HORSE HAIR NEEDED TO MOP OIL IN GULF REGION

Rein-Aid wants horse hair to ship to the gulf. The company has identified a not-for-profit organization that has set up emergency warehouses all along the gulf coast.

The Matter of Trust charity uses old nylon stockings which they stuff with donated animal hair. The stuffed nylon stockings create booms. They are shipped to the Gulf and are proving effective in mopping up oil.

The Matter of Trust charity is calling on all salons, groomers, alpaca, llama, sheep farmers, feather donors, horse and pet owners to contribute.

Rein-Aid is asking for your horse hair if you need to clip for a show, pull a mane or trim a tail. If you groom or clip a dog, send them that. Ask you hair salon to give you their daily take of cut hair or ask them to contact Rein-Aid directly.

Any type of hair will work, but it must not contain debris or manure that could harm the volunteers stuffing the hair into the stockings.

Kim Keppick of Rein-Aid said: “So far, the response to our call for hair has been huge. I have had horse owners, hair salons, dog owners and alpaca farms contact me and I’ve shipped five huge boxes to Matter of Trust in the past two weeks.”

“Currently Matter of Trust has hair in 19 warehouses and they have already made 10 miles of boom. They are desperate for volunteers to help make many more miles of booms. Please go to http://www.matteroftrust.org for more information.”

You can mail your hair to:
Rein-Aid, Attn. Kim Keppick
P.O. Box 1268, Middleburg, VA 20118.

If you prefer to use UPS/Fedex ship to:
Rein-Aid, Attn. Kim Keppick
3064 Lost Corner Rd, Rectortown, VA 20140.

If you are local to Middleburg and want to drop off your hair or have it picked up then
please e-mail reinaid@earthlink.net or call 540 364 3668 ask for Kim.