Bay County salon gives kids free haircuts and backpacks at community event

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - Local Bay County kids had an opportunity to get a fresh haircut Sunday at Chi Chi Couture Salon.

The owner of the salon, Nilsa Gazda, hosted a community giveback event, partnering with local businesses to distribute backpacks filled with hygiene supplies.

Stylists volunteered their time to help give local kids free shape-ups, trims and even manicures.

“It’s about giving back to the community and having these kids feel like somebody loves and supports them and somebody’s thinking about them because some kids they don’t get a professional haircut,” Gazda said.

While this was the salon’s first free-haircut event, it will not be the last, Gazda said. She said she is looking forward to hosting a similar event twice a year.

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