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

I wanted to extend a huge thank you for those of you who sponsored me in the blogathon this weekend.

The 48 posts can be found on www.sexyinvancity.com.

We raised $381 for Beauty Night!

Many people offer to donate their old or gently used cosmetics. Health Safety Canada included a segment why cosmetics should not be resold at a garage sale:

Cosmetics – Used, old, or damaged cosmetics should never be sold. These products may contain harmful bacteria that could cause skin rashes or lead to infections. Additionally, second-hand cosmetics may be missing required labelling information, such as ingredients, warnings, and directions for safe use. A cosmetic is defined as a beauty preparation (make-up, perfume, skin cream, nail polish) or grooming aid (toothpaste, soap, shampoo, shaving cream, deodorant) used for cleansing, improving or altering the complexion, skin, hair or teeth.

Many of our makeover participants have HIV/AIDS and/or Hep C. Although we are grateful for community support, we can not accept donations of old or gently used cosmetics.

This is what I saw on my twitter feed:

monicahamburg@beautynight Just created some cool word clouds from tags on your blog (using wordle) http://twurl.nl/u43m3e & http://twurl.nl/6vudjcabout 4 hours ago from TweetDeck

I clicked onto the links to see what I could see. 

Monica Hamburg Creating Word Clouds Based on Beauty Night Blog Tags

Monica nominated me for the Canadian Living “MetoWe” Award.  If you haven’t voted yet, please do.  If I win, they will donate $5000 to Beauty Night Society.

 Using Facebook, she contacted our mutual friends and encouraged them to vote. She has launched a twitter campaign to encourage people to vote for this award.  If you are on Twitter and would like to spread the word, that would be fantastic. Here is something you can tweet:

Please Vote & RT – Help @beautynight win the “MetoWe” Award! (”In The Community” Category) http://twurl.nl/zwepmy.

Monica will be presenting tips on how not for profits can benefit from social media.  The conference will be run through www.canadahelps.org.  If you wish to make an online donation to a charity (including Beauty Night, our donate now button is just at the left hand corner of the page, please do so.)

Beauty Night Turns 8!
Date:  Monday, December 15th, 6 -9pm
Location:  Life Skills Centre at 412 East Cordova.

“She’s growing up,” says Beauty Night Founder, Caroline MacGillivray.
On December 15th Beauty Night celebrates its 8th birthday.  “It is
amazing how far we have come,” says MacGillivray.

In 8 years, the award-winning non-profit program has provided 10,000
makeovers to marginalized women and youth in Vancouver, Victoria, and
Toronto.   Beauty Night’s Monday makeover night on December 15th will
include some North Pole notables-Mrs. Claus and her elves handing out
Christmas stockings designed by Nancy Black.  “This is the sixth year of
our annual stocking drive,” says MacGillivray. “Every year we make 500
stockings and hand most of them out on Xmas eve as well as during the
events leading up to it.”

Typically, Beauty Night’s Monday makeover night at the Life Skills
Centre unites an impressive roster of Lower Mainland volunteers.
Hairdressers, makeup artists, estheticians, massage therapists, plus
many more volunteers join forces to offer services for the women.   On
December 15th, the “tea” ladies from Teldon Publishing will also be on
hand offering hot tea and healthy snacks to Beauty Night clients.  Lush
Cosmetics will be offering mini facials.

The community has kicked in to help.  Spearheaded by Beauty Night’s
Stocking Coordinator, Blair Lockhart and Product Coordinator, Revel
Kunz, many more volunteers throughout the community have helped make
this event a reality.  Students at York House School, the Rangers (youth
girls group), Sharon Hong and many more helped sew the stockings.
Canada Trust, Carrie Wheeler Talent Management, and Blanche McDonald
have been collecting donations of skin care, makeup, nail, dental, body,
and hair care products to fill the stockings with.  Other donations
include gloves and toques.

Beauty Night is excited to include Knit Fit as part of the festivities.
Founded five years ago by Laura Mah at the tender age of 11, Knit Fit
has been teaching youth to knit and Beauty Night Clients reap the
benefit.  On December 15th, 16 year old Mah and her cohorts will be
handing out hand knit scarves to the Beauty Night Clients.
Beauty Night Birthday party will also be making spirits bright for both
volunteers and their makeover subjects with Christmas movies and other
Xmas goodies.

For more information about donating product, snacks or money, please
contact Caroline MacGillivray at 778-885-4526.  Media welcome.   Beauty
Night’s 6th annual stocking drive will be collecting new hair, nail,
skincare, dental care, gloves and socks before December 14th.