Samsara Salon Raises More than $1,500 For Carroll Breast Center

took to the streets of Main Street Saturday during the 38th annual Sykesville Fall Festival, setting up salon chairs outside their businesses and greeting customers for their first ever "cut-a-thon."

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 8, Samsara raised more than $1,500 for the Breast Center at Carroll Hospital Center in honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

haircuts, paraffin hand treatments, seated chair massages, pink clip in extensions, temporary pink hair flair and more for a $10 minimum donation.

"As a salon at the Sykesville Fall Festival it’s been difficult to do services," said Betty Thomas, co-owner of Samsara alongside stylist Melissa Wagner. "Last year we decided to close but we didn’t like that because we wanted to participate in this huge event for Main Street Sykesville."

To find more information about Samsara or to make an appointment, visit their website here.