8 THE QUEENS COURIER • NOVEMBER 19, 2020 FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT WWW.QNS.COM
Woodside barbershop off ers free haircuts for charity
BY DEAN MOSES
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Newly established barbershop Bibi &
JD’s in Woodside kicked off the season of
giving by off ering free haircuts on Sunday,
Nov. 15, to raise money for the Swim
Strong Foundation.
Bibi & JD’s Barbershop has the rare distinction
of being one of only a few businesses
that held an opening ceremony in
Queens during the midst of the COVID-
19 pandemic, a time when many other
establishments were forced to close their
doors for good due to fi nancial hardship.
Th anks to steady and dedicated clientele,
the new enterprise has been able
to weather the coronavirus storm. Now,
in order to celebrate their two-month
anniversary and give back to the community
that has helped them succeed,
the barbershop teamed with the Swim
Strong Foundation, a nonprofi t organization
that aims to prevent accidental
drowning through water education. All
day, the 63-25 Roosevelt Ave. location
performed free haircuts and stylings for
walk-in customers with hairdressers, only
asking for small donations to benefi t the
Swim Strong Foundation.
“We want people to know we are here
for them, that we are going to be out there
if there is a need for us to jump in. For
us it is important to give back. Part of us
opening this shop was because a lot of our
friends in the community were jobless and
we wanted to teach the craft while generating
some income for them and us. Since
we are a part of this community, we want
to make sure we support them wherever
we can,” said co-owner Jose Campos.
While the sound of scissors snipping
and electric razors buzzing reverberated
throughout the rustic storefront divided
by plastic partitions to maintain social distancing
measures, members of the Swim
Strong Foundation stood outside handing
out information packets and notifying
passersby of the free event as well as their
goal as a nonprofi t organization.
“Our mission is to reduce drowning and
water-based accidents by giving aff ordable
swim classes from ages 3 through
seniors. Out of the water, we have a new
programming called Know Before You
Go, which addresses water safety from an
environmental point of view, so the nature
and danger of diff erent types of water,
allowing people to make decisions to keep
them safe,” said Shawn Slevin the founder
and executive director of the Swim Strong
Foundation.
By the end of the day, the barber shops
performed dozens of free haircuts, befi tting
the good cause.
Photos by Dean Moses
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