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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At the Sports Clips barbershop disconnected Fowler and Herndon successful Clovis, customers tin get not lone a caller look but besides enactment a bully cause.
"We are donating $6 dollars from each MVP haircut to Valley Children's Hospital Wilson Heart Center," Emily Kneeland, Director of Multi-Unit Operations for Sports Clips.
This week, Sports Clips locations successful the Central Valley are giving backmost to the assemblage with Holding its Haircuts with Heart Week.
"We're hoping to rise anyplace from $5,000 to $10,000," Kneeland. "We've had a batch radical travel successful and inquire to springiness currency donations."
Supporting The Wilson Heart Center astatine Valley Children's Hospital hits location for the owners.
On New Years Eve successful 2004, Kneeland's duplicate sister, Sarah, went into bosom nonaccomplishment astatine conscionable 7 years old.
Matt Kneeland remembers erstwhile it happened.
"We were connected a camping trip, she went into bosom failure," helium said. "We got her into a children's hospital, and they did a consequent bosom transplant."
Afterwards, Sarah continued to person cardiac care.
Just 2 years ago, she received her 2nd bosom transplant.
"She has been getting monthly, quarterly and yearly bosom attraction follow-ups since then," Matt said.
The Wilson Heart Center astatine Valley Children's offers authorities of the creation pediatric cardiac care.
George the Giraffe, the infirmary mascot, adjacent paid a sojourn astatine the Fowler and Herndon determination to assistance footwear disconnected the first-ever fundraiser.
During a clip hectic vacation shopping, galore inactive are remembering to springiness back.
"We've had employees inquire if they tin donate currency also," Matt said.
Haircuts with Heart Week lasts until Saturday.
Right now, the fundraiser is happening astatine the Fresno and Clovis Sports Clip locations.
The concern hopes to grow it to their different Central Valley stores.
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