Tell Me Something Good - Astros raise awareness for childhood cancer, Have Shears Will Travel offering classes

MLB and the Houston Astros have been brining more awareness to childhood cancer with their 'gold bands'....and charity organization Have Shears Will Travel is training new people to cut hair with their 'Shear Success' program

Episode Transcript

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There is something good brought to usby our friends at Goodwill Houston. Well,
it stinks that the Astros lost tothe Yankees Sunday night, but I
do love that both teams were showingsome love to kids dealing with cancer.
Yeah, the kids were able tosee them with the gold wristbands and gold
little of ribbons on their uniform.Sea September is Childhood Cancer Awareness month.

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This is the eighth year the MajorLeague Baseball has recognized childhood cancer. This
isn't the only time they recognize childhoodcancer, though, We're going to find
out too. In the World Series, players, coaches, and fans participate
in Stand Up to Cancer. Theyhold up signs with someone's name on them
who is either battling cancer or hasbattled cancer. And so it's pretty cool

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because when the kids watching, youknow, we have so many kids watching
the Astros, when they see thatsupport, it just makes them feel really
specially especially if they're battling cancer.Producer Anthony, this is really cool.
There's an amazing organization called Have Shears, Will Travel, and they're headed into
its ninth year of service now givingover seven hundred haircuts each month to those

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in need. Whether homeless, inhospice care, disabled in a recovery shelter,
hospital, or without transportation or financialmeans. They use the adage give
a man of fish and he'll eatfor a day, Teach a man to
fish, and he'll eat for alifetime. And Have Shearers Will travels embarking
on expansion plans for its sheer Success. It's a barber and cosmetology training center

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located in Eedu East Downtown. Theysay they serve dignity for a short time,
but if they teach the trade ofcutting hair, they could have the
dignity of a career. So ifyou've been thinking about changing careers or been
thinking about getting into the field ofhair, they're groundbreaking. Sheer Success is
scheduled for later this month, Saturday, September thirtieth. You can find more
info at Have Shears Will Travel dotorg and you can find these stories are
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