Want to Volunteer for Beauty Night?

January 8, 2013 By Caroline Leave a Comment

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 Leave a Comment

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 Wins BC Ideas National Impact Investment Award

November 29, 2012 By Caroline Leave a Comment

On behalf of Beauty Night, thanks to all of you that voted for us in the BC Ideas Competition. Over 466 ideas were submitted. There are 33 BC Ideas winners and recipients of $270, 000. We are pleased to report that we are the recipient of their National Impact Investment award of $15,000 provided by J.W. McConnell Family Foundation. This money will be put towards expanding our current programs and activities to better serve women living in poverty in the Downtown Eastside and beyond. For more information about Beauty Night’s award, as well as the other award recipients please visit BC Ideas.

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1st Day of Xmas

December 13, 2011 By Caroline Leave a Comment

On the first day of Xmas, our friends at AG Hair were as busy as elves. Decorating stockings with beads and bows, they filled more than 400 stockings to hand out to dear people we know. Through the streets of the downtown eastside our volunteers roam handing out xmas stockings to women we know.

Dressed up as the Grinch and a Holiday elf, through shelters, Sorella House, and Rice Block we headed with a car stuffed with xmas wealth. Staff members at the houses greeted us with joy. Together we brought in boxes of stockings filled with tooth brushes, tooth paste, AG-Hair products and toys.

Bringing Stockings to shelter to hand out

The first door we knocked, with hesitation it was unlocked. “We wish you a merry christmas, we wish you a merry christmas, we wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!” we sang. Serenaded she was touched as she gentle took the stocking and said,”Thank you very much.”

Door after door we knocked, singing our Christmas carols, we rocked. Watching eyes light up with delight made us realize just how right the idea of giving is better than receiving - the joy we got was oh so pleasing.

165 stockings we handed out during our journey along this route. Excited to hand out more as the 2nd day of Xmas will have more in store. Thank you to all who have helped make our 12 Days of Xmas Campaign come true - we are so grateful to all of you!

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FundRaising: Youth in Philanthropy $5000 to our cause

May 27, 2011 By Caroline 2 Comments

Here it is… the video created by Carson Graham Secondary students used in their presentation that won $5000 for our cause. In their own words:

Youth And Philanthropy initiative bursary winning video on Beauty night Society’s wonderful services, accomplishments and mission. Beauty Nights, is a Vancouver based volunteer ran program that is designed for to give “live makeovers” for the woman of the Downtown East side of Vancouver that live in poverty.