Dial H for Hair Salon

Important announcement:
On 3/27/24 I will be joining the Buzz’d Hair Cutting Co team!
I’ll be behind the chair Wed.-Sat. from 10am to 6pm.
They’ve all done an incredible job creating an amazing environment. I’m grateful to have the chance to work in that space.
Thank you for supporting me on my hair/life journey for the past 8 years!
I’m currently available to book for hair cuts and will be adding color services in April.
I’m excited for everyone to come see this shop!!!
Booking: www.buzzdhairco.com
If you need to reach me directly:
541.745.1464

-Amy

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The amazing supporters of Dial H for Hair,

Dial H Salon has the most incredible and supportive clients.
Helping build and spread the name of the salon. Being there during this past year’s cancer messiness in a way I could never even begin to express enough gratitude for. Helping create a space space for the LGBTQ+ community. Giving opportunities to do volunteer work with so many local organizations. The list goes on and on.

I’ve made the decision to close Dial H. It’s the best move for me. It isn’t a choice that I have made lightly.
But…..that doesn’t mean I’m quitting hair.
I’ll be working out of Ulta in Corvallis. I have always said that if I wasn’t doing Dial H- that’s where I would go.

My fears were:
Will they respect my pronouns? Will I be judged? Will I feel safe there?
And the answers are:
*Yes for the pronouns- other LGBTQ+ people work there!!!! Employee pronouns are written on name tags!
*Nope- there are other LGBTQ+ employees!!
*Yes- I do feel safe there!!!!

I’ve said I would make sure that Dial H would be a place of integrity and support. That values would never be compromised.
I genuinely feel that I am holding these things true. The music won’t be as good, but that’ll be tolerable-ish.

I’m approaching this as a way to educate others. Expose people to a world they might not be familiar with.

I’d love for you to make this move with me. I’d miss you all too much if I couldn’t see everyone again!! So many stories and tears have been shared here.

Appointments can be made at ulta.com or by calling 541.758.2004
You can still email me with any questions/requests at [email protected]

Side note- 1. Anyone with very short hair pick the clipper cut option. 2. You have my word that I will make sure I can offer privacy to clients that have asked or needed it in the past. 3. I’m still going to work with people regarding 1st transition hair cuts.

Thank you for the past 7 years.

Dial H for Hair

Amy Mumford (they/she)
[email protected]

541.758.2004 - appointments
1550 NW 9th St./ Corvallis Or. / 97330

Welp, I’m tapping out. I can’t be away from Dial H any longer. I’m homesick and miss my people. So I will be back in the salon (this has been cleared by my doctors. Honest.) starting the first week of August. It’ll be limited hours while I figure out how to make my current life align with working. I am so excited!!!

I’ve always known I wasn’t the “stay at home mom/wife” type. Now I am 1000% positive that I’m not. I’m annoying myself at this point. I can’t imagine how the people that live with me must be feeling.

Words can’t express my gratitude for the overwhelming amount of support we’ve gotten. Thank you.

-Amy

Hello everyone! I was wanting to stay committed to weekly updates. But I missed last week. Oops…
I had my surgery Wednesday. It went great! Well as great as removing 8in of one’s colon can be. The medical team I have at Samaritan are very talented and kind, so I knew I’d be safe in their hands. I’ll be in the hospital for a few more days so that they can monitor the initial healing. So far so good! I’m definitely ready to go home though. I miss my doggo. And my kids too. I’m face timing with her so at least I get to see her sweet face (still talking about the dog). I meet with oncology again in a couple of weeks so that they can figure out what chemo will look like. I’m scared. Or maybe sad. Probably a little of both.

I’ve been trying to work through the anger I have been experiencing. I can feel myself being pi**ed off a lot of the time right now. I’m mad I got sick at 42. This wasn’t part of the plan. It’s incredibly inconvenient. What I’ve realized is that it’s okay for me to be mad. I’m allowed to have those feelings. It means I’m right where I’m supposed to be with this whole lame process. Being angry is okay- but I don’t want to forget that it’s only a small part of me. I’ve worked too hard on becoming a person I’m proud of to let the anger win out. That’s my PSA for the week. Don’t let anger over shadow your true self. It’s too beautiful of a self to lose.

-Amy

://gofund.me/dca44775

Dial H for Help, organized by Irene Gutierrez Hi folks- Irene here! We started Dial H for Hair in 2016 with a dream to create a community-bas… Irene Gutierrez needs your support for Dial H for Help

I decided weekly check ins was the easiest thing because I’m bad a texting and messaging. Like real bad. Embarrassingly so.

I still had quite a few things happening this week but not nearly as much as before. A few scans, some blood work and lots of phone calls. The long weekend was a nice respite. Some days are better than others. Some days I’m good and have energy to do my normal(ish) routine. Other days I watch hours of House Hunters.

I miss work and being around people. Stuff is starting to actually happen again this summer. I want everyone to go out and do all the things! Go to events. Go swimming. Go camping (I totally do not camp). Concerts. Farmers markets. Everything.
I’m not going to be doing much for the next few months. I’m supposed to be staying away from people so that I don’t risk getting sick. But...my partner works at the top of this big huge building in downtown Portland and I’ve managed to talk him into going up to watch Portland’s pride parade. That’s how desperate I am. I hate parades.
So please, go and do all the stuff you haven’t been able to enjoy for the last 2 years. Even if parades are involved.

-Amy

https://gofund.me/dca44775

Thank you so much for the incredible support that's been given to the salon. It always blows me away when I see how the shop has effected others. It makes me proud of the impact we’ve had.

I had committed to keeping people up date on where everything is at. We'll see how long that lasts...
I met with hematology, oncology, radiology and the surgeons this week.
That’s a lot of ‘ology’s. My surgery is 3 weeks out. My stomach dropped when I heard how far away it is. But it gives time to get my hemoglobin up to where it’s safe to do the surgery. That’s how we found everything. I became anemic and they thought it was an ulcer. Shocking. They weren’t wrong. I do have a couple of those too. I’ll do IV iron up until the surgery date. The anemia is pretty advanced. I’ll just float in this weird purgatory until then. Cool cool cool.

I’ve been struggling with gratitude lately. That’s kinda a dangerous thing for a person like me. The other day I heard a friend say she was grateful for dish soap. I looked over at the sink in my kitchen. The kitchen in the house I get to have a mortgage for. The house my girls get to feel safe in. The house we get to make our home. Me getting sick doesn’t have the power to change any of those things.
Here’s to being grateful for dish soap. And my dog. She’s pretty great.

-Amy

Dial H for Help, organized by Irene Gutierrez Hi folks- Irene here! We started Dial H for Hair in 2016 with a dream to create a community-bas… Irene Gutierrez needs your support for Dial H for Help

Hi folks,

In the spirit of transparency, the last week has been a whirlwind and full of hard news.

In the last week (5/13), Amy received a Stage 3 Colon Cancer diagnosis. Due to treatment and the risk of Covid-19, she has to be away from behind the chair for 4-6 months.

As most of you know, I (Irene) work part-time while finishing my degree. I will be able to open up my schedule more when I graduate and don't have classes. Unfortunately, I tested positive for Covid (5/20) and I can't work for 7-10 days.

We need help. We hope to be able to raise enough funds to pay the rent and stay open. More so, keep the shop open so Amy doesn't have to worry about it as she makes her way through treatment.

We are so so thankful for your support, love, and community.

Irene

Dial H for Help, organized by Irene Gutierrez Hi folks- Irene here! We started Dial H for Hair in 2016 with a dream to create a community-bas… Irene Gutierrez needs your support for Dial H for Help

Hello! We were wanting to let our clients know how we plan to move forward with some of the restrictions being lifted. *Mask will be required in the salon for the foreseeable future* We will continue to keep the # of people in the salon limited to the client and the stylist (with an exception of children’s haircuts).
Please stay safe and well!
There are lots of mass vaccination events happening throughout Linn and Benton counties. You can find the info:

COVID-19 Vaccine Updated 05/13/2021 On This Page Vaccine Distribution in Oregon Phase 1a and 1b Eligiblility Groups More information on COVID-19 vaccine Benton County COVID-19 Vaccine FAQ Vaccine Distribution In Oregon

So, I do haircuts at no charge to anyone involved in community based organizations (i.e. the unhoused population/ currently in temporary housing / people in recovery / adolescent focused facilities / those involved with DHS, CARDV, Vina Moses, etc / those stuck in our criminal justice system / basically anyone who needs it). This has always happened solely by word of mouth. Word of mouth only reaches so far. I’m asking our clients to pass this information along to whom ever they think could benefit. Thanks for your help! —Amy *appointments are to be booked with me*

We made it!

It’s been a little over 2 months since re-opening and we’re grateful to be safe and well. We hope that all our clients are too!

We’ve been able to continue chipping away at appointments that needed to be rescheduled due to the quarantine (thank you so much for working with us!). If it feels like an appointment somehow got lost in the shuffle, please don’t hesitate to reach out or rebook directly online and place in the notes that it’s something you’ve had to reschedule.

The salon hours have been expanded to accommodate everyone:
Tuesday - Saturday 9am to 6pm / Sunday 10am to 5pm.
See?! Look at how much we appreciate and miss everyone.

The last 6 months have been inexplicably hard. It’s difficult to even know how to start processing everything. So many people want to support one another, but often don’t know where or how to start.
From the first day we opened our doors, Dial H has made community support a huge part of who we are as a salon. We work with many diverse demographics within the area.

We want to extend a hand to our clientele so that you can be part of that with us. Every month we’ll be working with different organizations (locally/Oregon focused/national level) by donating 5% of our overall sales towards their cause. We love doing this type of work. So now... help us help you. Exciting, right??!

September’s organization is:

Black Mama’s Bail Out Fund

to read more about the work that this organization in doing, check out the website:
https://www.nationalbailout.org/history

As far as our COVID-19 regulations go, we are still requiring masks to be worn inside the salon AT ALL TIMES (let's be real, for at least 6 more months), waiting outside the salon until we come get you, hand washing/sanitation prior to entering the salon, and no symptoms or exposure!

Thank you so much for supporting us as people and as stylists.
See you soon and wash your hands!

-Amy (she/her) and Irene (they/them)
**New contact # for voicemail and text message: (541) 602-8195**

History — National Bail Out   Black Mama’s Bail Out began with an invitation from Mary Hooks, co-director of Southerners on New Ground (SONG), a membership-based organization of Southern LGBTQ Black people, people of color, migrant, and working class people who work for dignity and justice across race, class, abilities, age...

Hi peeps!

Today is International Non-binary day. I have not posted a lot on professional pages, but I am non-binary/genderqueer and use they/them/theirs pronouns. Non-binary is an umbrella term for anyone that fits outside of the gender binary (male vs. female). Attached are some links for more information and resources.

Happy Non-binary day! 💛🤍💜🖤

https://transequality.org/issues/resources/understanding-non-binary-people-how-to-be-respectful-and-supportive
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Guide-to-Being-an-Ally-to-Transgender-and-Nonbinary-Youth.pdf

https://www.mypronouns.org

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