Product Contributions:

Huge thanks to everyone for your continued support Special thanks to those who responded so quickly to my facebook & twitter requests for more nail polish. The immediate response offering to contribute polish from your personal collections, contribute monies to purchase more supplies and spreading the word among your friends was overwhelming. It reminded me of how Beauty Night originally started. In the fall of 2000, I sent an email out asking for contributions of hair, nail, skin, dental and body care products to hold the first Beauty Night. People forwarded that email and I started hearing from people who I didn’t know that had contributions of products and money to purchase what we needed.

Beauty Night Volunteers Dressed up as Santa’s Helpers Handing out Xmas Stockings, Hand-knitted
Scarves, Oranges and Cookies and Spreading Xmas Cheer on December 24, 2009!

Since then we have given over 11 000 makeovers in 9.5 years. Our original concept has evolved from makeovers to life-makeovers. Our programming includes personal development, literacy, child minding, physical fitness, goal setting and mentorship. We can no longer accept gently used products as we are following Health & Safety Canada’s Guidelines. We would love to accept samples and new products or monies to purchase products. In the fall, we will begin our annual Xmas Stocking Drive. We will be filling up 600 stockings that Ms. Claus will hand out on Xmas eve to the women who participate in our programs. If you are interested in being involved in this program, please email us at info@beautynight.org with your contact information and how you would like to get involved.

Beauty Night Welcomes David Chen as our treasurer

David K Chen:

Complete Financial’s owner and primary financial advisor is David Chen, BSc., BA, CSA (Certified Senior Advisor)

David is a technical scuba diver, motorcyclist and family man with a very mixed background of education, real world experience and financial services training.

Born and raised in Vancouver, David has built strong relationships with friends, colleagues and clients. Everybody knows if they have a problem and need a solution, they should contact him, even if it doesn’t have anything to do with money. “I am always available to help or find help” is David’s favourite saying.

David specializes in investment, insurance and leveraging strategies for personal and corporate cases focusing on preventing financial shrinkage and encouraging growth. Through stop loss plans and low tax investments, he has helped many families meet their financial challenges, including those with disabled children. He has been in the financial field since January 2004.

-Received a B.Sc. in human physiology from McGill University and a B.A. with awards and honours in bio-psychology from UBC.
-Certified Senior Advisor, 2 year Order of Merit qualifier, currently working towards his certified financial planner designation.
-Worked in a variety of professions including heavy machinery operator, light commercial scuba diver, and business manager.
-Currently one of a handful of technical-diver instructors with PADI-DSAT and well respected life support equipment technician
-Director and newsletter editor with Barnet Rifle Club since 1995.
-President to his 530 unit, residential strata council, 3 years running.
-Guest business psychology speaker for UBC’s Social Psychology Department.
-Job Interview Process coach and Work Experience mentor with Fraser Heights Secondary School
-Guest lecturer for Financial Matters with Fraser Heights Secondary School
-Workshop presenter for the Disabilities Association of British Columbia
-Workshop presenter for the North Shore Connexions society
-Workshop presenter for Community Living BC North Shore division
-Entrepreneur mentor for Canadian Youth Business Foundation

Beauty Night Volunteers An Minh Vu and Debbie Wright Chat and Style!

Thank You Vancouver Foundation!
We are thrilled to announce we are one of the recipients of Vancouver Foundations’ 3 year grants. Over the next three years, Vancouver Foundation will be contributing $45 000 to our Life Makeover program. The investment in Beauty Night Society’s mission to provide marginalized women and youth tools to make positive lifestyle choices strengthens the community within a community that Beauty Night has created. This investment will make it easier for us to reach more women and to get more of their input.

How Are We Doing?
We will be creating a Women’s Advisory Group with our participants and volunteers who are interested in being involved. Through these sessions we are hoping to evaluate what we offer our participants, how we can evolve it to meet their needs in ways they would like their needs met, and creating a stronger sense of community.
An Minh Vu, one of long time volunteers will be conducting a survey for our Beauty Night participants. Our last survey was conducted in 2006 to establish demographics. Our updated survey will collect demographics as well as focus groups to find out what our participants want.  We are aiming to conduct the survey in September 2010. Thanks to the Benefic Foundation  to contributing $3000 to Beauty Night to conduct the suvey.

Every Woman & Womyns Gym Inspire Women who Move
Huge thanks to www.everywomanintheworld.com for raising over $2000 for Beauty Night through their annual silent auction & raffle. Every Woman Founders’ Kerri Carleson & Lynn Kanuka have made a huge impact on the lives of women through www.everywomanintheworld and continue to support Beauty Night monitarily, sponsorship and through volunary efforts. Kanuka, walk/run coach for Sport Med BC made it possible for 7 of our Womyns Gym participants to run the Sun Run. Thanks to the online coaching and the entry fees sponsored by the Sun, 4 of our participants completed the run. Womyn’s Gym Program Coordinator, Tyla Flexman & Kanuka might have a walk/run clinic geared up for Sept 2010 for our participants who wish to participate in the 2011 Sun Run.

Until then, Womyn’s Gym programming will focus on group fitness classes. We asked the women what types of fitness classes they would like to enjoy. Dance classes are at the top of the list. Thanks to Vivian Dang, Lina Martin-Chen, and Franny Varty, our participants are able to drop their children off with our child minders as they enjoy a dance class or our makeover program.

Out Reach
Since the closure of Vancouver Health’s Health Contact Centre in May, we have partnered with many community groups and service providers to offer our life makeover program to their participants. Participants of WISH, Atira’s EWMA (Emerging Women Making Art), YMCA’s Nanook, BC Women’s Hospital’s Fir Square, and Atira’s Serena’s Place have had or are scheduled to able to participate in our Life Makeover Program on their own premises. In July 2010, we stretch our programming to different parts of the lower mainland starting with the Front Room in Surrey.

Beauty Night Schedule Week of June 21 – June 27th.

Tonight’s Beauty Night
Schedule:
5:30 -8:30pm
412 E Cordova

Facilitating: Tiffany

Nails: Margo, Louise
Hair: Pamela & Courtney
Makeup: Amanda?
Skin Care: Anna
Reiki: Amanda

Creation Station: Jen

Tomorrow (Tuesday June 22) 6-8:30pm
BC Women’s Hospital
4500 Oak Street (in Fir Square * Please let us know if you need parking as they will give you a pass for parking)

Facilitating: Tiffany

Hair: Gary, Courtney
Nails: Karen, Louise
Skin Care: Anna
Makeup: Tiff

Saturday, June 26th
Nanook House
(special celebration for women wrapping up a 12 week personal development session I have been teaching. Mainly single moms)
Clark & Broadway Area * will coordinate place to meet with volunteers as confidentiality is important)
2- 4:30pm

Makeup:
Hair:
Nails:
Skin Care:
Massage:

* I’ve asked them to bring clothing to dress up in for after the make over, they can celebrate!
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Thank you to all of your support. If you wish to become a monthly contributor, please click on this link. https://beautynightsociety.pincgiving.com/
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Sincerely,

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Caroline MacGillivray
Beauty Night Society
www.beautynight.org

Beauty Night provides marginalized women and youth tools to make positive life style changes.

9 years, 400 volunteers, 11 000 makeovers.

Beauty Night… because dignity is beautiful.

Every Woman in The World Founder, Kerri Carlson and sister, Lynn Kanuka

Tell me about every woman in the world? 

Every Woman is about empowering women (all ages, shapes, sizes) through
physical fitness. It is about celebrating our unique differences and inspiring women to become greater. It is a weekend to focus on yourself and to have fun, with incredibly motivating spin-offs, like health, a rejuvenated mindset, and a new excitement for life.

Photo by Austin 

Why did you start it? 

You know when you go on a walk or bike ride or run or take a yoga class with a friend and then you share a cup of coffee or a glass of wine together afterward and talk about life and you feel (because you have just exercised) that you can do anything, you feel inspired to make and take on goals of every ilk and to make the fullest out of life? Well, that’s why. My sister, Lynn Kanuka, and I have elite athletic backgrounds and we know how gratifying it can be to get through a workout, to sweat with your friends, to challenge your body physically….we also now both have office jobs and know that it is difficult to find the time to incorporate fitness into your life – but it is SO IMPORTANT – and we want to share that with other women. We want to remind you that taking the time to exercise in your day will not only make you feel better, but it will increase your efficiency and it will also give you a renewed sense of spirit and yourself. And this translates to better health and happiness, which translates to a bright future of possibilities to achieve new goals for yourself, your family, your friends and society. We really believe and have a passion for what we bring to other women.

Lynn Kanuka, Olympic Bronze Medalist at the L.A. Games was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1999

Tell me about every woman in the world? 

Every Woman is about empowering women (all ages, shapes, sizes) through physical fitness. It is about celebrating our unique differences and inspiring women to become  greater. It is a weekend to focus on yourself and to have fun, with incredibly motivating spin-offs, like health, a rejuvenated mindset, and a new excitement for life. 

Yoga Class in Process

Why did you start it? 

You know when you go on a walk or bike ride or run or take a yoga class with a friend and then you share a cup of coffee or a glass of wine together afterward and talk about life and you feel (because you have just exercised) that you can do anything, you feel inspired to make and take on goals of every ilk and to make the fullest out of life? Well, that’s why. My sister, Lynn Kanuka, and I have elite athletic backgrounds and we know how gratifying it can be to get through a workout, to sweat with your friends, to challenge your body physically….we also now both have office jobs and know that it is difficult to find the time to incorporate fitness into your life – but it is SO IMPORTANT – and we want to share that with other women. We want to remind you that taking the time to exercise in your day will not only make you feel better.

Kerri Carlson,Competed with Canada’s highest-ranking 6th place World Gymnastics ChampionshipTeam in 1989

What was one of your favourite moments from your first Every Woman? 
During the reception, I looked around the room after everyone had just come back from their mountain top yoga class or bike ride in Whistler….they were all enthused and relaxed and energized all at the same time. The weekend was just about having fun and trying different activities, but then I realized that there was something totally different happening that I hadn’t thought to expect. One women was talking about doing the running workshop after coming back from a paralyzing ski injury to one leg, another women was connecting with a new friend about recently having a lump in her breast removed, another woman was sharing how it was her dream to open a massage clinic (which she ended up doing after the first every woman)….Every Woman become a comfortable forum for women to be who they want to be and to share and become inspired, in an incredibly non-threatening and uncontrived way. Some women were just having a good time, but others were connecting on a completely different level that would give anyone goose bumps. 

What made you decide to continue doing it each year? 

The feeling that one gets after an Every Woman event is contagious. We couldn’t stop. There was so much incredible feedback about how we had changed the lives of so many women, and what an impact we had made. My sister and I do this completely out of passion – it is a labour of love and we want to keep sharing that with other women.

What made you decide to align with Beauty Night? 

We see Beauty Night as a mini-Every Woman that happens on a weekly basis. Caroline, we are so inspired by the work that you do! We see BN as a comfortable forum for women to come together and learn new things/activities to better themselves – with no questions asked. This is the same with Every Woman. We don’t care if you can’t touch your toes or can’t keep the beat in a music class; we only care that you try and learn how to laugh at yourself, and to do this in a supportive setting where other women are feeling the same way – and having fun. Also, we wanted to fulfill our mandate that EVERY WOMAN has access to pursue her passions – no matter where she is in her life. We think that physical fitness and looking after your body can be inspiring to any and EVERY woman no matter your socioeconomic level or your current health status, it is never to early to start incorporating a walk into your day.

What was you favourite moment interacting with a Beauty Night client participating in every woman? 

I’ve got two. The first is when the Beauty Night client said that the best thing about the weekend was the hotel room….ha ha….I’m pretty sure she tried some workshops….but I thought it was hilarious that the hotel was the clincher…and I don’t blame her. I feel the same way when I am in a hotel room by myself, and get to use the soap and have a nice bath and put on the robe and click through the channels on the TV and enjoy the coffee…and the view. And of course, we always get a super nice basket of goodies donated by Nesters Market for Beauty Night clients, so they get to sample all the yummy nutritious sustenance treats that are provided for them. The second moment is a lot more dramatic and while I may be judged (although I hope not, everyone has their own perspective – for a reason right…?), I was deeply touched by the story/stories of a BN client (we spoke for close to an hour after the dinner at La Rua). She told me how thrilled she was to have been a part of Every Woman and then she told me the events that had lead up to her involvement with Beauty Night and then Every Woman, and I do not have the right adjectives to describe some of her experiences other than horrific and tragic and unfair and terrible, including getting beat up by a pimp because she wouldn’t give him the $5 that he was asking her for that she didn’t even have. I told her that listening to her was like watching a war on the TV – I could never ever completely understand what it would feel like to be in that situation, unless I had a pimp beat me up or unless I was in Afghanistan. One thinks (from movies, I guess), that they could imagine how awful something like that is, but (this is the part about being judged…) I am so far from her world, whether she has made it or not. We all have our stories and there   are so many different levels of guilt and self-infliction and pain – and to me, Every Woman is equal and life is full of all sorts of challenges that make it difficult to ‘be’. But that is what our event is about, coming together because we are ‘ALL’ ‘Every Woman’ and if we can incorporate the exhiliaration of a dance class or a laughter yoga class or a swim or a run in our day, it just makes life that much better and certainly easier to forget about the worst challenges that we face. 

Through the silent auction, how much monies were raised in 2008 for Beauty Night? 

About $3000, I believe. 

I heard a rumour that you might be having Every Woman in White Rock… fact or fiction? 

 We’re working on it….send us an e-mail to info@everywomanintheworld.com if you are interested…. 

Where can people sign up for every woman Whistler 2009? 

www.everywomanintheworld.com