Seattle, WA
‘People don’t always think they can make a difference.’ West Seattle barber is showing how you can
Tommy Andrade did one thing for himself by giving up an engineering profession for hair-cutting shortly after shifting right here from Texas, in hopes of a more-balanced life. Now this West Seattle barber has discovered a strategy to do one thing for others too. Andrade is supporting foster youngsters, really in two methods: Providing them free haircuts on Sundays, and donating 20 % of his proceeds the primary week of every month to Amara. He contacted WSB to get the phrase out extra extensively in the neighborhood – and in hopes of inspiring others to appreciate they’ll make a distinction on the earth too.
Andrade says he was impressed to assist foster youngsters by two issues: He has mates concerned with the foster system, and he personally skilled the lack of a mum or dad – he was simply 10 years previous when his dad died. Neighborhood volunteers helped him again then, by way of the Large Brothers program. Together with serving to Amara financially, he’s additionally amassing different donations – toys and clothes (right here’s the Amara want record), and when the subsequent faculty 12 months will get nearer, he plans a school-supply drive. (He’s additionally hoping to boost cash by means of seasonal occasions, like a beard-trimming promotion.) He works at Rain Metropolis Barbershop in The Admiral District (simply east of Safeway), and yow will discover reserving/contact information on their web site.