Sport Clips Haircuts has donated $1.25 million to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. Foundation to support active-duty U.S. service members' and veterans' scholarships through the Help A Hero program. This year's fundraising target was shattered when Sport Clips' clients and product partner donations exceeded the original $1 million goal, and Sport Clips made its own Veterans Day contributions of $1 per haircut service.

As a part of this year's fundraising efforts, Sport Clips partners John Paul Mitchell Systems, American Crew, Nioxin, Sexy Hair and Gibs Grooming donated to the Help A Hero program.

Sport Clips Founder and CEO Gordon Logan (far left in the photo above), a U.S. Air Force veteran and Life member of the VFW, comments, "It's exciting to see these service members and veterans using Help A Hero scholarships, getting additional training and education, and launching successful, productive civilian careers. Many have used this scholarship to complete their education and are already reaching their personal and professional goals...Saying 'thank you' in this way to our very-deserving military takes the hard work of team members and our generous, supportive clients and product partners. We're grateful and humbled in making this donation." 

Help A Hero began as an initiative between Sport Clips and the VFW to provide phone calls home for deployed and hospitalized service members and veterans. The initiative then transitioned in 2013 to the VFW's "Sport Clips Help A Hero Scholarship" program. To date, more than 900 VFW-administered scholarships have been awarded to qualified, active-duty military and veterans who wish to pursue college degrees and vocational certifications.

Sport Clips is the Official Haircutter of the VFW, and its Help A Hero campaign is just one of the many ways it supports active-duty military and veterans.