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Locks of Love – Ponying Up

Based in Woodbury, Minnesota, just outside of Saint Paul, Sassy Di’s is a salon that caters to families and an upscale clientele. Owners Rusty and Wendy Rollings named their relatively new 18-station salon after Dianne Heins, a good friend who lost her battle with cancer in 2008. To pay homage to their friend and to help others stricken with this terrible disease, the crew at Sassy Di’s donates 3% of their sales to cancer research and hosts in-salon programs committed to bettering the lives of those affected by cancer. “We open up our salon on various Mondays to cater strictly to local cancer patients,” states Rusty. “We donate wigs and the time to cut, style and maintain them. Making it a special venue is purely for the comfort of our clients as it can be a very emotional time for them. It’s a difficult thing to remove your wig in front of others, even for maintenance, so things have to be handled carefully and privately. We’re so glad that we can be of service in a time of need and are dedicated to keep the program going for as long as needed.”