Weaverville
Helping others clean up
Owner Craig Dancer, back center in the white shirt, poses with the stylists from
Fantastic Sams and the rehabilitators from Recovery Ventures.
By Matt Tate
“I have a huge heart for these peo- back together, getting a haircut is not
ple,” Dancer said. “If the general public always as easy as it seems.
Spiraling down the dark, cavernous would look at these people that are “This is a really great thing for
hole that is drug addiction for some struggling, they’d realize the difference us,” he commented. “We don’t have
can feel like racing down a roaring you can make in these people’s lives.” the ability to go out and get nice
river without an oar. Help is hard to Trish Jones of Recovery Ventures haircuts.”
come by. brought in both men from the non- There is an in-house barber who
Craig Dancer, owner of Fantastic profit’s Old Fort location and women sometimes volunteers at Recovery
Sams locations in Weaverville and from the Swannanoa location. Ventures, but T.J. Minshew said they
Candler, sympathizes. He is 22 years “We depend on the community,” know one style: military cut. Minshew
clean of alcohol and drug addiction. Jones said. “Fantastic Sams has been is 14 months clean and currently tak-
He remembers what it was like to turn really kind to donate their time like ing construction classes at Asheville-
to the outside world for help and feel this.” Three stylists from Weaverville, Buncombe Technical Community
like there are few, if any, options. two stylists from Candler and one College.
So, he decided to create an option. Weaverville resident volunteered their LaTonya Vell, nine months sober,
On Saturday (March 21), he invited time. said getting a fresh makeover helped
eight individuals, rehabilitating their Bill Joseph has been clean for more her self-esteem. It’s one step toward
addictions at Recovery Ventures, to than 18 months. He is preparing for the overall process of renewing their
enjoy a complementary haircut at the the final phase of the two-year pro- lives.
Weaverville location. It is a chance, gram, which includes moving into a “I’m really proud of all of them,”
Dancer sees, to clean up those who transitional home and finding a full- Wendy Reed of Fantastic Sams said.
are cleaning up. time job. Even with his life coming “It’s a commitment.”
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