Those who need a hair cut this weekend can also help a Mexican orphanage by supporting a cut-a-thon this Sunday, Feb. 7 from noon to 3 p.m. at Philip Ciampa Salon, 22 Park St., Andover.
All haircuts cost $15 and 100 percent of proceeds go to the orphanage trip.
Maria Parreira will take a mission trip to Rancho de Los Ninos, an orphanage in Mazaltan, Mexico, from Feb. 12 to 20 with a small group of therapists and family members. The children at this orphanage all have some type of disability, according to the salon.
The therapists will evaluate and treat these children for an entire week and train the staff at the orphanage on how to complete daily therapy activities with these children. In addition, Parreira and other family members will help by building playground equipment and making the facility accessible for children with physical disabilities.
Parreira will also use her talents and interests to cut the children's hair and sew clothing that needs repair.
"Donations and participation in the cut-a-thon will help support efforts to help these children achieve more independent and age-appropriate skills in the hopes that one day they will be adopted," according to a release.
