Photographer Ken Villeneuve brings Truth & Beauty Photos to Vancouver’s DTES Interurban Gallery to Raise Money for Beauty Night

November 7, 2013 by caroline

Truth & Beauty: Photographs by Ken Villeneuve runs until Dec 7th at Vancouver’s InterUrban Gallery. Calendars featuring Ken’s photos are for avail for $10, proceeds will help Beauty Night meet the growing needs of impoverished women & youth.

Truth & Beauty: Photographs by Ken Villeneuve is on display at Vancouver’s InterUrban Gallery until December 7th. Ken Villeneuve created this collection of photographs over the past five years. The exhibit focuses on Vancouver’s downtown eastside, and on Beauty Night in particular. Ken has also included portraits from Something to Eat, a Place to Sleep, and Someone Who Gives a Damn, his documentary about homelessness.

“Don’t believe all the negative things you read and hear about the DTES, there are pockets of optimism and cheerfulness, and Beauty Night is one of them. This show was inspired by Beauty Night and all of the lovely people that attend,” says Ken.

Ken has generously created Truth & Beauty desk calendars featuring his photos with proceeds going to Beauty Night ($10 at InterUrban Gallery, cash only).

Beauty Night Society is celebrating its 13th year and 36,000th makeover for impoverished women and youth. Funds raised through the sale of Truth & Beauty calendars will help Beauty Night increase the number of makeovers provided each week from 250 to 300. “Currently we have 10 organizations on a wait list who would like us to deliver services to their participants. We are hoping to raise the resources we need to be able to meet the growing need,” says Beauty Night founder Caroline MacGillivray.

‘Beauty is truth, truth beauty’ - that is all ye know on earth, and all you need to know. -John Keats

InterUrban Gallery is located @ 1 East Hastings Street. Ken Villeneuve’s Truth & Beauty exhibit runs Wed to Sat (1pm-5pm) until December 7th, admission is free.

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Dignity Purefume by Smell This! Aromatherapy Raises Money for Beauty Night

November 4, 2013 by caroline

On November 2nd, at the top of the With Dignity Masquerade Ball, we launched Dignity Purefume! The purefume was created by Smell This! Aromatherapy, and the price is $20 per bottle. From every bottle sold Smell This! is donating $10 to Beauty Night. The monies raised will help us to continue to meet the growing demand for Beauty Night services. To purchase Dignity purefume, please visit Smell This.

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12 Days of Xmas: Beauty Night Aims to Deliver Holiday Joy to Impoverished Women

October 22, 2013 by caroline

Beauty Night Society is delighted to team up with Greencircle Salons for our 13th Annual 12 Days of Xmas Campaign. Our aim is to collect new, unopened care products (wish list below) to fill 1500 Christmas stockings for women and youth in need.

Fashion Designer Nancy Perreault has designed a stocking for us and schools, youth groups and community members sew, decorate and fill them. From December 12th - 24th, Beauty Night elves visit impoverished women and youth in shelters & drop-in centres to drop off the stockings.

Our wish list includes: (new, unopened products)

Dental Care (tooth brushes, floss and tooth paste)
Nail Care (Nail polish, nail files, nail art decals)
Make up (sample sizes - new and unopened)
Skin Care Products
Mittens & Gloves
Socks
Tea bags
Journals
Mandarin Oranges

*Please note stocking items must be ready for pick up before November 29th* If you would like help collect donations to fill the stockings, please let us know.

Drop off locations: Kore Salon @ 757 W Hastings St (Sinclair Center) and Vital Health Medical & Wellness @ 1855 W 4th Ave. As we confirm additional drop off spots, we will update this post.

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Beauty Night Celebrates Giving 36,000 Makeovers at With Dignity Masquerade Ball on Nov 2nd

October 22, 2013 by caroline

On Saturday November 2nd, 2013 Heritage Hall will play host to the inaugural With Dignity Masquerade Ball, a fundraiser to benefit local charity Beauty Night Society.

The evening will be a presentation of local art, fashion by Nancy Perreault Collections, pole and pin-up performances, a silent auction, and intriguing costumes. Donations will go to support the Beauty Night’s three programs which aim to help women and youth build self-esteem, live with dignity, and make positive lifestyle choices.

As a prelude to the night’s festivities, the day’s activities also aim to fundraise for the charity. From 11am to 6pm, the Hall will be open for the public to attend a forum called “Skin Salon.” There will be speakers and vendors relating to:

skin health
the ingredients in beauty, body and skin care products
corporate social responsibility
the importance of buying “clean” products

Special guest speaker is author and local women’s health advocate Lorna Vanderheaghe. Entry is by donation.

The concept for the event was the brainchild of two local entrepreneurs in the “clean” beauty industry: Arline Trividic (owner of Smell This Aromatherapy, a local manufacturer of “clean” skin care products) and Estie Gonzalez (owner/operator of Derma Bright Clinic).

Beauty Night Society is celebrating its 36,000th makeover for impoverished women and youth. Monies raised will help them increase the number of makeovers given each week from 250 to 300. ”Currently we have 10 organizations on the wait list who would like us to deliver services to their participants. We are hoping to raise the resources we need to be able to meet the growing need,” says Beauty Night founder Caroline MacGillivray.

For more information on the event or to purchase tickets, please visit event brite

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Weekly Volunteers Needed

October 3, 2013 by caroline

Want to join our team of dedicated volunteers? We are looking for volunteers that can commit to volunteering one shift each week for the next 3 months. Most shifts are from 5-8pm during week day evenings.We work with women and youth who live in poverty. Many of our participants face barriers such as hunger, homelessness, physical and/or sexual violence, mental ill heath and physical illness. Beauty Night is a wonderful way to connect, build self esteem and inclusive healthy community. Our everts take place at shelters, housing complexes, drop in centres, health centres and community centres in Vancouver, Surrey, Burnaby, New West and (upcoming) North Shore.Hairdressers, Makeup Artists, RMTs, Body Workers, Health Care and wellness professionals welcome. * If you are not a health or beauty industry professional but would like to join our front line team, we would love to meet you. Please email beautynightvancouver@gmail.com for our upcoming volunteer orientation sessions.Our orientation is:

Monday, Oct 21st, DEWC (DTES Women’s Centre) 302 Columbia 6-8pm

Tuesday, Nov 5th at Vancouver Public Library - Firehall Branch 1455 West 10th Avenue

* Male and Female volunteers welcome!

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What They Did for Beauty Night!

May 2, 2013 by caroline

Our friends from Le Physique put themselves out there to raise money for our cause! During their Train the Trainer event, people bid the trainers to perform physical feat. Burpees, chin ups, spider walk, parkour and much more were some of the physical feats. Award for most unusual?

“My challenge was to spell supercalifragiliticexpialidocious with my feet (abs and hip flexors!!) while Shadow licked peanut butter off my head and face (he totally missed my nose and cheeks, said Le Physique owner, Nicole Yamanaka.

“Every $24 raised enables us to improve the life of one of our participants,” says Beauty Night Society, Founder, Caroline MacGillivray,”We are absolutely thrilled to have Le Physique trainers supporting our cause in such an innovative way.”

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Want to Volunteer for Beauty Night?

January 8, 2013 by caroline

Tonight, Tuesday, January 8th our first volunteer orientation of 2013 starts at 6pm. It will be held at DTES Women’s Centre (302 Columbia Street). Orientation runs from 6-8:30pm. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

We are looking for dedicated volunteers who can commit to one 3 hour shift each week. The shifts are from 5-8pm Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. We believe that everyone deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

We are looking for like minded people to join our Team. Male and female volunteers are welcome.

If you are unable to make tonight’s orientation, our next orientations will be:

Sunday, January 27th, Surrey - Location TBD

Tuesday, February 5th, Firehall Branch of Vancouver Public Library (1455 West 10th Avenue) 5pm - 7:30pm. (Most orientations are held 1st Tuesday of every month)

What do we do at Beauty Night? Here are some moments at last night’s beauty night.

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Team Beauty Night in Action

January 4, 2013 by caroline

What is Beauty Nite? Love to all women. Pampering, non-judgemental. Head to toe feeling of loving yourself! Thank you ladies! - Beauty Night Participant

Happy 2013! Team Beauty Night jumped right into the new year with two beauty nights in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside (DTES). With January 1 falling on the Tuesday, we started our year visiting some of our community partnerships facilities.Wednesday night brought Team Beauty Night to Sorella House and Thursday to First United Church (320 East Hastings Street).

Our visit to First United Church is always special to us. Back in 2000, Wish Drop in Centre’s home in the church. 12 years ago, we held our first Beauty Night there. Last night volunteers, staff, and participants shared their thoughts as what they love about Beauty Night.

“Its a great program for all the women. I Have been coming for 8 years. It’s great to be pampered by all the volunteers and staff. I engage all woman to treat themself with love and be treated the way they should. Thanks Carol (Caroline MacGillivray) and all the girls that are here. Pampering can encourage them.” Tracy, Beauty Night participant.

If you are interested in joining our cause, there are opportunities to volunteer, donate or become a sponsor. Thank you for your on going support. Beauty Night… dignity is beautiful.

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Beauty Night Volunteers & Supporters Make it Possible

December 27, 2012 by caroline

Throughout the year, hundreds of men and women make it possible for us to offer programming 4 nights each week. Each week we serve 200 people. Last year we served 10, 000 people on an operating budget of $44, 845. Huge thank you to our volunteers, Vancouver Foundation, and our supporters for making this possible. 12 years, 26, 000 makeovers thanks to 500+ volunteers.
Beauty Night Volunteers take a moment to pose for a group shot on Dec 18th, 2012. Photo by the amazing Ken Villeneuve.
If you would like to be come a volunteer or make a donation, we would welcome your support. Thank you!

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Simply Spirit Author Donates 50% of December Sales

December 12, 2012 by caroline

We are thrilled that Joseph Eliezer, Psychotherapist and Author of Simply Spirit: A Personal Guide to Spiritual Clarity, One Insight at a Time is donating 50% of the December sales of his book to Beauty Night Society. Simply Spirit has reached the #1 position in the self-help/spiritual category on Amazon.ca and has been embraced by the BC Cancer Society. Born from intuitive insights and written in quotation form, Joseph’s bestselling book has touched people worldwide.

“In many ways, [Simply Spirit] reminded me of Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet… Its message too is both timely and timeless and befits an age where spiritual clarity is beckoned for.” – Robert Pereira, MD.

Photo of Joseph Eliezer’s Book Simply Spirit by George Moen

“I chose Beauty Night Society because their values resonate with me. They’re transparent; they do an enormous amount of work on a minuscule budget; their executive director, Caroline MacGillivray, works 24/7 to keep the project relevant; they recognize the efforts made by their army of volunteers; and, most importantly, they are dedicated to helping people. They focus on women and children who live in the DTES. Nowhere else in the country do we have so many impoverished people living in such a densely populated area.

The first position I ever held as a counsellor was working in the addictions field at Main and Hastings. It wasn’t pretty. I seldom came across support workers who lasted long in their positions. Connections with counsellors or other service providers didn’t happen often. Beauty Night has been serving the population for 12 years. It’s an award-winning charity, and the more I get to know them, the more I want to become involved.” - Joseph Eliezer on why he is donating 50% of the sales of his book Simply Spirit during December to our cause.

To purchase your copy of Simply Spirit, please click here.

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