Barber, 82, Offers Haircuts for Hugs in Conn. Park.
Each Wednesday, barber Anthony Cymerys sets up his chair in the shade of an oak tree in Hartford's Bushnell Park. For longtime clients, the homeless or those just down on their luck, the fee is always the same: a hug for a haircut.
The 82-year-old Cymerys, who is known as Joe the Barber, began offering his services 25 years ago after retiring from a career in business. He had cut hair for his family but decided to put his clippers to work for the less fortunate after being inspired by a church sermon about the homeless.
He wanted the homeless not to look homeless.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/05/12/us/ap-us-haircuts-for-hugs.html?hp
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A man after my own heart...
Surely, getting a real haircut (not a self or friend-done clipping) is one of the first things to go when you're down on your luck.
The blow to self-esteem and self-image gets further battered by an inability to tend to what we all must take for granted.
Thanks for the story, elleng!
Thank you.