This October, long hair and big hearts are wanted at Spa Pechanga at Pechanga Resort Casino. The 9th Annual Mane Campaign offers free cuts and hairstyles for anyone willing to cut and donate eight or more inches of their hair. The hair goes to be made into wigs given free of charge to those who have lost theirs battling cancer. Hair donors can make an appointment for their donation cut for any Monday or Tuesday between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. in October beginning Oct. 2 and running through Oct. 31 at Spa Pechanga. Each donor will be given a voucher to have their hair further cut and styled for free at the Smith Hair Salon in Temecula. Call (951) 770-8501 to make an appointment to donate between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
To put on the 9th Annual Mane Campaign, Spa Pechanga bands together with Hair We Share, Paul Mitchell The School Temecula and Smith Hair Salon. All hair donations go to the Hair We Share organization. Hair We Share provides free, real-hair wigs to eligible men, women and children with breast cancer and other medical hair loss conditions. Here’s how to sign up to donate:
• Haircut donation appointments at Spa Pechanga may be made now through October 31 by calling
(951) 770- 8501.
• Appointments will be taken on Mondays and Tuesdays in October from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Spa Pechanga.
Donors’ hair will be measured and cut by cosmetology students from Paul Mitchell The School Temecula
under the direction of an expert instructor.
• Donors receive a voucher for a free haircut and style to Smith Hair Salon in Temecula near the Promenade Mall.
The Mane Campaign encourages men, women and children who can donate eight or more inches of naturally colored (not harsh chemically colored or bleached) hair. Gray hair is now accepted.
Pechanga Resort Casino also provides hair donors with a $50 credit toward treatments or retail items at Spa Pechanga, plus sends a $50 contribution to Hair We Share in care of each hair donor. Donors can hold out even more hope for great things. Each will be entered to win a Pechanga Getaway package, which includes a two-night luxury hotel stay, day passes for two to Spa Pechanga, and a $200 food and beverage credit.
The mane campaign coincides with October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “Our team is committed to bringing back the hope and light Pechanga’s Mane Campaign sheds on the need for hair donations,” said Rachel Patane, Spa Pechanga Manager. “The campaign has touched each and every one of us. We’ve seen so much love, tears and strength from the donors and breast cancer patients through our programs, and because of that, we want to make this year’s campaign even better.”
Spa Pechanga is open Monday – Sunday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. For more information, visit Pechanga.com/indulge/spa.
