Hair today, saving the Gulf of Mexico tomorrow – June 2010

Grant Wittevrongel recently travelled all the way from his home in Transcona to Portage Avenue just to get his hair cut at Lyla’s Family Affair hair salon. Wittevrongel’s hair will soon be traveling even further than he did — all the way to the Gulf of Mexico, in...
Collecting Hair For Clean Up

Collecting Hair For Clean Up

As the Gulf oil spill drags into day 42, hair salons around Lansing are doing their part to help out the gulf coast. Salons like the East Lansing’s Douglas J Aveda Institute are collecting hair clippings and shipping them off to the non-profit Matter of Trust,...
What can we do from Wisconsin to help this oil spill?

What can we do from Wisconsin to help this oil spill?

MADISON (WKOW) — It’s the biggest oil spill in history, and it’s got many on the coast rushing to help out. But here at home, many are feeling a helpless feeling: not knowing where to start when looking for ways to help out. Deerfield resident Ken...

Students donate hair to fight oil spill – May 2010

Most students choose to get a haircut because of the hot weather or to change their hairstyle. On Thursday, University of Florida students chose to get a haircut to help the environment. On a sunny and hot summer day at the Plaza of the Americas, about 20 UF students...

Hair for oil spills from Maple Leaf salon – May 2010

There’s a bin full of hair at Maple Leaf’sWild Root Salon that’s heading for an oil spill. The hair salon and day spa, at 8814 Roosevelt Way N.E., is one of thousands across the country that is gathering hair to make into oil containment booms through Matter of Trust,...