An Algonquin woman is sharing her father’s love this week with everyone who enters her Crystal Lake beauty shop by donating her profits to the American Heart Association.
When Jules Campagna’s father, Mario Sotille, died of a heart attack in April 1997, it left a gap in her life that can’t be filled.
“His birthdays are especially hard, but this week will make it easier for me,” she said at her beauty shop, Let’s Rock Hair. She selected this week for her donation because her father’s birthday is Friday.
He had been retired for the last 10 years of his life, and spent most of that time visiting his three children and their families, who lived close to their parents’ home in Algonquin.
“Anything you needed, my dad was there; he was a jack-of-all-trades,” Campagna said.
Although she has not set a goal for her donation, she not only hopes to donate her profits from this week, but also asks anyone in the area to donate money at her shop at 42 W. Brink St.
“If people don’t want a cut, just come in and donate money. I know research does help. I just wish my dad could have had that opportunity.”
“For someone to give of their time and income is very generous,” said Jon Zahm, corporate events director for the American Heart Association. “This is a great way to set an example, and shows a real dedication to a cause.”
About 42 percent of deaths in the U.S. are attributed to heart disease, Zahm said. The American Heart Association is hoping to reduce death and disability because of heart disease by 25 percent by 2008. This goal can be reached through education, new technology and new types of surgery, Zahm said.
Campagna is donating her entire profits for this week, and she and her two full-time stylists will donate everything the shop earns on Saturday. Appointments are not necessary, but Saturday is usually the busiest day at her shop, she said. “But I’ll stay until the last customer (is finished),” she said.
Saturday will be a family affair, she said. Her mother, Carmella; siblings Chester and Anna; her husband, John; and her son Joey will be on hand to sweep, accept donations and share stories about Mario.
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