Dear Hannah:

I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings and congratulations to you upon being named one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20.

I understand that you have dedicated much of your time and energy into making a difference in society. You may take pride in your outstanding personal achievements and your commitment to excellence. Your efforts have set a wonderful example for your fellow young Canadians, and I am certain that your leadership and vision will serve you well as you go on to pursue future challenges,

I would like to offer you my personal congratulations and wish you every success in the years to come.

Yours sincerely,

Stephen Harper

May 11, 2007

Hannah Taylor
c/o The Ladybug Foundation
P.O. Box 21054
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3R 3R2

Dear Hannah,

Your contribution to United Way – Centraide’s national conference was not only appreciated but resulted in the highest rating from delegates that we have seen. The overwhelming response to your presentation was extraordinary. Comments received noted the thoughtfulness, the vision and the heart-felt uplift that they experienced during the event.

You helped raise the bar for all 123 United Ways to aspire to engage and involve your generation. So often we fail to see and hear from people who can contribute and you are showing us all how one person can make such a difference. But even more importantly, I believe that you are opening doors for young people to make a difference and improve our world. You have found your own voice and now are helping others to gain and speak with their own voices. For this I am very grateful.

I have not seen such fire and energy from our membership in my many years at the helm and I wanted to thank you for making this event such a special and in fact ground-breaking moment for our entire movement. Feel free to call on me and any one of our 123 members from across Canada for any support we can lend you to return the honour and the favour of your collaboration.

Sincerely,

Al Hatton
President & CEO

Hello Ladybug Foundation !

If the world had more people With good hearts and love Like you, believe me that We people who are less Fortunate would be happy And not living a life of wonders.

I don’t have nothing to say or to give to show you how great full I am to meet you. you made my little sister feel what she doesn’t have in her life, mother’s love and happy family.

I’ll always remember you Hannah. It will make me feel happy and hope That I had you in some stage of my life.

your love made me feel that life is not about waiting for the storm to be over, but about learning to dance while it’s raining because you came with an umbrella to protect my sister. It is very good but we know that good people are not with us forever.

Please receive my gift of respect, love and Appreciation. Please don’t at is size or worth But look at the heart that it comes from.

May god shower you with lots of blessings Together with all your loved ones.

Vusi – from South Africa (age 18)

Dear Hannah Taylor,

you have done a good job. you are a good example of what people should do. You are right that people should love each other and if looking weird we should not judge them of what they look like. love is an important thing in life. I am happy what you have accomplished. I am friends with Maren who you already know. I would like to meet you. your changing the world Hannah.

From: Grant with love (age 5)

Nine-year old shared concerns about poverty, hunger and lack of compassion in her speech to Empire Club

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After waiting and waiting, a miracle has happened. The Star has finally published a story that is truly worthy of front-page coverage. I am, of course, referring to the story about 9-year-old Hannah Taylor of Winnipeg who carried her concerns about poverty, hunger and lack of compassion in a speech to the Empire Club.

Before I retired, I heard a number of speeches at the Empire Club but I would have chucked them all out if I could have had the opportunity of hearing this young lady speak on Thursday. What a wonderful asset she already is to the great country of ours and if she can maintain the same clear-eyed and uncluttered vision into adulthood, who knows how far she will go? I read that her plan is to run for prime minister when she grows up.

So Hannah, the remainder of this is for you:

All I can use is an adult expression, “good on you, mate.” Unfortunately for me, old Father Time is nipping at my heels and I won’t be alive to see you become prime minister, but if I were, I would be in the forefront of your admirers. I have great faith in young people like you to change this world into a better place for all peoples. Certainly we have differences – sometimes very wide differences – in our cultures, religions and politics but we all need to make a sincere and honest attempt to see the points of view of others from their perspective, show genuine compassion, treat each other with respect and, hopefully, these sometimes bitter differences will be overcome and all countries in this world will exist in harmony.

After centuries of almost continuous conflict what I am saying might sound very naïve, but if we don’t start now to change things, one of these days we may find that we’ve left it too late. War is man’s ultimate act of stupidity.

Keep up the good work, Hannah. Get as many of your peers involved as possible so that your kinds thoughts and deeds will spread and spread. Above all, don’t believe everything you read or hear. Learn not to accept things at face value, ask questions and analyze the answers very carefully.

You’re destined for great things and I wish you good luck and fair sailing in your life’s voyage.

Norm Green, Schomber, Ont.

Good Morning Hannah!

2 years ago we had the privilege of hearing you speak at our National Convention in St.Johns NFLD. As I sat in the auditorium and listened to you speak, I realized that every person was hanging on every word that you spoke. Not only did you inspired me to be a better world citizen, but you opened the eyes of many in the room that day.

You are talked of often, to family to friends, and to our children. You are an inspiration to today's youth.

Keep up with the work you do. Keep inspiring and impacting others. Continue loving others for no reason at all.

Brent Laframboise & Nancy Hallas
Kin family of Kitchener Waterloo