Two of Carrollwood’s leading salons, The Salon & Spa at Mystic Hair and The Edge Salon Tampa recently joined efforts to organize a dual Cut-a-Thon event that raised $8,000 to benefit the Tampa chapter of Operation Helping Hand.

Check out the Patch story on the salon event here.

A check presentation is scheduled during the monthly Operation Helping Hand appreciation meeting at 6 p.m. today at the Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Building Dining area at James A. Haley VA Hospital.

Tampa’s Operation Helping Hand, a project of the Tampa chapter of Military Officers Association of America, was established to provide assistance and support to service members’ families during their stay in Tampa Bay. As a non-profit organization, Operation Helping Hand relies primarily on the generosity of donations and contributions from the community.

Salon co-owners Chris and MaryLynn Pearson say raising money for the organization is crucial to patient recovery.

“Supporting the men and women protecting our freedom is essential. Helping them see their families while also enduring intensive treatment is critical,” says Chris Pearson. “This event is something both salons were eager to participate in so as to give back to the community.”

Tampa’s James A. Haley Veteran’s Hospital is the nation’s busiest Polytrauma Rehabilitation Center and specializes in providing care for these severe injuries. Treatment and rehabilitation for polytraumatic injuries can be a very extensive and time-consuming process lasting from a few weeks to several months to more than a year.

Families from all over the country travel to Tampa, at their own expense, to be with their loved ones during this time.

Polytraumatic care is needed when a patient has been subjected to multiple traumatic injuries resulting in some form of impairment or disability.

Injuries can include loss of vision or hearing, amputations, serious burns, blast injuries or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). This classification has become more common among US military physicians as critically wounded and injured soldiers return to the states either during or following a tour of duty.

“Our military servicemen and women do so much to protect us, we wanted to thank them by creating this event to benefit them in a time of need,” says MaryLynn.

For more information on the salons or their services, visit them online at MysticHair.com and EdgeSalonTampa.com. To read more about Operation Helping Hand visit them at OperationHelpingHandTampa.com.

About The Salon & Spa at Mystic Hair:

The original Mystic Hair opened in 1993, and in 1999, we outgrew our former location, added our luxury and therapeutic services and became The Salon & Spa at Mystic Hair. It is our extreme desire to provide the highest quality service in the most comforting environment.  Our team of professionals continuously strives to challenge themselves through advanced education. Stylists are up-to-date with and keenly aware of the latest styles, trends, spa treatments and services.

We want your experience with every treatment and product we offer to be positive and stress-free. We share the passion for helping people look and feel great about themselves, which translates into our business every day. Because we also believe so strongly in the beauty industry, we are co-partners in the Redken-affiliated, salon-training center, The Salon Professional Academy.  Located in North Tampa, our goal at The Academy is to grow future salon experts and leaders, one student at a time.

The Salon & Spa at Mystic Hair is located 13801 N Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618.  We can be reached at 813-264-2215, online at mystichair.com, or on Facebook at facebook.com/MysticHair

ABOUT THE EDGE SALON TAMPA:

Combining a salon specializing in the latest generation of great styles with a concerted effort and passion on preserving and protecting our environment, The Edge Salon Tampa was created.

Certified FAB PRO Green, stylists at The Edge Salon Tampa focus on Green Initiatives as well as creating youthful, fresh and trendy looks for guests while offering quality service and the best prices imaginable.

The Edge Salon Tampa is located at 14447 N. Dale Mabry Hwy, Tampa, FL 33618 and can be reached at 813-963-7575, online at edgesalontampa.com, or on Facebook at facebook.com/EdgeSalonTampa.