COLUMBIA FLAIR is the movement of local businesses and non-profit organizations partnering to bring accessible haircare resources to public education.
Join our collective mission to better our community by inspiring confidence in self-image, mindsets ready for success, and healthy habits through haircare. It is a top priority of COLUMBIA FLAIR to foster cultural awareness while establishing stability and creativity within each student.
3rd Annual GRADUATION FLAIR
Columbia hair professionals partner with non-profit organization Powerhouse Community Development Corporation and Columbia Public Schools to offer free graduation haircuts and hair styles to every 5th grader at our title-1 elementary schools. May 2023, we served 50 students at 1 school. May 2024, we serve 8 schools and 115 students in total.
EVENT DATES
May 15th: Benton & Locust Elementary @ 3-6pm
May 20th: Parkade Elementary @ 8:30am-11:30am
May 20th: West Blvd. Elementary @ 9am-12pm
May21st: Battle Elementary @ 7:30am-10:30am
May21st: Shepard Blvd. Elementary @ 12pm-3pm
May21st: Blue Ridge Elementary @ 12:30pm-3:30pm
May 22nd: Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary @ 8:30am-11:30am
DONATIONS
Monetary donations are being accepted for hair products, hair accessories, disposable cutting capes, formalwear, shoes, and transportation resources. All donations are tax-deductible. Please include the note “GRADUATION FLAIR” with your donation.
WAYS TO GIVE: Click Here
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS!
Conley Walmart
Broadway Walmart
Sam’s Club
Old Navy
Claire’s
Party City
State Beauty Supply
THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!
Studio Flair: Kyla Uhuru, Danny Vaughn, Madi Perkins & Jess Davis
Beauty by Albani
Parlour: Lily Smith, Whitney Whitehead
Genevieve Roberts
Hair Fetish LLC: Tiffany Smith
Johnboy
Tristan Smoot
Method’Z Barbershop: Zaquiel Houston
Shear Thrills Studio: Tabetha Painter
Shave Cave: Chad Turpin
Renz Blendz: Micheal Proctor
Treale Kitchen
KeStyles Braids & Dread Locs: Lakeidra Wallace
Maddie Stephenson
Shearz N Beardz: Brittany Breshears
M.Boss Barber: Winston Parker
The Tribe: Stacey Lang
Kameron Scheulen
B. Kay’s Beauty: Brittani Ellis
Twisted Shears: Hadley Creed
Shear Style: William Mitchell
Omni
Salon Nefisa: Ryann Mrasek
Clean Cut Barbershop: DJ Bishop, Brittany Myers, Jaime Turner, Shanai Gross
A-List Salon & Barber: Terrence Coles
Leonna Wallace
Selena Martin
D-Lo
Kasaundra Carter
Charmaine
Deaundra
Latoyia Belcher
Amber Herndon
*Title-1 is a federal aid program for public schools with a high percentage of students from low-income households. 8 of the 22 public elementary schools in Columbia are title-1 accredited.