CLARKSVILLE, Tenn.- (CLARKSVILLENOW) Trendsetters Salon of Clarksville recently sent a team of stylists and friend Roxanna Lawdonski to Jellico, Tennessee to serve locals preparing for back-to-school.
Lawdonski has traveled from Clarksville with aid efforts for less fortunate people in East Tennessee for the last five years.
Her efforts began after a trip on which she noticed many of the local kids were either barefoot, wearing worn out shoes, or shoes that didn’t fit. Now she runs a ministry she calls Jesus Shoes, where she takes up to 300 pairs of shoes at a time, along with socks and underwear, to the people of East Tennessee.
Two years ago, Lawdonski brought the issue to Annette Myers, owner of Trendsetters Salon, to partner with her in a back-to-school shoe drive. This year, the salon sent four hair stylists to give free haircuts to kids going back to school.
The four hair stylists that traveled were Anika Smith, Angie Cox, Teresa Lyon, and Annette Myers. The stylists provided children of Jellico upscale salon treatment, and for many children, it was their first ever professional haircut.
The stylists also gave haircuts to parents, allowing children to be their assistants by holding mirrors and spray bottles like the stylists.