Programs Volunteering History Donations InnVision Home
For Immediate Release: November 1, 1999
"Amazing Woman" Salon DayWHO:
Twenty-five women from InnVision, Second Start, Emergency Housing Consortium, and City Team Ministries Heritage Home, who are making the transition from Welfare-to-Work, are the beneficiaries of this special event.WHAT:
They will spend the day becoming transformed. These "Amazing Women" who have faced many struggles in their lives, will leave the salon with new hairstyles, complete makeovers, beauty supplies, clothes, and tips for dressing for success.WHEN:
Sunday November 7, 1999 8:30 am 3pmWHERE:
Le Chic Beauty Salon, located at 106 Royce Street in Los GatosWHY:
Danica Finitz, owner of Le Chic, is coordinating this event. She and other hairdressers and make-up artists will be volunteering their time and expertise to serve these women and prepare them for their new jobs. Danica and Le Chic Salon have received tremendous support from the surrounding community. She says, "They are all responding well. No one has said no," to Danicas requests for supplies, food and clothing donations. Along with Le Chics regular customers, several other organizations are helping at this event by donating products: Goldwell Cosmetics, Malys Beauty Supplies, Nova Salon, Sebastian, West Coast Beauty Supplies, and Lunardis.The purpose of the "Amazing Woman" project is to empower these women and encourage them to be productive and successful. Lynette Manzanares, a hairdresser at La Nouvelle Hairdressers in Saratoga, started the "Amazing Woman" project as a community service effort to help empower women who are re-joining the workforce.
Lynette began this program originally as an assignment for a class she was taking, but has found that this is her calling: to help people, especially single mothers like herself. "If it werent for my family, I would have had to live in a shelter too," says Lynette.
Lynette, with the tremendous support and encouragement from her boss and friend, Suzannah Salin, owner of La Nouvelle salon, organized "Amazing Womans" debut salon day in August. Now the tradition is being passed on to Le Chic and from there to the Andrew James Salon in Cupertino. It is an event Lynette and Suzannah hope can be passed on to different salons and can occur monthly.
Most of the women referred have been part of ResourceNET, a collaborative project of InnVision, Second Start, and the Emergency Housing Consortium. ResourceNET is geared toward helping homeless families, and families at risk of homelessness, who are receiving TANF. It was set up in response to Santa Clara Countys Welfare-to-Work program. The goal of ResourceNET is to help families make the transition from welfare-dependency to employment and independence.
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