Every year, Beauty Night collects donations of cosmetic, skincare, and personal hygiene products, and an extensive team of volunteers sews hundreds of Christmas stockings. The stockings are then filled with the goodies, and on Christmas Eve the Beauty Night volunteers, dressed as Mrs. Claus and her elves, distribute the stockings to women in the Downtown East Side.

Most of us take for granted that we can buy items like hairbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, and soap – but think for a moment how expensive these items are if you have barely any income. The stockings mean a great deal to the women who receive them.

The 2010 stocking drive is already underway… please read the following letter from Beauty Night’s Executive Director, Caroline MacGillivray.

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 How You Can Help page 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.

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 also can access a Google doc with the stocking drive information here.

Thank you!