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Start the holiday season off with a fun night that will make a difference in the lives of many! Dec 3rd has finally arrived! Tonight is a the night to come down, have fun and celebrate a great cause. It is definitely an action-packed evening… not to be missed… All I want for Xmas Fashion Show and Silent Auction at BarNone 1222 Hamilton Street.

We recommend you arrive early as it is a full house tonight. Doors open at 7:30pm and show starts at 8pm.

Tickets are $10 in advance at http://www.clubzone.com/events/Vancouver/172521/Beauty-Night-Dec-3rd or else $15 at the door.

Pin-up girl styled fashions by Nancy Black, performances by Luscious Dance. DJ Darren, DJ Chris and Maxwell Maxwell on the turn tables. Our emcees for the evening are Adrienne Lindsay & Sexy in Vancity Radio’s Caroline MacGillivray (also national executive director and founder of Beauty Night Society). Hair sponsored by Toni & Guy. Makeup by Tiffany Telford & Beauty Night makeup team.

Pictures with Santa, 50/50 draw, raffle tickets and of course our silent auction!

Marilyn Wilson, editor of www.vancouverfashionezine.com will be at the event selling copies of their anniversary print edition. Be sure to pick one up as they are $12 ($6 goes to Beauty Night!)

Call us at 604.992.4936 or info@beautynight.org if you have any questions.

We look forward to seeing you! The more monies raised the more women and children we can reach.

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Below is a list of some of our silent auction items for tonight:
(prepare to get all your Christmas shopping done early!) Don’t forget your cheque book!

‘The Secret’ Package
Learn to live within the law of attraction and change your life with these 2 hard cover books delving into daily teachings. Transform any weakness or suffering into strength and power. – value $50

BC Lions Signed Shirt
Support our local BC Lions with a t-shirt autographed by defensive lineback Alan Harper #99.
-Donated by Donnelly Hospitality Management Group – value $100

Armani’s Diamonds for Men
Time to try a luxurious cologne for your inner impetuous playboy, Emporio Armani’s Diamonds for Men has all the markings of an affluent, much-to-enjoy fragrance. – value $50

Bedo dress shirt
A man with a sense of style will impress everybody nearby. This large stripey blue and pink dress shirt is certainly no exception. Value -$70

Innan Herbal Remedies
Reveal your inner glow with this indulgent gift basket of treasures! Nurturing health and beauty with a mix of creams, massage oils, loofahs and bath sachets to pamper you to perfection.
-donated by Nancy Eagle – value $100

Memorex digital photo frame
Share your treasured images with family and friends on this 10” widescreen. With a wireless remote all you need to do is lift as finger! Enhanced with stereo speakers, your slideshows of favourite pictures will dance across the screen! – Value $150

Absolute Spa Group GC
Recognized with 45 awards for spa excellence, the Absolute Spa Group can pamper you with facials, body buffs, pedicures and spray tans. Finish of the year with a look primed for the holidays!
-donated by Donnelly Hospitality Management Group – Value $50

Dinner for two at Boneta Restaurant + liquids
Located in the heart of Gastown, Chef Jeremie Bastien of Boneta’s has taken the lead in the kitchen showcasing locally harvested products, while ‘2008 Sommelier of the Year’ Neil Ingram presides over an unpredictable wine list of hard to find vintages and small run labels. Boneta’s boasts an open kitchen, spectacular local art, and 20 foot mirrored ceilings. The atmosphere at Boneta is lively and social and waiting for you! – Value $150

Player Chophouse Gift Certificate #1
Known for ‘where the professionals come to play’ the Player Chophouse Restaurant and Lounge located opposite BC Place will tantalise your taste buds with cedar plank salmon or braised boneless short ribs. Value -$50

Player Chophouse Gift Certificate #2
Known for ‘where the professionals come to play’ the Player Chophouse Restaurant and Lounge located opposite BC Place will tantalise your taste buds with cedar plank salmon or braised boneless short ribs. Value -$50

Touchdown Glassware
Celebrate the game with 4 X 4oz cordial or vodka glasses plus 4 X 16oz pilsner glasses. All football fans will want to show off their passion with this unique style, so impress your friends and will the game into a winner! – Value $100

Two tickets to the “An evening at Sea with Greg Cockerill” #1
Greg Cockerill is a hard working Calgary songwriter known best as a roots folk rocker with with a jazz background. Get an additional bonus of a CD and rock into 2010 supporting Canadian artists -Value $120

Two tickets to the “An evening at Sea with Greg Cockerill” #2
Greg Cockerill is a hard working Calgary songwriter known best as a roots folk rocker with with a jazz background. Get an additional bonus of a CD and rock into 2010 supporting Canadian artists -Value $120

Vichy Gift bag
Be an enviro bag handler with this canvas gift bag filled with volume pumping shampoo, sunblock and thermal spa water -Value $ 120

Nan Wardrop leg warmers
There’s nothing quite like style that has been hand crafted. These pearl coloured hand knitted leg warmers are the trend of the season – value $45

[Blank] denim jeans
Word on the street is that these Holt Renfrew graffiti style jeans will form your booty into perfection – value $300

Ross den Otter Art piece
Ross den Otter is a Port Alberni born artist that has focused on photography, mixed media, small scale sculpting and photographic printmaking for over 25 years. A natural collaborator, he has worked with many of Vancouver’s fine art and commercial photographers. His photographic works have appeared in publications across North America – Value $ 300 (start bid at $100)

Peacock Earrings – by Lori Cerus
Shimmering green and blue peacock feather earrings are the fashion statement to make any outfit ‘to die for’ – Value $30

Feather pendant – by Lori Cerus
Silver necklace accentuated by a stripey shell, orange gemstone and multi toned feather – Value $45

Picnic Bag and wine
Why not start planning for a summer escape with this picnic backpack filled with plates, glasses and cutlery? Topped off with a bottle of white and winter is almost over! -donated by Alexander Holburn Beaudin & Lang – Value $120

Granville Room $25 #1
Be a part of Vancouver’s entertainment district at the Granville Room. Try out some quality crafted cocktails and the boutique dining menu. The rich, dark interior is accented with jaded hipster artwork and a well-appointed bar. – Value $25

Granville Room Gift Certificate #2
Be a part of Vancouver’s entertainment district at the Granville Room. Try out some quality crafted cocktails and the boutique dining menu. The rich, dark interior is accented with jaded hipster artwork and a well-appointed bar.- Value $25

Donnelly Hospitality Management Gift Certificate #1
See the nightclubs of Vancouver through Donnelly Hospitality Management. Celebrate in Republic, The Modern, Pop Opera and our own treasure here, Bar None. Alternatively, tour the pubs! The Calling, Library Square, Lamplighter, Metropole and Smileys – Value $50

Donnelly Hospitality Management Gift Certificate #2
See the nightclubs of Vancouver through Donnelly Hospitality Management. Celebrate in Republic, The Modern, Pop Opera and our own treasure here, Bar None. Alternatively, tour the pubs! The Calling, Library Square, Lamplighter, Metropole and Smileys – Value $50

DHM Alcohol Gift basket
Gray Monk Merlot, Stolichnaya vodka, Blasted Church Rose…just a few beverages to keep you warm over the holidays!
-Donated by Donnelly Hospitality Management Group – $100

Reflexology Gift Basket
Reflexology is an alternative medicine method involving the practice of massaging or applying pressure to parts of the feet, or sometimes the hands and ears, with the goal of encouraging a beneficial effect on other parts of the body, or to improve general health.- $65

Santa lap dance lessons for 10!!!
Sexyinvancity.com is offering a lap dance “Santa baby lap dance workshop” For you and 9 of your friends for an hour and a half in the comfortable of your own home. Do you wanting to spice up your work out with the most sexy moves? Bring out your inner naughty! Value – $350

Under One Sky DVD
Be inspired by 200 women martial artists from the Film Board of Canada. The film reveals the deeply personal and emotional challenges women face to achieve confidence and spiritual development. – value $25

Boysco Gift Certificate
Known as trendsetter in mens clothing for the last 25 years, Boysco will ensure you stay on top of the times – value $100

Rosedale on Robson Gift certificate
One complimentary accommodation for two in a one bedroom standard suite-be in the center of Vancouver as you enjoy a night on the town – Value $200

The Century Restaurant
Bringing latin ingredients to a contemporary French table, the Century restaurant is located on Richards street, just steps from Gastown – Value $100

Jolie Mack Jewellery necklace
“Stone’s Throw” is a coveted necklace from Jolie Mack Designs’ Signature Collection. Brilliant in a rich amethyst shade, the Swarovski crystals glitter on a Sterling silver chain. Whether it’s worn with jeans or your little black dress, “Stone’s Throw” is the perfect piece to finish any style. – Value $ 80

Toni and Guy Gift Baskets X2

Amazing Womens Workshop weekend
Bid on free tuition to the next Amazing Womens Workshop. www.libertyforsuccess.com provides the space and tools to create personal and relationship success with ease. Value – $375.

Little Wish Photography Services Two hour Photo Session
~Pre-session phone consultation to arrange the perfect location, styling choices, date & time
~Up to three hours on-location custom photo session
~Advanced post processing techniques
~Professional Photo-touch ups
~An email with a password to your own Gallery of images to view and choose favorites at http://www.littlewishphoto.com
~24 favourite keepsake prints (of your choice) in 4 x 6 Kolo leather album
~A CD of all images taken during the Photo Shoot
Value – $350.00

Beauty Night Society events in Vancouver are a fusion of visual art and theatre. Tonight we start off at Robert Held Art Glass where the artists will be auctioning off pieces for Beauty Night. We can watch Robert Held create a piece that will be auctioned off for Beauty Night.

Here are the details:

Vancouver, BC…Robert Held Art Glass is pleased to announce their annual Sale & Gala Event, November 20th from 5pm – 9pm.  Get into the holiday spirit early with this festive annual holiday Sale and Gala Event. This amazing collective will not only feature some of the work by BC’s best talents, but will provide the opportunity to shake hands with the artists themselves, including Robert Held, Richard Scheib, Katy Pattison, Jeremy Day Morris, Melanie Rowe, Lynne Chapelle, Joanne Andrighetti, and many more. The artists will entertain with beadwork demonstrations, glass demonstrations, create a collaborative holiday piece as well as have their popular ‘cooking with glass’ showcase with some tantalizing treats for our guests. While nibbling on the glass cooked food or sipping on the fine wine, you can also peruse the gallery and find some fantastic deals for your holiday shopping. With up to 50% off Robert Held Glass, a wide selection of jewellery, glass sculptures, beads, and fused glass work, you’re sure to fill your stockings!

The artists will also be providing pieces to be auctioned off for Beauty Night Society. Beauty Night provides marginalized women and youth tools to change their lives and heal themselves and their communities. Beauty Night National Executive Director & Founder, Caroline MacGillivray will chat about the what Beauty Night Society does and why. After that Robert Held will create a piece on site and auction it off to raise funds for Beauty Night Society. The Gala event is open to the public and the Pre-holiday sale continues all week from November 21 – 28, 10am – 6pm so come down to get the fires burning.

After the event, Beauty Night volunteers will be escorting Beauty Night participants to see tonight’s performance of Demon Voice. More details to come about the world premiere of Shawn McDonald’s play… tomorrow.

Have you been good or bad this year? By helping Beauty Night Society you will definitely be good!

Yaletown’s hottest club, Bar None hosts the “All I Want for Christmas” Fashion Show fundraiser.  On December 3rd, 2009 make your way to 1222 Hamilton Street where you can be Naughty while being nice to Beauty Night Society.   Featuring pin-up designs by Nancy Black. Tickets: $10 advance, $15 at door.  Dress code: Your choice of suger or spice. Contact: Caroline McGillivray 778.885.4526 or visit www.beautynight.org  to learn how this holiday gathering will get you to the top of Santa’s list as you help women and children in Vancouver’s downtown eastside with the tools to make positive lifestyle changes.

“Be a part of our cause, not a part of the problem”

Bring your credit card and cash.  There will be lots of opportunities to give and receive with a   silent auction items, raffle tickets, photos with Santa and his sexy elves. Vancouver’s leading pin-up fashion Designer Nancy Black, Luscious Dance and Sexy in Vancity dancers have donated their time to keep the cost affordable and enable you to bring your friends to kick off the season right.  Book ahead as our venue has limited space.  It is sure to be an amazing show and it is for a great cause: to provide marginalized women and youth tools to make positive life style choices to heal themselves and build healthy communities. The more money raised, the more people we can heal.

For 9 years Beauty Night Society has used makeover and development programs
To heal women and youth in our community. With outreach offices in Toronto , Vancouver and Victoria Beauty Night Society is proud to boast recently celebrating its 10,000th makeover.  Over these years what started as a place to heal the spirit now provides fitness, nutritional, educational programs and the community needed to make positive lifestyle changes a way of life.  We hope to see you there.

2009 Beauty Night Society is having its annual “All I want for Christmas” Fashion show featuring pin-up designs by Nancy Black and silent auction. This is an invitation for you to participate in the wonderful event. “All I want for Christmas” brings forward collaboration between art, imagination and originality. Guests get to check out pin-up fashions by Nancy Black, performances by Luscious Dance and Sexy in Vancity dancers, whilst raising funds for Beauty Night Society’s makeover and development programs for women and youth in the community.

Beauty Night Society works with under-privileged women and children on the Downtown Eastside and other troubled areas across Canada. It was founded in 2000 by Caroline MacGillivray, and recently celebrated its 10,000th makeover. Beauty Night Society provides women and children with the tools to make positive lifestyle changes. Come out for your chance to be both naughty and nice. In the spirit of the holidays, show your support to Beauty Night and allow us to give to those who need it most!

Tickets are $10 in advance & $15 at the door. Please bring your cheque book and be prepared to bid on silent auction items. * As we collect the silent auction items, we will add as pictures on the event with starting bid.

Dear Friends,
On December 3rd, 2009 Beauty Night Society is having its annual “All I want for Christmas” Fashion show featuring pin-up designs by Nancy Black. This is an invitation for you to participate in the fantabulous event. “Be a part of the cause, not a part of the problem”
“All I want for Christmas” brings forward collaboration between art, imagination and originality. The anticipated 200+ guests will experience an exquisite evening showcasing some of Vancouver’s most talented individuals. Guests get to check out pin-up fashions by Nancy Black, performances by Luscious Dance and Sexy in Vancity dancers, whilst raising funds for Beauty Night Society’s makeover and development programs for women and youth in the community. The main sources of income for the evening will be: ticket sales, silent auction items, raffle tickets, photos with Santa and corporate sponsors.
Have you been good or bad this year? By helping Beauty Night Society you will definitely be good! We are looking for help in three areas: 1) Sponsorship, 2) Silent auction items and 3) Monetary donations. 100% of the proceeds will go to Beauty Night Society. Beauty Night Society works with under-privileged women and children on the Downtown Eastside and other troubled areas across Canada. It was founded in 2000 by Caroline McGillivray, and recently celebrated its 10,000th makeover. Beauty Night Society provides women and children with the tools to make positive lifestyle changes. Your generous contribution will give back to those who need it the most.
The event details: Date: Thursday, December 3, 2009 | Time: doors at 7:30pm, show 8pm Tickets: $10 advance, $15 at door | Dress code: Naughty or nice Location: Bar None, 1222 Hamilton Street, Yale Town Event Contact: Caroline McGillivray 778.885.4526 More info? Go to www.beautynight.org

Please let me know if you are able to donate a silent auction item, or be a sponsor of the event. I look forward to hearing from you at 778.885.4526 or carolinem@beautynight.org . Have a great day!
Sincerely,

Beauty Night Society’s “All I want for Christmas” Committee

The flu season is upon us, and everyone everywhere is being more aware of their health and staying healthy.
Beauty Night realizes that healthy eating is not about strict nutrition philosophies, staying unrealistically thin, or depriving yourself of the foods you love. Rather, it’s about feeling great, having more energy, and keeping yourself as healthy as possible.  Which is one reason we are starting a course for moms and tots teaching healthy recipes that they can prepare with the  tools that they have (often only hot plates) and the food that they have avaliable to them.  We would love to hear your suggestion of recipes!

Eating poorly conributes to stress and many other side effects, such as:

• Blood Sugar Imbalances: When we don’t eat enough food, or don’t eat healthy enough food (too little protein and healthy carbohydrates, too much sugar, etc.) we can experience blood sugar fluctuations. These fluctuations can lead to mood swings, fatigue, poor concentration and other negative consequences in the short term, and greater health problems like hyperglycemia in the long run.
• Caffeine Side Effects: Too much caffeine can lead to poor concentration and decreasef effectiveness, sleep disturbances, and increased levels of cortisol in the blood.
• Poor Health Outcomes: Poor nutrition can also lead to lowered immunity so you’re more susceptible to illnesses, both minor and major. As you can imagine, this can lead to other problems, including increased stress levels.

We feel that helping our clients make great food choices, they will start to feel amazing and make great life choices as well.

If you can help, please email info@beautynight.org, leave a comment or donate!

A few weeks ago the African Children’s Choir celebrated their 25 year anniversary. People around the world gathered together at Fairmont Hotel Vancouver to join in the festivities. Thanks to my friend, David Hurford, I was able to attend the gala. Sir Bob Geldoff was honoured for his avocacy work. The fundraiser profiled how the organization grew from a missions trip to Africa. There Ray Barnett, Founder & President of Music for Life heard a child sing. In a land where thousands of children were starving and in need of food and support, they found joy. Instead of the pictures of poverty and desolation that appeared on most news stations around the globe, the African Children’s Choir founders wanted to show the world how wonderful the children were. Through the tours, the choir has been able to give dignity and respect to the children and raise valuable dollars to build schools and so many wonderful programs.

Many of the choir members alumni were present. Engineers, doctors, fashion designers, and those working with the communities they reside in were there.  It was inspiring and uplifting to me to see how much the African Children’s Choir has achieved in 25 years. I watched as the live auction took place. Vicki Gabereau and Barry Scott, an auctioneer from Maynards kept driving the prices of the live auction pieces up. I watched in fascination wishing that I had funds to bid on some of the pieces. Running a charity, one understands how necessary having money to achieve your mission can be. To quote Peter Brinckerhoff: “No money, no mission.”

Beauty Night National Executive Director & Founder, Caroline MacGillivray with Serena and Jeffrey Lowe and two of the members of the choir at the African Children's Choir 25th Anniversary Gala Celebration on Sept. 29 (Fairmont Hotel Vancouver)

I started to reflect about how much Beauty Night Society has done on such a nominal budget. Through community support we have run our programs for almost 9 years. Thanks to our volunteers, contributors and our participants, we have achieved many things. I could not help but wonder what would happen if we did have sustainable funding. Our program success are a huge tribute to human spirit, belief that we can make a difference in this world by following our mission and persistence.  I started to wonder how we get from where we are today to where I would like to be on our 25th anniversary.

Our mission is to provide marginalized people tools to make positive lifestyle changes to heal themselves and our communities. Our goal is to be able to serve as many people as we can in as many communities around the globe as possible. As I watched  pieces from the Harry Potter and Half-Blood Prince and Audrey Hepburn’s glove & Tiffany watch be auctioned off, I couldnt’ help but wonder how do we get from where we are now to where we would like to be in two years.

“Caroline MacGillivray from Beauty Night Society,” a voice called out. I looked up to see Vicki Gabereau holding my business card. With a jolt, I pulled myself out of my chair and headed towards the stage. At the top of the evening, we were able to enter our names in a draw to win Bryan Adams tickets.  From the distance, I could see my pink business card in Vicki Gabereau’s hand.

When I climbed up the stairs to the stage, Vicki asked me if we should tell everyone about Beauty Night Society. For a moment, I hesitated as it would be great to tell people about what we do. I shook my head. It wasn’t the right time and place. It was time to raise money so the African Children’s Choir could continue to heal more children. I told Vicki I wanted to auction the tickets off. She turned to the mike and announced we were auctioning off the tickets. People became engaged and began to bid. The tickets sold for $4000.

With a bounce in my step, I walked down the stairs back to my seat. The people at my table, some who I now count as friends hugged me and told me it was “such a great thing to do.” I was surprised as to me – it was the only thing to do. When something feels right and I listen to it, I feel satisfied. As I continue to walk towards the future, I thought of all the organizations that are making a difference in this world. I want Beauty Night Society to continue to walk beside them. As we continue down this path, I can only hope that we will be able to work with like minded organizations to help restore dignity and respect to everyone in this world.

* And I did get rewarded for my efforts. I was already flushed from raising an additional $4000. Paul Rodger’s wife told me it was a wonderful thing that I did. She teased me and said, “You don’t really like Bryan Adams do you?” I looked at her in surprise and told her I love Bryan Adams. I grew up listening to him. She pressed the tickets in my hands and told me to enjoy the concert. When I protested, she told me they could always get tickets from Bryan. I was told to have a good time. And that I did. The concert was fantastic!

At Beauty Night, we have been thinking about Christmas since July! During the warm summer months, many a afternoon was spent in brain storm sessions with Laura Mah, Blair Lockhart, Nancy Black, Revel Kunz, Christie Gray and Tiffany Telford. The questions we kept asking were:

We have been doing the annual Xmas stocking drive for 8 years, what is working well?

What do we want to change?

How can we get more community members involved?

How do we get the message out?

How do we know if we meet the needs of the community?

What worked well was the dynamic community response to the Xmas Drive.  Seniors, industry professionals, parents, children, youth and tweens wanted to contribute their time, energy, money and resources. Through word of mouth and positive media coverage this event has more volunteers wanting to get involved.

To increase word of mouth, Christie and I spent several afternoons with Knit Fit volunteers. Our training sessions included:

• Social media training. How to use facebook, twitter and word press to share their stories of volunteering
• Christie Gray created accounts for the volunteers who were interested in blogging. They have been contributing their stories on this blog about the Knit Fit and Stocking Drive.
• Board member, Bill Nevison created a video of last year’s Xmas Stocking Drive celebration and posted it on You Tube. We encouraged the volunteers to use the video to show people what we do. People get 90% of their information from what they see and 10% from what they hear. Sometimes pictures work well – especially seeing the distribution of the stockings and scarves.
• Public Speaking. I have heard that some people fear having to speak in front of people more than death. The volunteers prepared a speech about Knit Fit and Stocking Drive. Like monologues, we worked through the speeches. We worked on the key messaging, breath work, completing the thought and the writing. We work-shopped the speeches to make sure each speech felt like it sounded like the person who was delivering the speech.
• Policy & Procedures. Together we discussed leadership techniques and guidelines for working with children and peers. We discussed how to create a safe and enjoyable space for volunteers to feel empowered and become actively engaged in the projects we are creating. Working together, we came up with some fantastic ideas and put them into motion.

What we are doing is working. Last weekend when Beauty Night Society volunteer, Denise Von Gorkum and I took several Beauty Night participants to the Models of Inspiration Filmathon, we ran into one of the parents of our Knit Fit volunteers. She thanked me for being a good role model for her daughters and their friends. She asked if we needed more volunteers for our Kids Club program. She offered to drive the girls who wished to volunteer to and from our location.

I am thrilled that people want to get more involved with the programming. This week we have been having meetings with volunteers and community members who want to offer other programs for our participants. Digital story telling, inner beauty boot camp, blogging, yoga classes and nutrition classes are some of the program options we are considering. While we continue to create opportunities for our participants, we keep the line of communication open with our participants and community partners. We want to make sure what we are offering is what the women want and that starts with asking for feed back.

Thanks to DJ Joe, our participant facilitator we have been able to ask for feed back from our participants.  The general consensus is positive. Thanks to DJ’s constant queries, we are making some adjustments in our times and days for programming to make sure we are giving the women what they want.

The participants love the concept of joy and celebration. We have managed to include that in our regular programming. This past week’s programming included Beautilicious Halloween Celebration, Mom & Tot pumpkin carving sessions and pumpkin fitness classes. Through innovation and constant feedback, we continue to evolve our programming as we work together with our contributors, volunteers and participants.

As for our Xmas Activities, the women love the stockings and the Knit Fit scarves.  What they would like to see is a way they can help with the planning. We have started inviting participants to our stocking cutting sessions. Although the participants have not attended these sessions, they seem to enjoy being asked.

Volunteers from York House School, Churchill Secondary, Kwatlan College – Fashion Design Program, Van Tech Secondary, Little Flower Academy, and individual sewers have stitched up stockings. Stocking Coordinator, Blair Lockhart has been collecting the sewn stockings and dropping them off to groups of children to decorate them. Sparks (5-7 year olds – before Brownies), Brownies and Girl Guides are getting together to decorate and in some cases fill the stockings.

Last year Revel Kunz opened up her home to the Rangers (one of groups of children who sewed and decorated stockings). The Rangers spent one Monday evening filling 130 stockings! By encouraging children and youth to get involved, I believe it helps them understand that we can impact someone’s life. When we work together, we can change the world.

I hope you enjoy the Halloween festivities. Stay tuned for our Xmas Wish List for our 8th Annual Xmas Stocking Drive.

There are a lot of things going on with Beauty Night over the next week.

Tomorrow is the Models of Inspiration Filmathon you can read about here. We are very excited to be education and empowering some of our participants through this Filmathon.

Sunday we have a Knit Fit event at Brittania from 1-3pm. There is also a stocking cutting session at Nancy Black’s house in the afternoon, and a volunteer orientation from 4:30-6:30 as well. Please email info@beautynight.org for more information.

Monday is the Beautilicous Halloween Event, with face painting, halloween make up, manicures and a photoshoot!

(art work by the very talented Tiffany Telford)

Tuesday we have the Mom and Tot Halloween Festivities, with pumpkin seed roasting, pumpkin carving, face painting and the start of our Mom and Tot cooking series.

The next 4 days are filled with fun and exciting programming. If you want to help, email info@beautynight.com and we will find a fit for you!

Have a great weekend everyone

It’s hard to believe that Beauty Night Society is almost 9! A lot has changed as we have grown, and a lot more will change as we continue to grow.
The Vancouver Sun wrote this story about our 8 year anniversary.
Since then, our programming has continued to expand, with thanks to our generous volunteers and supporters. We really couldn’t do this without you!
We’re at the start of our busiest season. If you’re interested in volunteering, please email info@beautynight.org to see about opportunities. If you would like to donate yarn or knitting needles for Knit Fit, that would also be wonderful.
We are trying to raise funds to buy products to put into our Christmas Stockings as well.  Having funds allows us to buy in bulk, which is beneficial to the women. We love product as well, but it does have to be unused and unopened to ensure our clients feel dignified.  Just think, would you like to receive a half used bottle of shampoo in your stocking?
We are also gearing up a Mom and Tot nutrition program, where we will be teaching Moms how to cook simple, healthy recipes under the constraint of it having to be prepared on a hotplate since that is the tools they have available. If you would like to donate crockpots or other kitchen supplies (such as tupperware), we would love that too!

I’m excited about what the future holds for Beauty Night, and I can’t thank you enough for making all of this possible.