Salon’s festive window will help charity
Kind-hearted owners of a salon are inviting people to take a look at their festive window display and dig deep to help a charity.
Hair By Chappell & Co, in Hetton’s Market Street, unveiled its special Christmas shop window this week, following the festive theme of “Santa’s Workshop”.
Featuring a five-foot animatronic Santa Claus, along with his cheeky elves, a roaring fire place and Christmas trees aplenty, the owners of the salon are hoping people will support their efforts by donating their spare change to Changing Lives.
The organisation is a national-registered charity based in the North East which provides specialist support services for 6,000 people and their families, every month, who are experiencing homelessness, addiction and a range of other problems by reaching out into communities.
Richard Chappell, who co-owns the salon with partner Shaun, said: “We had people calling in asking if we were doing it for charity.
“So the idea came us then that we could use our Christmas window to raise money for people less fortunate than us.”
Shaunadded:“Whenone client said that her friend worked for Changing Lives and that they were looking for ways to raise more money to support vulnerable people in the area, we knew that’s where we wanted the money to go.”
Last year Hair By Chappell & Co raised over £200 for the charity, just by people calling in from the street and asking if they could make a donation.
Kay Thompson, assistant support worker at Changing Lives, said: “A big thank you to Richard, Shaun and all of the customers. In today’s difficult financial climate, sadly, the demand for the work we do continues to rise and we need ever-increasing funds to support this.
A collection box is inside the salon and will be collected on December 16.