When Hannah Taylor was five years old, she saw a homeless man searching through a garbage can for food. Later, she watched a homeless woman pushing her belongings in a grocery cart.

"I couldn't stand it anymore!" exclaimed Hannah. "I kept asking my mom why there were homeless people and Mom said if I couldn't stop worrying about it, then maybe I could do something about it."

The next day, Hannah met with her Grade One teacher and the principal and told them her ideas of how to help homeless people. With their support Hannah organized her first fundraiser, a baking and art sale, bringing in $1200 and clothes, coffee and food for a Winnipeg homeless shelter. Then, Hannah and her family made 120 'Ladybug Jugs' to put in area schools and around Winnipeg to collect donations.

Hannah wanted to teach as many people as possible about the homeless so she wrote letters to the "big bosses" in the city to invite them to a luncheon. When they came, she told these adults what she tells everybody, "We need to care about each other and share a little of what we have, always!" and "It will take all of us working together forever to help our homeless people!" Then came a radiothon, fundraising dinner and other initiatives. As a result, the Ladybug Foundation, a registered charity, has been created. Hannah's efforts have brought in over $125,000 to date.

Hannah, now 8, is truly a remarkable girl who inspires us all. As her mother observed, adults sometimes get overwhelmed by society's problems, but children like Hannah just want to go out and do something to make a difference. And she has. She is a real girl doing real things that matter!