Are You Beautiful? - Recruit & Swop Party

Hey you! Are you 21 and above, positive, with a big heart and great attitude? We want you to join us as Big Sisters or ad-hoc volunteers! Check us out and enjoy an afternoon of fun and female networking.

One (wo)man’s poison could be another (wo)man’s treasure – do you have clothes you can’t see yourself wearing but it’s still nice and wearable? Come and swop it with another gal. Women of all sizes are welcome.*

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*All clothes not swopped at the end of the day will be donated to the lovely girls of Beyond Social Services. (These teenage girls usually come from underprivileged households in the neighborhood. The clothes will come in handy, especially for part-time work.)

Date: 26 July 2008 Time: 3.00 - 4.30pm (Registration - 2.45pm) Venue: Beyond Social Services, 26 Jalan Klinik #01-42/52 S(160026) Program: Getting to know Beautiful People, The Big Swop, makan & a whole load of fun!

THE ORGANISATION

Beautiful People is a volunteer program aimed at inspiring, educating and encouraging teen girls from shelters and youth service programs to be their best and highest selves. Beautiful People reaches out through organizing fun activities, camps and life-skills workshops to befriend and encourage the girls. We do not offer pity but friendship and a challenge to make good choices and rise above their circumstances with a stronger sense of self-worth, dignity and purpose. Our ultimate goal is to translate these life-skills into dignified jobs, stable family lives, and active participation in their communities.

THE OPPORTUNITY

If you are aged 21 and older looking for a meaningful way to spend your time together, come visit our Big Sisters’ Orientation and learn what it’s like to volunteer with Beautiful People and what's on the horizon and how you can join a neighborhood Team of Big Sisters. Individuals are also welcome.

THE COMMITMENT

We are seeking Big Sisters with a BIG heart, Time, and an Attitude of Possibility.

Time Commitment:

• Minimum 4 hours a month (preferably once a fortnight). No maximum time.
• Orientation session and regular participation in evaluation and skills-training sessions
• Minimum 6 months commitment in a neighborhood team

Training & Coaching Support:

• Training courses will be organized to Big Sisters interested in honing their skills and capabilities
• All Big Sisters have a group Coach and/or Co-leader to help support them to be the best Big Sister they can be.

OBJECTIVE

Big Sisters will start off befriending the girls we work with, e.g. from Pertapis and Andrew & Grace Homes. As you build a relationship with them, you graduate to mentoring or being a compass for them in their lives. The main pre-requisites:

• Positive attitude - you speak life and encouragement
• Persistent and perseverant - it takes some time for you to change a girl’s attitude but you are not easily fazed and willing take on the challenge.
• Any background as long as you are committed doing something outside of your social circle

Your reward - Good friends and the sheer satisfaction that you have a made a significant change in another woman’s life.

Other volunteers positions available:

Beautiful People also needs volunteers to help with program administration and development as well as marketing and sponsorship. Please get in touch with us to find out how you can help, or send a completed Volunteer Registration Form to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We are presently recruiting:

• Website Administrators - to develop and maintain our website, no HTML-background required
• Newsletter Editor - to help publish a quarterly newsletter on Beautiful People's activities
• Volunteer Communications Administrators - to manage volunteer and manpower deployment as well as information dissemination within Beautiful People
• Business Enterprise Team Members - to explore and manage the creation of small businesses under the Beautiful People umbrella to encourage social enterprise and entrepreneurial opportunities for teen girls
• Fund-Raising Team Members - to assist with Beautiful People's fund-raising efforts
• Training Support Team Members - to assist with the training needs of Big Sisters

Only able to help on an ad-hoc basis? We are also recruiting:

• Camp Team Members - to organize Beautiful People's mid-year and/or end-of-year camps in June and/or Nov of each year
• Event and Workshop Coordinators - to work with Youth Worker Coordinators to organise Beautiful People events and Saturday workshops, including the sourcing of workshop leaders and the management of logistical requirements (e.g. venue coordination, refreshments and publicity (can be on ad-hoc or regular basis)

More details in the following pages or check out website http://www.beautifulpeople.org.sg