Thursday, May 13, 2010

Von Anthony Salon Collects & Sends Hair For The Gulf Oil Spill Clean-Up - News Segment on WFAA Tonight!

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Von Anthony Salon in Frisco has received their shipping instructions from Matter of Trust, a San Francisco-based non-profit, who is turning leftover hair and nail clippings into booms that help mop up oil once it hits the shore.

Owner Kerry Hovland installed a central AirVac system a year ago when Von Anthony Salon was built. It was an eco-friendly idea to conveniently collect hair to be recycled into mats used to clean up oil spills.




Clean hair it transported from the floor/baseboards through a vacuum and collected in a canister at the back of the salon.




Owners Kerry Hovland and Amy Kott-Hovland along with their stylists, are excited to be able to be a part of the clean-up of this disaster.

"We have never been prouder to be salon professionals."






Kerry has shipped two large boxes of hair. Each week Matter of Trust will send the salon a different address to send donated hair.

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Matter Of Trust is providing a safe, non-toxic, and effective way to participate in the Gulf Spill clean up. Donors from every state in the US, from Canada and beyond are sending in hair, fur and wool clippings as well as nylons and funding for the outer mesh. This fibers and tubing are used to make Booms that can protect beaches and coastal waters.

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