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

February 16, 2013 By Caroline 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.

Team Beauty Night Visits Surrey, New West and Burnaby Monthly

February 1, 2013 By Caroline 2 Comments

On Feb 5th, we begin our monthly Surrey events. Thanks to a partnership with Maxxine Wright, we are able to start offering monthly programming for low income women in Surrey. “In the past 18 months, we have found out many of our participants in the programs we offer in Vancouver’s DTES reside in Burnaby, Surrey and New West. Starting February 2013, we will be offering 1 night of programming each month in each city (Surrey, New West and Burnaby). At our last volunteer meeting in Surrey, our Team Beauty Night members agreed that we would see if we can increase our programming to twice a month after 3 months, three times a month at nine months and 4 times a month within a year. This would be based on developing the resources - volunteer base, donations and community support within each community we offer our services in. Already we have a wait list of community partners who would like to see our programming at their facilities,” explained Beauty Night Founder, Caroline MacGillivray.

If you are interested in joining Team Beauty Night for our events in Surrey, New West or Burnaby, we have a volunteer orientation set up for Sunday, February 17th.

We are looking for dedicated volunteers who can commit to one three hour shift on the first Wednesday of the month. Volunteers must be responsible, self starters, and comfortable working in a Team environment.

We are looking for wellness, health care, and beauty professionals and students who maybe interested in joining Team Beauty Night.

Sunday, February 17th

12pm -2:30pm

13733 92^nd Ave (King George Hwy and 92^nd ave)

Surrey, BC

Please fill in the volunteer application form on our website.

* Orientation is mandatory before volunteering for one of our front line Beauty Night events.

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Smell This Aromatherapy Visits Beauty Night

January 15, 2013 By Caroline 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.

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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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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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12 Days of Xmas Campaign

November 19, 2012 By Caroline 2 Comments

Collecting Self Care Products to Fill 1500 Xmas Stockings

Every year fashion designer, Nancy Perreault designs a stocking. Volunteers elves (huge thank you to Sharon, Stephanie, Jenny, Simone, Darnelle, Gillian, Lisa, Wendy, Angela, Mallora, York House School students, Krista, Jana, Gary, Trilby, Dominique, Tracy and more) made sure the stockings were sewn and dropped off in time for our decorating elves to decorate (thank you to Stephanie & her church, Mallora, Tamara,Sandy, Monica,Blair, Carson Graham Students, York House Students, Alexandra Elementary School Students, Gary’s students, and many many more).

We are collecting goodies to fill the stockings. In the next few weeks During the holiday season, Santa’s elves (Team Beauty Night members) sew stockings, decorate stockings, collect and fill stockings with self-care products, and deliver them to women in need throughout the shelters in the lower mainland. From the 12^th to the 24^th in addition to our regular programming we will be handing out stockings.

We are collecting new items including:

Socks

Dental floss & tooth paste

Gloves

Journals & pens

Samples sizes for body care, hair care, nail care, skin care products

Jewelry (new - or current - bought in past 2 years)

Huge thank you to:

London Drugs for donating makeup and 1500 tooth brushes

Eminence Skin Care - face mask

Our Drop Off Locations BEFORE Dec 1

Gastown Physio & Pilates

306 -560 Beatty Street

Vital Health

1855 West 4th Avenue

Prettier in Green

3633 Main Street

Hive Vancouver

128 West Hastings #210

We will be filling stockings on December 8th OR 9th at the HIVE Vancouver. Dates & Times to be confirmed. Carrie Wheeler from Carrie Wheeler Entertainment Group will be helping coordinating volunteers & site management on day of. Once date & time is confirmed, we will open up volunteer sign ups. It will be a pot luck too - great way to connect with everyone.

* We are also looking for volunteers for our joint event on Dec 15th - fashion show at The Hive Vancouver details below in regards to event. Hair, Make up Team, dressers, etc.