‘Forgotten’ towns get help from student hairdressers
Published: September 21, 2005
The forgotten towns are now getting relief. As word trickles in about small towns on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that are barely a dot on the map, much like Pontotoc, whose needs have been overlooked, folks in Pontotoc have been responding with truckloads of water, food, and clothes.
That’s how Kay Chism and her students at KC’s School of Hair Design became involved in helping a small town named Hebron.
“We learned of the plight of these little towns through the Pontotoc city hall,” said Chism.
Chism and her students gathered in a circle on Thursday morning and prayed.
“We held hands and prayed before we started the project, I gave the students $200 to start out with.”
With that small offering of “two fish” the students scattered out into town with their own money and started collecting food, clothing and toys for the small town.
“When they gathered everything in, there was more than $1,000 worth of stuff on that table,” said Chism as her eyes misted with tears.
The things that were collected were piled high on an 8 foot long table, looking more like a Christmas shopping expedition with every passing moment.
And the amazing thing about the collection is it came together within a matter of hours.
“We thought we’d have a couple of days to get the stuff together, however, we learned the truck was leaving early Friday morning, rather than Friday afternoon, so the students really scrambled to get all the things.
“Every time I’d walk in that room and see those supplies for the people down there, I’d start crying.”
But Chism said the giving won’t stop here.
“We plan on continuing to be a drop off point for those who want to give supplies to the people who have lost everything in that storm. We want to especially help those forgotten cities.”
Chism said anyone wishing to donate to the relief effort can bring them when they come to get their hair cut and they will be delivered to those who need help.
“These things are going on a truck directly to the towns that are affected.”
Chism has other plans in the works, such as a day of beauty when all proceeds from her hair cuts will go to a fund to buy more supplies for the folks on the coast.
“We will advertise what day that will be when we get the plans worked out.”
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