Free haircuts at Spa Pechanga lead to wigs for cancer patients
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Hair shorn the past few Monday afternoons at Spa Pechanga didn’t stay on the cutting-room floor.
It was used for a noble cause — creating wigs for cancer patients.
Temecula resident Aileen Daly makes a large donation of her hair for the fifth time over the years Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Spa Pechanga near Temecula. Its Mane Campaign helps a group fashion the hair donations into wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Chy’anna Smock-Winchester, left, laughs Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, with her mother Cinderella McGrath-Smock-Winchester as they donate hair at Spa Pechanga near Temecula to be made into wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Jordan Curry cuts sections of Chy’anna Smock-Winchester’s hair Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Spa Pechanga near Temecula so it can be used for wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Menifee resident Val Vega holds some of the 17 inches of hair he donated Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Spa Pechanga near Temecula to be used for wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Joana Garcia measures Aileen Daly’s hair for a donation Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Spa Pechanga near Temecula. The spa is offering free haircuts to those who will donate hair to be used in making wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Fong Namvong looks at the more than 8 inches of hair she donated on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Spa Pechanga near Temecula to be made into wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Allen Swaggerty prepares the hair of Menifee resident Val Vega on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, for donation to The Mane Campaign at Spa Pechanga near Temecula. The effort provides hair for wigs used by cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Temecula resident Aileen Daly is seen Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, after donating more than 10 inches of hair for cancer patient wigs at Spa Pechanga near Temecula. It is her fifth donation over the years to The Mane Campaign. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Faith Hayden cuts more than 10 inches of hair being donated by Diana Lee at Spa Pechanga near Temecula on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. The hair will be used to make wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Allen Swaggerty prepares 17 inches of Val Vega’s hair to be donated at Spa Pechanga near Temecula on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. The hair will be used to fashion wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Sections of Chy’anna Smock-Winchester’s hair donation is seen Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 at Spa Pechanga near Temecula. As part of the Mane Campaign, it will be used to create wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Allen Swaggerty cuts 17 inches of hair being donated by Menifee resident Val Vega at Spa Pechanga near Temecula on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. The spa is offering free haircuts for those willing to donate hair to be used for wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
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Temecula resident Aileen Daly makes a large donation of her hair for the fifth time over the years Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Spa Pechanga near Temecula. Its Mane Campaign helps a group fashion the hair donations into wigs for cancer patients. (Photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
For the 10th year, Pechanga is offering free haircuts and hairstyling for those willing to give at least 8 inches of their locks to a group that makes the wigs. Once again, the so-called Mane Campaign is part of the Pechanga Resort Casino’s efforts to raise cancer awareness during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
“The campaign has touched each and every one of us,” Spa Pechanga Director Vicky Naputi said in a news release. “We’ve seen so much love, tears and strength from the donors and from breast cancer patients through our programs and because of that, we want to make this year’s campaign is even better.”
Each Monday this month, cosmetology students from Paul Mitchell The School Temecula — with help from an instructor — have offered the haircuts. The last ones are set for Monday, Oct. 28.
Hair is given to the Hair We Share organization, which fashions the free wigs for those who’ve lost their own hair in fights against cancer.
Swans Club of the Inland Empire will present six debutantes at Nov. 9 ball
Donors receive a voucher to have their hair further cut and styled for free at the Smith Hair Salon in Temecula, the release states.
Men, women and children are asked to donate 8 or more inches of naturally colored — not harsh chemically colored or bleached — hair, according to the release. Gray hair is acceptable, too.
The casino near Temecula also sends a $50 donation to Hair We Share on behalf of donors, who are entered into a drawing to win a two-night stay at Pechanga.
Haircut donation appointments are from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. To make one, call 951-770-8501 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
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