Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs Donates $3,800.00 to Springs Rescue Mission

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Sept. 9, 2014 - PRLog -- Colorado Springs, Colo. – September 9, 2014 - Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs, a cosmetology school, is pleased to announce it has donated $3,800 to The Springs Rescue Mission. Over the past 11 years the international network of Paul Mitchell cosmetology schools is proud to have raised and donated over $13.3 million to a variety of charitable organizations, including $1 million to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, $1 million to Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation, $410,000 to the Gary Sinise Foundation, $270,000 to Habitat for Humanity, and $680,000 to Food 4 Africa.

“We are very grateful for the generous donation by Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs,” said Larry Yonker, Springs Rescue Mission CEO “This donation will go a long way to support our neighbors in need.” “We look forward to continuing this wonderful partnership with the school; well into the future.”

This year, many Paul Mitchell schools added a new twist to their “giving back” philosophy by pledging a portion of the $2.1 million they raised in their annual FUNraising campaign to charities in their own local communities, donating a grand total of $133,640.

“At Paul Mitchell the School Colorado Springs we value the opportunity of reaching out to help our community. Helping to take care of our homeless neighbors has been a priority since we first opened close to seven years ago. The Springs Rescue Mission is an organization for which we have great respect and appreciation. We have enjoyed working with them over the years and we are grateful for all of the work they do to help care for our community. We are thrilled to donate this $3,800 to them this year.  We send our gratitude to the Springs Rescue Mission for all they do and look forward to the opportunity to continue to work with them,” said Micah McDougle, Paul Mitchell school of Colorado Springs’ owner and director.


About Springs Rescue Mission:

Springs Rescue Mission, a 501(c) 3 non-profit organization, has been helping homeless and hungry men, women and children, in Colorado Springs and the Pikes Peak Region since 1996. Through the generous support of our community, we provide vital food, shelter, clothing, household supplies and services to our impoverished neighbors. To find out more, visit www.springsresuemission.org or engage SRM on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.


About Paul Mitchell Schools

At Paul Mitchell Schools, we believe that education is an adventure and the learning experience needs to be fun and well rounded. Our courses focus on important technical skills and business knowledge with an emphasis on social and community responsibility. Our learning leaders are trained to draw out the artist in our students and prepare them to enter their chosen careers as community-conscious salon and spa professionals. Through our annual “FUNraising” campaign, we’ve raised and donated over $13.3 million in support of many charitable causes. We’ve built homes with Habitat for Humanity, fed thousands of African orphans, and supported the victims of AIDS, breast cancer, homelessness, abuse, and hundreds of other causes.

Established over 30 years ago, the Paul Mitchell network is nearly 100,000 salons strong and in 81 countries worldwide; every professional hairdresser knows the Paul Mitchell name. Now, with the arrival of Paul Mitchell Schools, we’ve taken the world of cosmetology education by storm! Visit www.paulmitchell.edu to learn more.