Milwaukee, WI
Free haircuts for students in West Allis/West Milwaukee schools
WEST ALLIS, Wis. – How do you are feeling after a recent haircut? Assured, engaging, possibly able to tackle the world. That’s the feeling many West Allis and West Milwaukee youngsters felt on Monday, Aug. 29 on the “Cuts for Children” occasion.
Getting that recent minimize for the primary day of faculty just isn’t all the time accessible for each pupil.
“Haircuts proceed to get increasingly costly and while you accompany that with a brand new e book bag, new sneakers, college provides, it will get actually costly. Another issues are essential to go to high school, then the haircut falls to the again burner,” stated Bobby Foreman of the West Allis/West Milwaukee Rec Division.
Enter “Cuts for Children,” an occasion the place 150 West Allis/West Milwaukee college students received haircuts at no cost.
“At this time is nearly sending youngsters again to high school with confidence,” Foreman stated.
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Barbers and stylists like Quintell Robinson with Legacy Cuts Barbershop got here in to offer again.
“If you look good, you are feeling good. Giving again is only one manner that I do know I can do as a result of I take advantage of my palms and its one thing I do on daily basis,” Robinson stated.
Some had been coming in for his or her very first journey.
Every pupil left with not solely a recent minimize, however a backpack and lunch from Rupena’s. The perfect half is…
“The smile that I see from the grins face on the finish of the day,” Robinson stated. “To provide these youngsters good, top quality, skilled haircuts freed from cost is a blessing.”
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“To see the transformation with a pleasant new haircut and the smile that comes on their face is fairly cool,” Foreman stated.