Retired Kelso barber revives A Day of Kindness
Longtime volunteer says doing good helps raise spirits By HAYLEY DAY, The Daily News
Published: January 31, 2021, 6:00am
Share: Now-retired Kelso barber Bill Ammons sits in the salon chair at his shop, Pacific Barber Shop, in June 2019. (Courtney Talak/The Daily News)
LONGVIEW In Cowlitz County, you can’t mention kindness without thinking of Bill Ammons.
For the past 30-some years, Ammons has regularly spearheaded coat, bike, shoe and school supply drives for both local kids and adults.
Now, the 78-year-old lifetime giver is back in the spotlight to revive a local staple: A Day of Kindness.