TEMECULA, CA – In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, dozens of men, women and kids walked into Spa Pechanga with long hair and left with new looks. Forty-six donors in all cut eight or more inches of their hair as part of Spa Pechanga’s “Mane Campaign.” The initiative encourages people with long hair to cut and donate it for someone who’s lost theirs due to cancer treatments. Donors received free haircuts and styles in return. In all, the 46 donors gave up more than 40 ft. of hair.
All ponytails were donated through Spa Pechanga’s 2024 Mane Campaign to the Hair We Share organization. Pechanga also contributed $50 per ponytail to Hair We Share to help them offset the cost of making the wigs. Pechanga partnered with Paul Mitchell The School in Temecula and Smith Hair Salon, whose teams provided the donation haircuts. Paul Mitchell students also earned credit toward their cosmetology or barbering license.
This is Spa Pechanga’s 10th year hosting the Mane Campaign. It typically takes four to six ponytails to make one complete wig for someone undergoing cancer treatment. To date, the spa has collected 800 ponytails, enough hair for 200 wigs.