12/01/2024
Tomorrow marks December 1st.
I have one final ask for the citizens of Portage la Prairie, who actually need access to more resources and essential operations than a plethora of fast-food/consumables and shuttle services. ♥️🙏🏼
While I’m at it… I also just saw the Business Awards post from the city. I think it’s cute that they have time for planning soirées when real time issues are continuing to go unresolved in our community. I do not believe for a second that illegal drugs are the single most overwhelming problem that we have. They are a band-aid fix for several issues like trauma, racism, social isolation/disassociation, depression, mental health disorders and anxiety that are increasingly rampant in our community to-day. We have both parents and single people alike who are struggling to find employment because they don’t know the right people. We have new mothers hiding at home in fear of making new connections because of traumas, socioeconomic status and stigma. We have exhausted parents with no social network and a whole generation of children without a safe place to play. Where can one relax, recharge, sing, play, paint, scream, be heard, supported or simply acknowledged in this place of possibilities? Driving cab/shuttle/taxi, you see a lot of human vulnerabilities, struggles and triumphs firsthand. We do not need “more” enforcement and security officials. We are seriously lacking in resources that bring our community together while providing safe leisure and entertainment opportunities for citizens of all ages and additional ways to support each other. We have now all felt the crushing effects of government lockdowns, enforced social isolation, scarcity and fear during the pandemic, followed by the increased cost of daily life, such as transportation, food, utilities and rent. It is a devastating feeling that robs you of any sense of security: what then do you have to give to your self/your spouse/your children? How do you begin to source out healthy ways to cope, recover and rise again?
We need systems in place that can provide betterment resources and access to those who in the community who are in need. We must make them known and also support them to help others in a weakened position to stand again. As a woman, I have walked with you; I have starved with you; I have cried with you. I have laughed with you; listened to you; felt what it was that you did not say. This is why I have chosen to take a final stand in supporting the people in my community as I close the cab. I have worked the past two years with a certain organization and by helping to voluntarily fundraise for them, I want everyone to know and be connected to the knowledge that there are some local organizations and resources that can help assist individuals and families through these extremely trying times. It is simply because you exist, that you matter. ♥️
I would also like to THANK YOU for all of YOUR support. Running Peggy’s has not been the easiest career choice and I do appreciate all of the long shifts; ups and downs; lessons and unpaid accounts; laughter, joy and tears; right down to those sharp left turns when someone isn’t sure about the address but it’s over there and now we’ve completely missed it.😂😂♥️
I will always protect and fight for the people.
Please stay tuned for fundraising details and other information on opportunities to heal, help and assist our community members. ♥️🙏🏼
