Salons

Salons and Hair Ball help charity foundationMore than twenty models trusted their luxurious locks to seasoned professionals Tues night as part of the second annual Hair Ball, a fundraiser for the Community Foundation of West Georgia.

Six salons from Carrollton and Villa Rica participated, creating atypical hairstyles showcasing the talents of local stylists. A mixture of hairdos were on display throughout the nighttime as the models, with hair piled through and around a variety of hair pieces, walked around the show at Sunset Hills Country Club.

Jamie Best, owner and stylist at J. Best Hair Co., said she participated last year with a different salon.

“It is a good cause and it gets our name out there,” she said. “Everyone does well. There’s a lot of talent in the area.”

She said the event lets her try fun and creative styles not often seen.

The winning hair style was crafted by Hannah Sanders of Indulge. Her design featured twigs extending from both sides of the model’s head and flowers and butterflies pinned into the hair.

The event raised about $3,000 for the Power of the Purse, a women’s charitable group which assists non-profit organizations in their efforts to help women and children.

The $4,000 raised at last year’s event was donated to the Darkness to Light’s Stewards of babies and the Legacy Council, said Stacy Copeland, organizer of the Hair Ball and owner of Indulge Salon and Day Spa, one of the event sponsors.

“We decided to start it as something fun to do to raise money for charity,” Copeland said. “We didn't expect this response.”

Kim Jones, president of Community Foundation of West Georgia, said the beneficiaries of the event came out of research on under-served areas in the community.

Darkness to Light, a Carrollton Presbyterian Church program, is a non-profit group focused on teaching adults to recognize sexually abused children, said Jill Hesterlee, one of the programs facilitators.

“We’re new to the community and it is very neat that people already think it is important to support us,” she said.

Thanks to funding from Hair Ball proceeds, The Legacy Council, a program focused on helping girls at Mt. Zion High School, will be able to start offering services, said Liz McDill, director.

“The goal is to help them become self-sufficient professional women after high school,” she said.

She plans to organize mentors, find girls who will benefit from the program and match the 2 groups.

Cheryl Steed, a member of Power of the Purse, was one of the 150 in attendance at Tues night’s event.

“I have enjoyed it,” she said. “It’s fun and it is for a good purpose.”