Beauty Day returned to Our Place Society Friday, as volunteers gave vulnerable women a little TLC.

Following a two-year pause due to COVID-19, Beauty Day resumed May 20 to continue promoting the value, self-worth and self-care of women. From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., attendees enjoyed donated cosmetics, costume jewelry, nail polish, hair accessories and cosmetic bags with access to volunteer hairdressers and estheticians (courtesy of the Natural Hair Salon).

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Erin Stott, a woman who first came to Our Place to access its supports and now works there part-time, originally organized Beauty Day more than a decade ago. Within a small womenB次元官网网址檚 circle Stott was part of, she came up with the idea of a makeover session.

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OB次元官网网址橞yrne predicted anywhere from 25 to a couple hundred women attending this yearB次元官网网址檚 event, noting that those who no longer access supports at Our Place often continue to return for Beauty Day. She said volunteers are extremely crucial and donations can be made to the cause throughout the year.

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