The PPMA was extremely fortunate to have a very special young lady as our
guest speaker for the December 15th Holiday Luncheon. Everyone who has ever had
the pleasure of meeting eight year old Hannah Taylor, founder of The Lady Bug
Foundation describes her as “Inspiring”! And she certainly inspired members and
associates to dig deep and support her cause, with donations after her 20-minute
video and 10-minute speaking presentation necessitating her father to borrow a
briefcase to carry all of the bills and coins, in addition to the $500 PPMA
cheque (presented by Ron Penner of PPMA’s Helping Hand Charity) and at least
three other corporate cheques from members in attendance.
The Lady Bug Foundation was created by Hannah when she was six years old, after
she had a “Life Changing Experience” the year before—Hannah and her mother came
across a homeless man eating out of a dumpster in an alley. This really
disturbed Hannah and she worried about him for a year, when her mother wisely
advised that, “Sometimes if we do something, it will help us not to worry so
much.”
From that point forward Hannah has become an advocate for the homeless and
through her efforts (directly and indirectly) over $400,000 has been raised to
help the homeless. The Ladybug Foundation supports programs across Canada that
feed and house the homeless. They also fund programs that educate Canadians
about Homelessness. Hannah has met with powerful politicians including former
Mayor Glen Murray, Prime Minister Paul Martin and several hundred of this
countries most powerful business leaders.
Hannah’s genuine concern for the homeless and her innocence are so disarming
that you cannot help but be moved by her passion and simple message— “If we all
just share a little of what we have and care about each other always, we can
make a difference”.
PPMA members can help in two ways:
78 members and associates attended a fantastic luncheon of Baron of Beef, which was once again generously sponsored by Shaw Cable and its representatives.
We thank Shaw, all of our members and associates for a wonderful year and look
forward to 2005!