The sixth annual Mary Lou Hazelrigg’s Braids and Fades event will take place on Sunday, August 14 at 10 a.m. at Bones Hooks Park, located at 2000 N. Hughes St.
“We do this event in memory of Mary Lou Hazelrigg. This event used to be at Hazelrigg’s Park years ago, but this event has outgrown that park, so we moved it to Bones Hooks,” said Tremaine Brown, president of the Vessel organization of Humanity and Compassion.
Volunteers and hairdressers are still needed for this event. Volunteers can show up the day of the event to help.
To be eligible for the event, children must be attending school and be 5 years of age or older.
Haircuts and braids will be provided to children of all ethnicities to make them feel better and enter the new school year with an extra boost of confidence.
Along with a new hairstyle, there will be free school supplies, so kids start the school year with a new pencil in hand and a new backpack on their shoulders.
Several braiders will do one child’s hair at a time to get their hair done in a timely manner.
All participants must be registered to obtain the services.
There are a few more options to register before this event:
Friday, August 12th from 5-7pm at Hamlet Elementary, located at 705 Sycamore Avenue. Saturday, August 13 from 6 p.m. Palo Duro High School, located at 1400 N. Grant, during its media day.
About 3,000 backpacks with material are packed and ready to be distributed. Donations are still being accepted at all seven Quick Quack Car Wash locations or at Shi Lee’s, located at 1213 SW 3rd.
Food at the Braids and Fades event will be provided by Shi Lee’s and North Heights Discount & Café. Plus, there will be bounce houses, dance shows and other entertainment for the adults while getting their child’s hair done.
Monetary donations can be made via cashapp ($Tru247), Venmo (@Tremaine-Brown247), PayPal (@trubrown247) or by visiting The Vessel website, https://www.beblessedbythevessel.org/
