At the Michael Angelo Hair Studio, we are committed to giving back to our communities in which we serve and the world at large. By maintaining a strong relationship with charitable organizations, our salon staff and management team strive to make a positive impact through civic and environmental initiatives and sponsorships. If you would like to receive updates on our latest charitable efforts, please sign up for our newsletter or become a fan of us on Facebook. To read past and current media coverage of our charitable contributions visit our blog!

T.H.O.R.N. Ministries

Homeless Project

T.H.O.R.N. - Thankfully Helping Others Real Needs Ministries is a mobile feeding outreach with branches that serve food, gift medical supplies, first aid, clothing, hygiene supplies, friendship and referrals. For more information visit: http://www.thornministries.org/

Every Sunday, members of our salon staff and salon clients gather to help T.H.O.R.N charter members feed approximately 400 homeless souls in three locations around the city of Tampa, Florida. Our primary goal remains to bring some important dignity and comfort to those who are less fortunate. Our clients have been wonderful in their donations and support of our homeless outreach program.

Matter of Trust

Matter of Trust creates ecological programs that focus on dealing with manmade and natural surplus and providing eco-education. The idea is that Mother Nature will supply what is needed to take care of important environmental issues, if we just look around for it. This notion can be seen in the Natural Fiber Oil Spill Booms program. Hair and other renewable fibers such as feathers, fur clippings and fleece are used to cleanup up waterways that have been affected by oil spills. For more information visit: http://www.MatterOfTrust.org/

Before partnering with Matter of Trust, our Michael Angelo Hair Studio management team was already expanding on our green salon initiatives. One of our first projects was to find better use of the pounds of hair we discard every day, rather than sending them to landfills. This is what led us to discover Matter of Trust. They were actually doing something useful with this salon by-product. After a year of collecting hair, we wondered why more salons weren’t getting involved with this great organization. Then the worst oil spill in American history happened, the BP Gulf oil spill. We never thought we would play such an important role in creating awareness for this project. In an effort to spread the word, we wrote up and distributed a simple press release which opened up the flood gates for media exposure here in Florida and across the globe. We are very proud to say that we were instrumental in getting thousands of other hair salons, cosmetology schools and pet groomers to sign up for this program. Despite BP’s unwillingness to use the donated natural fibers, they are currently being used to protect the shores, estuaries and canals of gulf municipalities, harbors, beach condominium associations and hotels. The Matter of Trust organization shows no signs of slowing down. Everyone wants to make a difference in the world and this was our little ripple, which was felt around the world. Please take a moment and read some of the articles written about us on our media page. Remember, anyone can make a difference in the world. We are living proof.

City of Hope

City of Hope, is a biomedical research and treatment center dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of cancer as well as other life-threatening diseases. City of Hope's mission is to shorten the time from the initial research idea to new treatments and quickly bring cures to patients who need them.

As the selected charity partner for Redken Fifth Avenue Haircare, City of Hope is the recipient of several fundraising events including an annual cut-a-thon that takes place in New York City.

For more information visit: http://www.CityOfHope.org