Students get fresh, free, back-to-school haircuts at New Kensington barbershop
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Adrian Threatt, 10, has his hair cut by Ronnie Stokes at Urban Image barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Jordan Lineburg trims the hair of Clent Carrington, 11, at Urban Image barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Dom Stokes, owner of Urban Image, cuts the hair of Kaydence Rosser, 9, as his brother, Drako Rosser, 12, looks on at the barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Mannie Emerson, 5, looks up at the TV as he has his hair cut by Raider Jackson at Urban Image barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Braden Simpson (left) cuts the hair of Damon Davis, 5, as Ronnie Stokes works on Adrian Threatt, 10, in the next chair at Urban Image barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Mannie Emerson, 5, smiles at his mother as his hair is cut by Raider Jackson at Urban Image barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini | Tribune-Review
Raider Jackson (right) works on the hair of Romen King, 13, at Urban Image barbershop in New Kensington on Wednesday, Aug. 24. The free back-to-school haircuts were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor. Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
The chairs at Urban Image were full Wednesday afternoon as a steady stream of area students stopped by the New Kensington barbershop for free haircuts just in time for the start of school.
The haircuts, by appointment, were paid for by Carrie for PA — Carrie Lewis DelRosso for Lt. Governor.
Additional donations of backpacks, doughnuts and more were provided by George Hubbard and the New Kensington Lions Club; the Laborers Local 1058 and its president, Philip Ameris; and Lasko’s Little O’s, which is a gourmet doughnut and premium ice cream shop in New Kensington.
Kristina Serafini is a TribLive photojournalist covering Southwestern Pennsylvania. She is a Pittsburgh native and Point Park graduate. Her work has been honored locally and nationally. She can be reached at kserafini@triblive.com.
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