The Ryan family - roses and flower arrangements

The Raso family - paper goods and water bottles

Betty Stirling - coffee supplies

Dianne Donnarumma - Representative from the Red Cross

Cingular, Reicheld/Ting Orthodontist, Upscale Resale - for your company collections

Jamie and Ana Raso, Sue Ryan, Laura Fowler, Pixie Campbell, Etienne Marchione, and Cheryl Carpenter for helping make the JBB jewelry and put the display together.

Last, but not least, my wonderful boys: Stephen, putting his art talent to work making posters and signs and presenting to Alessandra, a hand-drawn picture of her salon, “Unique Hair Salon;” and Michael, for his outstanding work on the computer. He spent many hours preparing the website, so that it was ready for this event. And Vin for stepping in wherever needed, and for his support with this project.