Well, that was fast.
For the past 19 years Cartwright Jewellers has been raising funds for the CKNW Orphans’ Fund by selling items such as stuffed animals and Christmas ornaments. This year’s offering was snow globes, which sold out in record time.
As a result of this year’s sales, Cartwright Jewellers will be presenting the CKNW Orphans’ Fund with a cheque for $10,000. Including this year’s contribution, the local business will have raised more than $150,000 for the Orphans’ Fund.
In 2016, Susan Cartwright-Coates received the Giving Hearts award from the Association of Fundraising Professionals for her years of philanthropic work for the CKNW Orphans’ Fund.
The Orphans’ Fund provides funding for initiatives that enhance the lives of B.C. children living with physical, mental and social challenges.
Making wishes come true for Christmas
A New Westminster fitness studio is making wishes come true as part of its annual Christmas bash.
Ava Fitness is serving up drinks and entertainment at its Christmas party on Saturday, Dec. 16 from 8 to 11 p.m. and donating partial proceeds to Make A Wish Canada. The party includes live performances, a whiskey tasting and a silent auction.
Tickets are $30 and available at Ava Fitness at 735 Carnarvon St.
Urban Bliss spa reopens in Sapperton
When one door closes, another one often opens – and sometimes it’s not too far away.
After being located in Cadeaux Boutique and Day Spa for nearly seven years, Urban Bliss owner Clara Kovats had to find a new space when the shop closed in April. Urban Bliss recently reopened in its new 580-square-foot space just three doors down at 459B East Columbia St. in Sapperton.
“It’s exciting. I am completely confident it will be a big hit in the neighbourhood,” she said. “It looks beautiful in here.”
The new space has been renovated to feature a bit of a farmhouse feel with a touch of glam. Urban Bliss provides personal care services such as spa services like facials, waxing, hand and foot treatments, tinting and tweezing. Kovats is looking at adding massage therapy and makeup artistry to its offerings.
The reopening couldn’t come soon enough for some of Urban Bliss’s regular clients.
“People are complaining that they are getting too hairy,” Kovats laughed.
Kovats, a certified master pedicurist, certified reflexologist, skincare specialist and cosmetic tattoo artist, provided facials to celebrities attending the 2012 Oscars as her salon carried products by the official skincare provider to attendees of that year’s Academy Awards.
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