Hair For Hope, an event organized by the Charity Ball committee, saw the Concourse host a budget hairstyling extravaganza on Monday.

According to Daliah Hijazi, the co-ordinator of Charity Ball, “It’s one of our most successful events. We set a goal last term and doubled it.” This is the second year it’s taken place, with the idea first inspired by a cancer-support centre that Charity Ball supported last year. Hijazi says that the event is quite straightforward “You just tell them what you want and they will do it for five dollars.” This past October, Hijazi provided some entertainment for those in the Concourse because she had 11.7 inches cut off. Hijazi said it was fairly easy to find stylists because two of the stylists returned to Laurier from last year’s Hair For Hope in February. She said that both salons, Hair Connection and Volum, are eager to help both the students and the charity. Sonia, a stylist from Hair Connection, explained, “We have a great time doing it.” One of Volum’s stylists, Feryarl, got involved because she enjoys helping charities: “I love to volunteer.” This year, Charity Ball chose to help KidsAbility: Centre for Child Development. KidsAbility works with kids who have physical, developmental and communication disabilities. At noon, two-year-old Philip came to visit Laurier as KidsAbility’s ambassador for the Kitchener-Waterloo region. Philip and his parents got into the spirit, receiving a haircut after speaking about their experience with KidsAbility. Hijazi was pleased they could come because she feels it was great for people to see where and to whom their money was going.
Alix Fursey, a fourth-year history major, felt it made sense to come out because “I figured I would pay 60 [dollars] over Reading Week or 5 [dollars] now.”