Ratner Companies started with one salon and two Stylists back in 1974. Dennis Ratner was an up-and-coming hairdresser working in his father's Louis salon in Washington, D.C. It was the beginning of a new era, and Dennis envisioned a unisex salon convenient for the whole family. Over dinner with then-wife and fellow Stylist Ann, Dennis sketched on a cocktail napkin a business plan that laid the groundwork for the first Hair Cuttery salon. We are a company were it's all about the people...We are Ratner Companies We are a company were it's all about the people...We are Ratner Companies
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Hair Cuttery's Beauty of Giving™ Helps Kids Look Good, Feel Good

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September, 2002 - Hair Cuttery is constantly evolving to keep up with the latest trends. But one thing hasn't changed, and that's the company's commitment to the community. Through its Beauty of Giving(tm) program, Hair Cuttery reiterated that commitment this summer by helping thousands of children in need attain confidence that only a new hairstyle can bring.

In August, Hair Cuttery gave 50,000 free haircuts to children in need by donating a free service for every child's haircut purchased in its 800 salons during the first two weeks of that month. Since launching the Share-A-Haircut drive four years ago, Hair Cuttery has donated 155,000 free haircuts worth more than $1.5 million dollars.

"A new haircut on the first day of school can make a big difference in a new school year," said Dennis Ratner, founder and CEO of Hair Cuttery's parent corporation, Ratner Companies. "We believe everyone should do their part to help children excel, and Share-A-Haircut is how we give kids that extra boost of confidence they need."

In July, Hair Cuttery donated a free haircut to any client who donated their hair to Locks of Love, a non-profit organization that donates wigs to financially disadvantaged children with permanent medical hair loss. Hair Cuttery donated 948 free haircuts to clients who
donated 10 inches or more in one of its salons during July, giving Locks of Love enough hair to create 79 wigs.

Hair Cuttery is able to touch the lives of thousands of people each year through its charitable giving program, The Beauty of Giving(tm). In addition to Share-A-Haircut and Locks of Love, Hair Cuttery is also a collection site for American Red Cross disaster relief efforts. Hair Cuttery associates also spend thousands of hours volunteering for local and national charities, such as the American Cancer Society, the Susan G. Komen Foundation, March of Dimes, Special Olympics and AID Atlanta, an AIDS service organization serving the Atlanta area.

"We encourage our associates to give back to their communities," said Kristen Crook, Director of Public Relations. "Each year, during our company-wide recognition events, we reward all of our volunteers with The Beauty of Giving(tm) pins." In November, the company expects to recognize 560 volunteers.

Hair Cuttery was founded by CEO and Stylist Ratner in 1974. The value-priced salon chain is the largest division of Ratner Companies, a family-owned company with 800 Hair Cuttery salons on the East Coast, in the Midwest and in the United Kingdom. Hair Cuttery offers a full complement of cutting, coloring and texturing services with no appointment necessary.

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