Sport Clips Plant City wants to help military veterans live out their collegiate dreams. To do that, the store needs your help.
The Plant City location is one of approximately 1,800 in the United States participating in the Help a Hero event, which raises money to provide scholarships for service members and veterans every October. The chain collectively raised $1.35 million in 2018 and hopes to hit $1.5 million this year. Sport Clips Plant City has participated in each of the last three years and owners Mike and Lyndi Long hope it can at least get to $800, the minimum goal for all 1,800 stores, before Nov. 11.
“We really look forward to it every year,” Lyndi Long said. “This is our third year doing Help a Hero since it’s been open. We think it’s a great way to raise money for vets so they can pursue their academic goals after they’re out of the service.”
The event officially started Oct. 14 and each day through Nov. 10 has the same format: after your haircut, you can choose to donate to Help a Hero at the cash register with cash or card. Anyone who donates will get a small token of the store’s appreciation and their name added to the window displaying all of the current donors. On Nov. 11, Sport Clips stores will offer free cuts to active military members and veterans. For paying customers, $1 from each cut will be donated to Help a Hero.
To sweeten the deal, Sport Clips Plant City is also running a raffle for two free Tampa Bay Lightning tickets that will end on Nov. 11. You don’t need to purchase anything to enter the raffle, but you can earn bonus entries if you donate to Help a Hero. You can enter the raffle in-person at the store, located in the plaza at 2404 James L. Redman Parkway, or through the Sport Clips Haircut Check In mobile phone app.
Sport Clips Plant City’s hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Visit the store for more information.