HAIR TO CUT HUNGER

A food drive for Valley United Way to assist the Spooner House of Shelton and St. Vincent dePaul of Derby is the brainchild of hair designers Diana Cirillo and Josie Campolattano. Diana is co-owner of Panache Hair Design, Shelton with her sister Jeni Mastrony and Josie is the owner of 67 West Hair Designers, Seymour. Both understand that the need for food in the Valley is great and want to do whatever they can to help. They have also enlisted some of their colleagues. Ron Sisbarro of Barber on Main-Ansonia; Maria Anderson of Maria’s Hair Gallery-Derby; Jennifer Kimen of New Day Hair & Skin Salon-Shelton; Lisa Raymond of Kut Rite-Seymour; and Penny Marganski of Scissors-Hair by Penny LLC-Ansonia, have all banded together with Diana and Josie to collect nonperishable’s through Thanksgiving and then once again for the Christmas holiday. Not only are these salons collecting food, “We are raising awareness on how important it is in these difficult economic times to help our friends and neighbors improve their quality of life,” states Diana Cirillo.

Diana, Josie and friends welcome other hair salons to join HAIR TO CUT HUNGER by calling Laurel Vicidomino at Valley United Way 203.926.9478 or by emailing laurel.vicidomino@valleyunitedway.org. All Valley residents are welcome to bring their non perishables to any of the participating salons at the addresses below:

Panache Hair Design, 504 Bridgeport Ave., Shelton

67 West Hair Designers, 39 New Haven Ave., Seymour

Barber on Main, 328 East Main Street, Ansonia

Maria’s Hair Gallery, 2 Division Street, Derby

New Day Hair & Skin Salon, 500 Howe Ave., Shelton

Kut Rite, 63 New Haven Road, Seymour

Scissors-Hair by Penny LLC, 48 Bridge Street, Ansonia