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Dual Salon Fundraiser Raised Thousands for Operation Helping Hand

Two of Carrollwood’s leading salons, The Salon & Spa at Mystic Hair and The Edge Salon Tampa recently joined efforts to organize a dual Cut-a-Thon event that raised $8,000 to benefit the Tampa chapter of Operation Helping Hand.

Check out the Patch story on the salon event here .

A check presentation is scheduled during the monthly Operation Helping Hand appreciation meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Building Dining area at James A. Haley VA Hospital.

Tampa’s Operation Helping Hand, a project of the Tampa chapter of Military Officers Association of America, was established to provide assistance and support to service members’ families during their stay in Tampa Bay. As a non-profit organization, Operation Helping Hand relies primarily on the generosity of donations and contributions from the community.

Salon co-owners Chris and MaryLynn Pearson say raising money for the organization is crucial to patient recovery.

“Supporting the men and women protecting our freedom is essential. Helping them see their families while also enduring intensive treatment is critical,” says Chris Pearson. “This event is something both salons were eager to participate in so as to give back to the community.”

Tampa’s James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital is the nation’s busiest Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center and specializes in providing care for these severe injuries. Treatment and rehabilitation for polytraumatic injuries can be a very extensive and time-consuming process lasting from a few weeks to several months to more than a year.

Families from all over the country travel to Tampa, at their own expense, to be with their loved ones during this time.

Polytraumatic care is needed when a patient has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries resulting in some form of impairment or disability.

Injuries can include loss of vision or hearing, amputations, serious burns, blast injuries or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This classification has become more common among US military physicians as critically wounded and injured soldiers return to the states either during or following a tour of duty.

“Our military servicemen and women do so much to protect us, we wanted to thank them by creating this event to benefit them in a time of need,” says MaryLynn.

For more information on the salons or their services, visit them online at MysticHair.com and EdgeSalonTampa.com . To read more about Operation Helping Hand visit them at OperationHelpingHandTampa.com .

The Salon Professional Academy Tampa Holds Fundraiser to Help ...

City of Hope benefits from $10 haircuts and styles

TAMPA, FL (May 2011) ― The Salon Professional Academy™ Tampa (TSPA Tampa) will do its part to cut out cancer and AIDS by staging a cut-a-thon on Tuesday, May 17.  Guests receive haircuts and styles for just $10 during the fundraiser, being held from 1:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the academy at 4802 Gunn Highway, Suite 144 in Tampa.  Drop-ins are fine, but appointments are encouraged and can be made by calling 813-908-8020.

“All of our students are participating in some way,” said Kathy Acosta, administrator of education for the academy.  “We encourage them to use their skills to give back now and throughout their careers.”

Dedicated to Denise Soto who owned a Salon Professional Academy in Ohio and passed away last year of cancer, the Tampa cut-a-thon is part of the country’s biggest beauty industry fundraiser.  Proceeds support cancer and HIV/AIDS research at the City of Hope National Medical Center and Beckman Research Institute, an independent biomedical research, treatment and education institution in Duarte, Calif. that has provided breakthrough research on leukemia and other forms of cancer, diabetes, HIV/AIDs and other life-threatening diseases.

About The Salon Professional Academy Tampa The Salon Professional Academy is an innovative training center and the only beauty school endorsed by Redken for excellence in education.  Educational programs offer the latest techniques, trends and styles in hair, skin, and nails in a leading-edge New York City style facility. TPSA fosters success by also teaching critical business skills that prepare students to become future industry leaders and improve their earning potential.  The Salon Professional Academy has locations throughout the United States, each privately owned and operating, featuring quality salon and spa services.  TSPA Tampa is owned by the owners of Shear Art Salon and Spa and The Salon and Spa at Mystic Hair both of Tampa.  For more information, please visit www.tspatampa.com or call 813-908-8020.

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