Sunrise bulletin for the week of November 28, 2012

Rotary Club of Vancouver Sunrise
November 28, 2012

ATTENDANCE-

Matthew started off the meeting for the second week in a row with the four way test. It does it so well.

Today we had 15 members in attendance. Guess everyone remembered our change in venu to the Century Plaza, who did a fantastic job for us today. Thanks to Matthew. Also present was Susan Neale who is about to become a member of our club.

  The “Every Rotarian Every Year” program is a good program and at $100 per year may well be something that folks will feel is a comfortable amount to part with.  You can make a lump sum contribution or possibly set it up on a quarterly or monthly program.    I would like to have our Club return to our previous levels of almost 100% participation.
 There are also the Benefactor and Bequest programs.

• Benefactor – $1,000 to $9,999 - donate via cash, life insurance or an amount left in your will/estate or use a combination of all three.

• Bequest - $10,000 to well whatever - donate via cash, life insurance or an amount left in your will/estate or use a combination of all three.

It is so easy to arrange quarterly payments of $25.00. If you need help, let John know.

ANNOUNCEMENTS-

Christmas party  will be at Lawrence and Beverley’s house. Remember your food item, your wine and a present for each of you attending. Time is at 4 PM.

West End Seniors Christmas Luncheon, meet at the Bayshore at 10 AM, remember that there is a parking lot to the EAST of the Bayshore lot which is mucho cheapo. I might have said to the West previously. We have over 400  coming so we need all the help that we can get.

Next meeting for the Stathcona Leadership program including Hoopathon, scholarships and community work will be Dec 10 at the rec centre at 530 PM. The program has expanded and we need a few more volunteers to attend some of the meetings.

SARGENT-AT-ARMS- SHEILA

Cam and Lubna heading off to Hawaii for a couple of weeks, ( was that a happy buck? ), Tania and Larry now grandparents to four boys after two more arrived on Monday.

SPEAKER-CAROLINE MACGILLIVRAY ( introduced by Gary Chomyn)

On December 15th, 2000 (12 years ago), the first Beauty Night was held at WISH Drop in Centre in Vancouver’s DTES. A local actress and writer, Caroline MacGillivray started volunteering at WISH in the summer of 2000. She was researching a role for an upcoming film. One night, a woman came in who had had a bad day. She did not want to eat, speak or assistance with housing, bad date sheet or shelter for the night – she wanted to “feel clean.” After having a shower, the woman picked up a curling iron that had been donated to the centre. She was unable to bring her arms up to curl her hair. Caroline offered to do this for her. With simple kindness, friendship was born. The woman left walking taller and seemed to have an extra bounce in her step. After repeated requests for makeovers from other women, Caroline proposed a “beauty night”.

The organization has grown from it’s first Beauty Night (14 volunteers and served 73 women) to offer programs 4 nights a week (serving 200 each week). Thanks to 500+ volunteers, Beauty Night has given over 26, 000 makeovers in 12 years. The three streams of programming focus on wellness, life skills development and makeovers. The joy, friendship and laughter connects the community together.

When MacGillivray asked the women how they would like to celebrate Beauty Night’s 12th anniversary, many said they would like to support the organization that has had a positive impact on their lives. They wanted to have a fashion show. When the Hive Vancouver contacted MacGillivray to support this cause, she was delighted. “The Hive Vancouver wanted to bring the community together by holding an event to support our cause. When the possibility of a fashion show was mentioned, I was thrilled. It seemed like a great fit.”

 We are also 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.

PS  SUSAN NEALE HAS OFFERED TO COLLECT ITEMS FROM MEMBERS.

We are collecting new items including:

Socks

Dental floss & tooth paste

Soaps and Lotions from Hotels

Gloves

Journals & pens

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

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

We are thrilled to be one of the 11 finalists for the BC Ideas competition and need your help to be one of the top three finalists. If we are chosen, $15, 000 would be invested in our cause. This would help us in our mission to build self esteem and change lives for women and youth living in poverty. In the past twelve years, we have given 26, 000 makeovers thanks to 500 volunteers. Just imagine what we could do with additional support,”

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY-

    What we see depends mainly on what we look for – John Lubbock (statesman)