Giving Thanks

On Monday, November 19, 2012 Static Salon volunteered at the LA Downtown Women's Center. We cooked and served lunch to the women who are participants and members of the Center. We served about 100-150 women on Monday. 

We also presented the $5,000 check to the LA Downtown Women's Center from our 

Viva La Cure Breast Cancer Fundraisers.

Cooking and serving lunch for these ladies was a very humbling experience, one that none of us will ever forget. The smiles on their faces when they found out that we raised money for the DWC's Mental and Medical Health Clinic were priceless.

We are so happy and blessed that we were able to participate in helping these ladies and this wonderful Center.

 

Helping the community

Helping the community and our beautiful Mother Earth is a 

HUGE passion of ours here at Static Salon.

 Not just during the holiday season, but all year round. Every year, we participate in AVEDA's annual Beach Clean Up for Earth Month. We help with the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles' Women's Day in the park, where we provide hair and make up services for the women of the DWC for a fashion show. We dedicate the whole month of October to VIVA LA CURE, breast cancer events to raise money to help fund breast cancer research and provide mammograms. This November we will be cooking lunch for the members and residents of the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles. 

We are so excited to have this opportunity on Monday, November 19, 2012 

to talk with and cook for the women of the DWC. This is an experience that will definitely be extremely humbling and unforgettable.

Check back next week for pictures as well as update on how the day went. 

VIVA LA CURE!

Saturday, October 6, 2012 Static Salon will be hosting our 

7th Annual VIVA LA CURE Cut-a-thon 

and 

our 2nd Annual VIVA LA CURE Casino Night!

This year we have partnered with the LA Downtown Women's Center. The DWC's Medical and Mental Health Clinic provides mammograms and breast care for the homeless and low income women of the downtown Los Angeles' skid row community.

CUT-A-THON 9am - 3pm

$25 Haircuts*

Haircuts do not include blowdry and style.

$10 Brow Waxing

Walk-ins and Appointments Welcome

CASINO NIGHT 6pm - 9pm

$25 Donation for:

2 Drink Tickets

3 Raffle Tickets

$500 in Casino Money

 Casino Night includes:

Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Poker

DJ Dave Arellano and DJ Michael Wheaton will be our DJ's for the evening.

The person who WINS the most Casino money will WIN:

 3 hour Limo Ride 

and

 $75 Simmzy's Gift Certificate 

"Just because I can't help a hundred, doesn't exclude me from helping one" Rick Warren

Last Friday, May 19th, 2012, Static Salon volunteered to do hair and make up for a fashion show at "A Women's Day In The Park". An annual event the Downtown Women's Center puts on for the women who frequent the center and whom are members. 

While we did hair and make up on these ladies they shared their stories with us. I can't explain how humbling this experience was. I am so glad that I was a part of this event. The women that attended this event were introduced to different health and legal services. 



While we did hair and make up on these ladies they shared their stories with us. I can't explain how humbling this experience was. I am so grateful we were able to participate in this event. 

The women who come to the Downtown Women's Center are homeless, formerly homeless, or experiencing extreme poverty; they cope with mental and chronic illnesses, physical disabilities, chronic abuse and domestic violence, as well as aging related-issues.

There are 71 apartment style rooms at the center. The average women is a member of the DWC for 7-9 years. About 200 women visit the drop-in Day Center each day. The ladies can take advantage of many services the DWC has to offer, including: meals, showers, computers, telephones, mail, and counseling.

This is a mural at the Downtown Women's Center of the two ladies who started it all. This mural is created by the thumb prints of all the ladies who stayed at the shelter when it first opened. It is also signed by everyone. 

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel" 
Maya Angelou