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Beauty Night Seeks Volunteers for DTES, Surrey, Burnaby and New West

February 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Want to join Team Beauty Night?

Currently we are looking for volunteers who are able to commit to once a month (in Surrey, Burnaby, New West) or weekly in Vancouver (Mon, Tues, Wed, or Thursday). Our volunteer shifts are usually 5-8:30pm.

If you are still interested, please let us know if you would like to attend our volunteer orientations.

Our next orientations are:

Sunday, Feb 17th
12pm -2:30pm
Maxxine Wright
13733 92nd Ave (King George Hwy and 92nd ave)

Tuesday, March 5th
5 - 7:30pm
Firehall VPL 1455 West 10th Avenue

Monday, March 11th
6-8:30pm
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre
302 Columbia

Please arrive 5-10 minutes early for orientation. Incoming volunteers must bring photocopies of specific paper work (certifications, food safe, criminal records check, first aid certification).

* If incoming volunteers arrive more than 10 minutes late and/or leave more than 10 minutes before completion of orientation, they will need to retake orientation.

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Smell This Aromatherapy Visits Beauty Night

January 15, 2013 By Leave a Comment

Every month our friends from Smell This visit our Beauty Night ladies. They set up a scent bar. For those who have never been to a scent bar, this is an opportunity to create your own “pure” fume. Smell This brings the essential oils and you are able to create your own scent.

Every month, they visit our Beauty Night ladies. One of my favourite sights is seeing the ladies naming their “pure” fumes. As they sit around the round tables and decide which scents they love the most, they share names. “My Own Creation”, “Heavenly”, and “Tyla” are some of the names of “pure” fumes they created.

While the Scent Bar is in session, our Team Beauty Night volunteers are offering services. Hair cuts, foot care, manicures, mini facials, brow shaping and relaxation massage are some of the services offered by our volunteers. The conversations, the laughter and friendships that blossom during our events are the threads that build the tapestry of our community.

If you would like to join Team Beauty Night, our next volunteer orientations are:

January 27 in Surrey

February 5th in Vancouver

 

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Beauty Night Featured on My Vancouver

January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

After being the recipient of BC Ideas National Impact Award, we are thrilled to be featured on My Vancouver.

 

 

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Beauty Night Makes Top 7 For Social Media Awards

January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment

We are thrilled to be one of the top 7 finalists for Social Media Awards 2013 in the Best Not for Profit Campaign. “Social media made it possible to help spread the word for our 12 Days of Xmas Campaign,” says Caroline MacGillivray, Beauty Night Society Founder, “Our campaign helps us spread a little more joy during the holiday season thanks to hundreds of volunteer elves who sew, decorate, fill and deliver 1500 stockings. This year we over shot our goal and did 1600 stockings.”

If you would like to vote for our cause, you can do so every day!

If you want to find out more about our 12 Days of Xmas campaign, here are a few moments captured on camera.

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Want to Volunteer for Beauty Night?

January 8, 2013 By 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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