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Thursday Mar 16, 2006
In the News: Helping Hands
The Auburn Journal reports that a tattoo studio called Wild Bill’s Tattoo, in Roseville CA, raised $17,000 for a children’s hospital in a unique way– a Tattoo-a-Thon.
For the fifth straight year, employees have donated all the proceeds and tips from their work during a fifteen hour day, to UC Davis Children’s Hospital.
Owner, William Hill has continued the Tattoo-a-Thon tradition with sponsorship from 98 Rock, KWOD 106.5, The Eagle and other radio stations. The tradition started when Hill’s wife, Kim Forrest heard a story about a child being treated in the hospital on the radio. The story touched her so much; she called into the radio station and said she would donate all the money she made that day to the hospital.
The idea spread through the shop, and now all the employees are happily donating their time once a year. This last Tattoo-a-Thon, nearly 150 people received tattoos from Wild Bill’s Tattoo.
Good idea, Wild Bill’s! Let’s see more tat studios following your example
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