BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Helping Kids is Always in Style for Salon Astante\nSalon Asta nte Participates in HAIRraising for Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Boston\n& nbsp\;Led by Hair Legend John Frieda\n \;\nWaltham\, MA\, March 15\, 2012 - The first glimpses of spring always inspire us to freshen up our hair and wardrobes after a long\, drab winter. People all over Boston a nd New England will be able to try a new hairstyle-- and do a good deed at the same time-- on Sunday\, April 29\, 2012 when some of the region's top salons\, including Salon Astante on Moody Street in Waltham\, MA come together in support of HAIRraising for Children's Hospital Boston. For the third year\, salons will go to all lengths for kids as part of HAIRraising for Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Boston founded by hair legend \, John Frieda of John Frieda Hair Care and John Frieda Salons\, and his business partner\, Gail Federici.\n \;\nFor a minimum $40 donation* \, customers will receive a chic haircut and all proceeds will benefit C hildren&rsquo\;s Hospital Boston. For more information and a list of par ticipating salons\, visit www.hairraising4chb.org.\n \;\n&ldquo\;Sal on Astante is thrilled to participate in HAIRraising for the first time this year to support Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Boston\,&rdquo\; remarke d co-owners Katie Astone and Gina Galante Skillings. &ldquo\;It&rsquo\;s amazing to bring together the top names in Boston&rsquo\;s hair industr y to support one of the nation&rsquo\;s top pediatric care and research organizations.&rdquo\;\n \;\n&ldquo\;We're so grateful to the salon community for coming together to support Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Bost on\,&rdquo\; says John Frieda\, HAIRraising co-founder. \; "The fund s raised by salons like Salon Astante will help Children's Hospital Bost on continue to provide the highest standard of care for sick children an d support ground-breaking research and life-saving cures that truly impa ct us all.&rdquo\;\n \;\nIn the past 2 years\, over 100 salons from Boston\, New England and across the nation have participated in HAIRrais ing.  \;This year&rsquo\;s event includes over seventy salons and is expected to raise $100\,000 for Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Boston.  \; Sponsors of the event include: John Frieda Hair Care\, CVS Pharmacy\, Ann Taylor\, P&\;G Salon Professional and Joico.\n \;\n* Please check with your salon as prices may vary.\n \;\nChildren&rsquo\;s Ho spital Boston: www.childrenshospital.org \nFounded in 1869 as a 20-bed h ospital for children\, Children&rsquo\;s Hospital Boston today is a 392- bed comprehensive center for pediatric and adolescent health care\, rate d the nation&rsquo\;s top pediatric hospital by U.S. News and World Repo rt in 2011. Children&rsquo\;s is ranked number one in more specialties t han any other children&rsquo\;s hospital\, and is the only one in the to p three for all 10 specialties. The hospital is known for excellence in research\, the education of tomorrow&rsquo\;s medical leaders\, and its commitment to community health. More than 90 percent of Massachusetts&rs quo\; sickest kids and nearly 60 percent of all children hospitalized in Boston come to Children&rsquo\;s. Children&rsquo\;s recorded more than 25\,000 inpatient admissions in 2010\; its outpatient clinics and emerge ncy services handled more than 600\,000 patient visits\; and its surgeon s performed some 25\,900 procedures. This volume of patients makes Child ren&rsquo\;s one of the largest pediatric centers in the world. Learn mo re at www.childrenshospital.org URL:http://waltham.patch.com/events/salon-astante-hairraising-cut-a-thon SUMMARY:Salon Astante HairRaising Cut-a-Thon LOCATION:251 Moody St\, Waltham\, MA 02453: 251 Moody St\, Waltham\, MA END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR