Matter of Trust

What is that? You might be asking yourself, or me. That is the hair collected from a few salons throughout Albuquerque, and it is going to be shipped off the the gulf in the morning to make booms, that will be used to soak up oil in the gulf. Then, it will be covered with mushroom spores or worms, and they will break it down. And, it will go on to fertilize life. Do you see it? Do you see the circle?

My roommate, Brenna, and I decided that we wouldn't sit on the couch crying anymore. That there was more to us than being concerned. We can be part of the healing too. We went online and began searching for ways that we could help here in the middle of the desert. Thats when Brenna found Matter of Trust and knew exactly what we could do. We signed up, were assigned a factory in Alabama, and went out asking. We asked 5 salons if they would collect their hair and put it in a container for us. Then, we said we would come back in a week. This morning I stopped by Aveda and not only had they collected their hair, but had called their 5 other locations. They had also put up a sign letting their customers know. Also they gave me a little shampoo and conditioner goodie bag!

I've felt a lot of guilt. Guilt is useless unless is spurs you to action. Maybe one box full of hair sent to clean up 5,456,166 gallons of oil seems small. But what if every salon in the U.S. sent just one box?