FIGHTING MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; PARTYING FOR A GOOD CAUSE; Jerry Lewis Telethon Festival in Plymouth is biggest ever

From: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA | Date: September 7, 2004| Author: Cathleen Genova; CATHLEEN GENOVA | Copyright information

The Patriot Ledger

PLYMOUTH Christopher Doucette sat wearing a black barber's cloak with snippets of his dark hair on it as his grandmother, Helen, stood nearby smiling.

The 13-year-old Halifax boy's haircut was her idea. Two stylists from Luigi's Hair Salon of Plymouth were offering $10 cuts yesterday at the 18th annual Jerry Lewis Telethon Festival in Plymouth. All proceeds were donated to the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

"He needed his hair cut for school anyway,"...

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