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Cut-a-thon raises funds for Snowy Owl

Fundraiser benefits HIV/AIDS service group

By MJ Deschamps • June 2, 2008 8:00 pm EDT

LOOKING FAB, DOING GOOD. Meghan Daly, hairstylist at The Hair Loft, works on a customer during the salon's 12-hour cut-a-thon on June 2. Credit: (MJ Deschamps photo)

More than 20 hairstylists from Centretown salons The Hair Loft and Le Spa teamed up on Jun 2 to help raise funds for the Ottawa-based Snowy Owl AIDS Foundation, which is dedicated to HIV/AIDS education, prevention and primary care services.

Xtra.ca videographer MJ Deschamps stopped by the Hair Loft to check out the action!

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