Lending a helping ‘strand’ to the gulf clean up – May 2010

Nearly a month after an explosion on the drilling rig Deep Horizon, in the Gulf of Mexico, oil is continuing to spill into the gulf at an alarming rate. Containment booms are being set in place to control the spread of the oil slick and other methods are being pursued...
Hair and fur donations to help oil spill

Hair and fur donations to help oil spill

RIB MOUTAIN (WAOW)– Seven year old, Brennan Shaughnessy knows hair clippings usually end up in the trash can, but his clippings have a different destination. His hair will be swept up and shipped out to help absorb oil in the Gulf of Mexico. Employees at...
Haircuts to help clean up the Gulf oil spill

Haircuts to help clean up the Gulf oil spill

WATERLOO (KWWL) — One Waterloo salon is boxing up hair to help clean up the gulf oil spill. O’hana Salon and Spa owner Jamie Oberreuter heard about the idea on the Today Show. Her salon is now saving hair from customers and sending it to Florida through a...

Bayview Corner salon donates hair for oil spill – May 2010

Water and oil don’t mix. But oil and hair do. Brittney DeMartini, owner of La Salon Bella at Bayview Corner, has joined a growing army of clippers across the country who are sending out boxes of shorn locks to help clean up the massive oil spill off America’s southern...

SILive – The doo wop that they do so well for charity

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Third Annual Doo Wop Night to raise funds for the Staten Island Alzheimer’s Foundation is set for June 13 at 2 p.m. at Memory Lane, the foundation’s headquarters, located at 789 Post Ave. in West Brighton. CONTINUE READING…  ...