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Meeting Notes (17/11/09)
*The meeting was combined with the Rotary Club of Parkwood, held at
the Parkwood
venue, Runaway Bay Retirement Village. The evening was a Trivia
Night with
proceeds going to Movember (Prostate Cancer and Men’s Health
Problems) and
Bald and Beautiful Day (Men and Women with Cancer). Bald and
Beautiful is a day of Fun,
Pampering and Wellbeing for adults – Men and Women – with Cancer,
held annually in
Newcastle in May of each year. History Bald and Beautiful Founder,
Judith Taylor
was helping her mother through her own cancer journey in Newcastle.
During
regular visits to the Mater Hospital, Judith recognised that while
patients were
receiving great care from a medical perspective, there was a gap in
terms of
well being. Often feeling isolated and unwell, Cancer patients then
have to deal
with the experience of hair loss. Based on the concept of Camp
Quality for
children and Canteen for Teens, it was decided that adults also need
Fun,
Pampering and Wellbeing. Bald and Beautiful Day was born in
Newcastle in
May 2005 with a small team of pampering therapists and entertainers.
The day was
made possible by the generosity of the community, with their
services, their time,
their products, their skills and their gifts.
Since 2006, the Rotary Club of Newcastle Sunrise has championed the
event with planning, event participation, and ongoing financial
support.
Bald and
Beautiful Day:
Fun
- Magic, Music, Singing, Dancing
Pampering
- Manicures, Pedicures, Facials, Makeup, Massage, Hairdressing, Wigs
and Scarves
Well being - Morning
Tea, Lunch, Tai Chi, Portraits, Photographs"
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