August news round-up

CHRISTMAS CARD COMPETITION
As reported in last week's HJ, the HABB e-Christmas card competition is now open for entries. The competition will be split into three divisions: up to 8 years of age, 9 to 11 years and 12 to 16 years, with a winner in each.

The competition is open to any children in the hair and beauty industry - just select the correct category, draw your card, and send your entries to HABB.

The three winning e-card designs will then be available on the HABB website (www.habb.org). The e-cards can simply be downloaded by making a donation to HABB, and then emailed with Christmas wishes to clients and friends.

To request an entry form, just contact HABB on the number below. Closing date is 21 September. Please call HABB on 01372 849639.

SASSOON RAISES £4,000
Members of the Sassoon Young Meteor Team helped raise a staggering £4,000 when they presented their sell-out seminar at the Wella Professionals World Studio in London. The evening opened with an introduction to HABB by the chairman, Philip Rogers, and was comp¸red by Sassoon Uk creative director Bruce Masefield. Throughout the seminar, a stream of models were presented on stage where the Sassoon Team wowed the audience with their cutting and colouring skills, taking influence from their most recent collection, Coquette. To complete the night, the raffle prize was drawn and the winner presented with a series of three DVDs - ABC Cutting Hair the Sassoon Way - worth £190.

Says Bruce Masefield: "HABB is such an important charity for all of us as hairdressers and I see it as our duty to raise not just money for such a fantastic cause but also awareness. This seminar is a great way to make stylists aware of why it is so important for them to support their industry charity."

WHO'S DOING WHAT FOR HABB
The Fellowship football fundraising day was a huge success with over 300 people attending. Cedars Hairdressing won the tournament in an exciting final against P. Kai Hair. The football extravaganza was the brainchild of Jamie Stevens, senior stylist at Errol Douglas, London, who said: "It was a great day and the teams really put on a fine display. It feels great to five something back to the industry especially as we managed to raise £1,000 to be split between HABB and the FAME Team."

We regularly receive a much appreciated cheque from the team at Zoology in Wanstead, London. The salon donates a percentage of their product sale profits to HABB every month.

We have gratefully received a will bequest from Mrs Kettering, which is a touching gesture.

Tickets from Scotland's My SIgnature Style to be held on 30 September are on general sale. Presented by Salon Services, the cr¸me de la cr¸me of Scottish hairdressing will present a spectacular hair show alongside a special guest appearance by long hair maestro Patrick Cameron. Tickets cost only £30 including VAT and are available from 0131 621 7216 or SECC on 0870 0404000.

Don't forget to tell HABB what you're doing to raise funds! We'll want to feature all your activities on the new HABB website.

WHY YOUR HELP MATTERS

This month we've helped a disable 55-year-old hairdresser wiht a donation towards a new boiler and central heating system

We've also help a retired hairdresser who has several ailments and has been unable to replace her broken washing machine. HABB agrees to purchase a new washer/dryer to ease her laundry dilemma.

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