The two owners of the shop, Nicole Piccione and Anthony Cimolo (in center photo) "have wanted to do this for a long time," says Piccione, "because we both have people in our lives who have gone through breast cancer."
So on a recent Sunday the two proprietors and the whole staff of ten (bottom picture) came in to give haircuts for charity. They had decorated the salon with pink and black ribbons, and the whole team dressed in pink and black. Cimolo hung up Komen pink ribbon emblems inside and outside (top picture.)
Almost 50 people showed up for haircuts, male and female. Terms were pay whatever you want–it all goes to Komen for the Cure.
They had help from local businesses–including Nauna’s restaurant, Healing Zone spa, Sun Spa, and Enzo’s Pizzeria Rustica–who donated gift cards or gift baskets, which were raffled off. The Komen Foundation donated T-shirts and other merchandise that was sold, generating donations.
A deejay was on hand to keep things lively.
"A massage therapist was driving by–a friend who gets her hair done here told her about it–and she stopped and said she would do massages and donate 100 percent of the proceeds to the cause," says Piccione. "She was from Montclair, but I don’t even know her name. It was that kind of day. Pretty amazing."