Local barber to hold 24-hour haircutting marathon for charity
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YORKER IS SHARPENING HISSCISSORS -- TO CUT HAIR FOR24-HOURS STRAIGHT.
IT'S ALL TOBENEFIT "THE COMPASS AND HAVENHOUSES OF BUFFALO." BARRETTJOHNSON-- OWNS "CHAIRZ BARBERSPA"-- ON DELAWARE AVENUE INBUFFALO.
HE'S BEEN DOINGCHARITY EVENTS -- FOR THE"COMPASS HOUSE"-- EVERY YEARFOR THE PAST TEN YEARS.
HESAYS: AS A RUNAWAY TEENAGER--HE WAS TAKEN IN BY "THECOMPASS HOUSE" -- AND HISMOTHER SPENT TIME AT THE HAVENHOUSE-- AS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCEVICTIM.
HE SAYS HE WANTS TOHELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THECOMMUNITY."HOPEFULLY OTHER PEOPLE GIVEBACK I FEEL LIKE ALL WE SPREADIS NEGATIVITY AND TO JUST PUSHSOME POSITIVITY OUT THERE ANDKEEP IT GOING" THERE WILL BELIVE MUSIC AND PAINTINGCLASSES-- ALONG WITH RAFFLES.THE 24-HOUR HAIRCUT-- WILL RUNSIX SATURDAY MORNING-- TO SIXSUNDAY MORNI