On Sunday, August 4th, The WKND Hair Salon will be hosting our annual Charity Event for Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council - Welcome Place
Minimum Contribution:
$35 For Haircuts - You are more than welcome to donate more than that!
All Alcohol sales will be contributed to charity as well.
GOAL: $10,000
The event will consist of:
hair services
live entertainment (DJ's)
food/beverages
education and awareness
We at The WKND Hair Salon believe in giving back, right into the very community that also directly supports us. We are reaching out today to extend an invitation to you or any of your outlets or networks in hopes to see if this is something of interest. With an event as ambitious as this, we understand that the community reach, becoming a united voice, and even local awareness means everything. We believe this is a chance for Winnipeggers to come together and not only appreciate our premium beauty services but also give back in a meaningful and impactful way. Coverage of this event would help support our goal of contributing to the growth of the two charity foundations that we've mentioned.
A little background about The WKND Hair Salon is that it consists of two partners Ali & Alon. We know what it is like to immigrate to Canada with the feeling of unknown. My partner Ali Al-Dulaimi used to be a refugee in an Iraqi camp. Alon comes from Israel by way of Argentina. We all understand the feeling of fear, nervousness and excitement of leaving our home countries to begin a new life in Canada. We take pride in our ability to bring together different cultural groups and religions in our salon. We believe that by supporting this charity we can contribute to more stories like ours. Our individual journeys of migration into Canada are all different but as a group we understand the first-hand experiences and difficulties that immigration entails. We are very passionate about helping to improve the process for future immigrants.
We chose this specific charity for these reasons:
Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council: Both my partner and I know what it is like to arrive in Canada with little to no financial or social support. This is an issue we are all deeply passionate about. Our hope is that proceeds donated from this event will in someway help to lessen the burden and struggles newcomers to Canada experience. We believe in promoting community regardless of race, religion or place of birth one has. Moreover, with the recent influx of newcomers to Canada and the current political environment we are in, we know now is as important as ever to support organizations helping settle newcomers in Canada.