[Nfbf-l] Jacksonville Cut-A-Thon media coverage

Tue Apr 14 22:12:11 UTC 2009

That Cut-a-thon sounds like a really good, innovative idea and I'm glad it 
was so successful. By any chance, were there any stylists from a place 
called Cecil Venuti's? (Not sure the spelling.) My mom still goes there even 
though she lives in Ormond Beach, and I used to go there but now have a 
hairdresser in Daytona Beach at Dillard's in the Volutia Mall. But what a 
great fund-raising idea!
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From: "Gina Minichiello" <minichiellog at comcast.net>
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> Yes, I'm the fundraising list. I will sent this to them as well.
> I was going to go over this event, but the reporter did a good job 
> covering it. We did have a raffle drawings during the day for the 
> customers and the stylists. There was not a lot of cost to this event. We 
> still have $500 worth of donated hairspray we will sell.
> We were talking about how it would be great if we could do this next year 
> state wide on the same day. Think about it. It was great to see a segment 
> of the business community come together and embrace our cause.
>
> Gina Minichiello, Board Member
> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
> Treasurer, Greater Jacksonville Chapter
> minichiellog at comcast.net
>
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> From: Sherri <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
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>
> That's really great! You certainly come up with original ideas. You should
> let the NFB fund-raiser list know about this. Great job Jacksonville.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gina Minichiello" <minichiellog at comcast.net>
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> Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 9:19 AM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Jacksonville Cut-A-Thon media coverage
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>
>> Yesterday, the GreaterJacksonville Chapter had its first annual
>> Cut-A-Thon. I've pasted the link and the article below that was in the
>> Florida Times Union today. The reporter was there for an hour and even 
>> got
>> a haircut. I'll send out the event info later.
>>
>> http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-03-30/story/benefit_cuts
>>
>> Hair-cutting event raises money for visually impaired
>> 70 Jacksonville-area cosmetologists took part in the event.
>> By Kevin Turner Story updated at 6:41 AM on Monday, Mar. 30, 2009 EMAIL
>> PRINT BLOG THIS COMMENT Buzz up!
>> Photos Video
>> Photo 1 of 2
>> DON BURK/The Times-Union
>> Hyun Devine works on the hair of Racheal Escobar on Sunday during the
>> cut-a-thon benefit.
>> DON BURKPhoto 2 of 2
>> DON BURK/The Times-Union
>> Ashley Jenkins works Sunday on Carey Baker, a University of North Florida
>> student, at the first multi-salon "Cut-A-Thon" to raise money for the
>> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>> .
>> DON BURK
>> Cosmetologist Brenda Henderson of The Spa at Tre Salon took her usual 
>> care
>> Sunday in styling a client's hair, but the difference that day was she 
>> did
>> it free.
>>
>> And she was glad to do it, she said.
>>
>> Henderson was one of about 70 Jacksonville area cosmetologists who gave
>> free haircuts and stylings in a multi-salon "Cut-A-Thon" that raised 
>> money
>> for the local chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida,
>> an organization for visually impaired people.
>>
>> "It seemed like such a great cause," Henderson said. "I thought it would
>> be fun to get together with the other salons and do something for the
>> community."
>>
>> The North Florida Institute-Jacksonville campus, at 5995 University Blvd.
>> W., hosted the event, and 16 salons participated.
>>
>> "Today we have a total of seven of our staff coming out to support our
>> event," said Jackie McDonald, who owns The Spa at Tre Salon. "We're very
>> blessed to have a gift to offer the community."
>>
>> It was the brainchild of coordinator Larry Marten, a hair-care products
>> salesman who works with the salons involved. Coordinating the event was 
>> an
>> opportunity to give back to the community and to help the federation's
>> greater Jacksonville chapter, which includes Marten's blind son, Eric, 
>> 16,
>> as a member.
>>
>> "This particular group has always been challenged to try to raise money,"
>> he said. Previous fundraising efforts have fizzled, he noted, but the
>> cut-a-thon has a lot of people supporting it, and he pledged there will 
>> be
>> another one next year.
>>
>> "The salons have been ultra-gracious in saying they want to do it, too,"
>> he said.
>>
>> People who came to get their hair cut at the North Florida Institute
>> benefited, too, because they paid $10 for a cut and styling that likely
>> would have cost them more at the salons where the stylists work. When it
>> was done, they'd given 120 haircuts, Marten said.
>>
>> Donna Galley found out about the event at Florida Community College at
>> Jacksonville, where she is taking classes, she said.
>>
>> "Because it's for the National Federation of the Blind and I happen to be
>> legally blind myself, it's to support the cause," she said of her visit 
>> to
>> the cut-a-thon.
>>
>> Joe Minichiello, president of the Jacksonville chamber of the National
>> Federation of the Blind, said the proceeds will help send members to
>> conventions and to bring the region's visually impaired and their 
>> families
>> together for an annual spring picnic.
>>
>> The organization also has a Braille literacy campaign, a national job
>> service and other resource programs for the blind.
>>
>> "Any time we can get assistance with raising funds, especially in a good
>> event like this, it's definitely appreciated," Minichiello said.
>>
>> About 70 percent of blind people are unemployed and only 10 percent of
>> blind students are taught Braille in school today, he said.
>>
>> "Technology has come a long way, but if you don't read, you lose a lot,"
>> he said.
>>
>> The federation's programs add up to ways blind people can feel more a 
>> part
>> of the general populace, he said.
>>
>> "It lets people know it's OK to be blind," said Minichiello, who also is
>> blind. "You can have a normal, productive life."
>>
>> Eric Marten, for one, is very active.
>>
>> "I'm a second-degree black belt in tae kwon do, and understanding the
>> sighted world has helped me integrate," he said.
>>
>> kevin.turner at jacksonville.com, (904) 359-4609
>>
>>
>>
>> Gina Minichiello, Board Member
>> National Federation of the Blind of Florida
>> Treasurer, Greater Jacksonville Chapter
>> minichiellog at comcast.net
>>
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