Regina salon owner gives the gift of haircuts this season
- EFN Staff | December 15, 2017
A beauty salon in Regina is giving back to the community by offering free haircuts and hairstyles to seniors and elders for the holiday season. Jennifer Dubois, owner of Miyosiwin Salon Spa, and her team came up with a promotion by selling gift cards at a discounted rate of $25 where people can purchase a styling for an elder of their choice or donate it anonymously.
“Our elders do things for their families. They’re the pioneers of their family so when we lose one of them, we lose a lot,” said Dubois. “This is a way to give back and to get in the Christmas spirit.”
It’s not too often you hear of a hair salon offering such service. But word is getting out fast of this great promotion. So far, Miyosowin Salon Spa has sold more than 25 gift certificates and will be selling them throughout the month of December. The gift cards have no expiration date and can be used at any time.
Rosalind Ferguson from Regina received a free haircut and style and was very happy with her experience.
“It was a wonderful surprise. I wasn’t aware of it. [My son] Jada told me about it. I feel very honoured, very pleased and I loved the experience,” Ferguson said. “I think it’s wonderful…it would be better if more [hair salons] did this. I absolutely love the idea to pay it forward.”
Dubois said another senior came in for a haircut recently after he inquired on Facebook where to go for a haircut. Many people recommended him to the Miyosowin Salon Spa but he wasn’t aware of the holiday promotion.
“At the end of the service, I told him about the promotion that is going on and that his haircut was free. He was so happy and said ‘this is my lucky day’,” Dubois said. “He loved it. It was a nice feeling to give back like that. He didn’t expect it. He left here happy and I was very happy with that.”
The staff at the hair salon made the gift cards and purchasers can write a special note for the elder and senior. Dubois is encouraging different Chiefs and Councils to purchase some gift cards for their community’s elders. Once they have collected enough, they will be going out to certain organizations such as the Grandmothers group and offer the elders free haircuts and styles for the work that they do.
“Everybody’s very appreciative that we’re doing something like this and they fully support it. Their grateful that we’re offering this,” said Dubois. “Next year we will see a lot more participation in this. We definitely have to give back to our elders.”
Miyosiwin Salon Spa will be celebrating their one-year anniversary of its official opening in February. This year is the first time they started the promotion but it’s something they want to do every year with hopes that it will gain some momentum.