Archive for November, 2010

Dear friends,

Beauty Night Society is an award-winning registered charity that builds hope, trust and self-esteem in vulnerable women through life makeovers that include wellness, fitness, literacy, personal and leadership development. We would like to build a mutually beneficial partnership with your company to celebrate the beauty of all women.

On Christmas Eve 2009, thirty volunteers handed out 500 Christmas stockings to women living in poverty residing in shelters, health care facilities, transition homes in Vancouver, Toronto, and Prince George.

Hundreds of volunteers throughout the community make this event possible. Vancouver fashion designer Nancy Perreault designed the stocking. With 40 metres of donated fabric, high school textiles classes, fashion design students and Girl Guides sewed 500 Christmas stockings. Beauty Night Society volunteers filled them with donated hair, skin, dental and body care products.

This year we will more than double the number of recipients of Christmas stockings. On Christmas Eve 2010, 1,200 stockings created and decorated by children and youth will be handed out by Ms. Claus to women in shelters and transition homes.

You can be a part of this worthwhile program by donating new dental, nail, hair, skin and body care products to fill the 1200 stockings. Please refer to our website for information on this.

If you have any questions or would like additional information, I can be contacted at any time at [email protected] or 778-885-4526. More information on Beauty Night’s history and programs can be found at www.beautynight.org.

Sincerely,
Caroline MacGillivray, National Executive Director & Founder, Beauty Night Society

10th Anniversary Christmas Stocking Drive Wish List
New, unopened self-care products including:
Socks & gloves;
Oral care products: toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss;
Skin care products: cleanser, moisturizer, face masque, etc.;
Hair care products: shampoo, conditioner, styling products;
Nail care products: nail files, polish, etc.;
Makeup & cometics samples.

Financial donations to be used to fund the following:
Life makeover supplies;
Child minding for participants;
Creation station program supplies;
Beauty Night’s Legacy fund.

Product donations for Christmas stockings must be dropped off by Dec 1st.
Please contact [email protected] for drop-off information.
Tax receipts will be issued for monetary donations over $10.

You can access a Google doc with all this information here.

This morning, more than 80,000 copies of Vancouver Foundation’s Magazine were distributed through the Vancouver Sun. On pages 16 and 17 is an article about Beauty Night Society. We are thrilled with the article and wanted to share the link with you in case you haven’t seen it yet.

From the article: “[Beauty Night founder Caroline] MacGillivray has seen many women walk out of the program with an improved attitude and become motivated to take better care of their health at home. “Being able to create an environment where the women feel safe, where they feel good about who they are, I think that’s really empowering,” she says. “And when you feel good about yourself, you start believing anything is possible. To see people taking care of themselves, where they felt hat they’re worth taking care of, it’s really exciting and beautiful.”

Vancouver Foundation also created a video that is airing at Vancouver Fashion Week between the shows. We have a booth there this week if you would like to come by and say hello! Thank you for all of your support! Here is a sneak peek.