Two minutes with Lee Pigeau
February 2, 2004
By Cam Tait
Title: Executive Director of the Soldiers' Memorial Hospital
Foundation in Orillia, Ontario.
Favourite colour: Green
Favourite television show: Just for Laughs
Favourite movie: A Shock to the System, starring Michael
Caine
Favourite book: God's Debris, by Scott Adams (currently)
Favourite food: Meat
Favourite web site: CharityVillage.com
Favourite music: Outlaw Country
Favourite destination spot: I'd love to go to Bali.
Childhood idol: My dad
Your hero: I'm not really into the concept. I admire many people
but none that I would put that burden on. If I had to, I'd choose Terry
Fox. He did an amazing thing that led to a successful worldwide effort
to help cure cancer. Wow!
Why you decided to work in the nonprofit sector: I have always helped - grew up with it, it just came naturally.
Person who has had the most influence on you: My wife, Carolyn. She has done so much to make me who I am.
In three words, describe charity: Giving, respect, hope
Favourite charities you support, excluding your own: Canadian Cancer Society, Duke of Edinburgh, United Way
What two things would you like to see changed in the sector in the
next five years?: Stop infighting and merge smaller charities together
to become stronger businesses, enabling us to do better work, especially
in smaller centres. Stop telemarketing.
Favourite saying: Go big or go home!
Favourite hobbies: Fixing things up around the house.
If you could spend 30 minutes with anyone, who would it be?:
Scott Adams
Fantasy fundraising event: 100 Wealthiest Canadians Golf Tournament.
$100,000 entry fee, $1 million hole sponsorship. Top prize for the winning
foursome is a two-year board term for each player; all side bets go
to hospital department of winners' choice. (Sold out of course!)
Which movie star would you pick as your group's honorary chair?:
Alan Alda
Favourite joke you can share with children and adults: A man
moved to Texas and bought a donkey from an old farmer for $100. The
farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day. The next day the farmer
drove up and said:
"Sorry, but I have some bad news. The donkey died."
"Well then, just give me my money back."
"Can't do that. I went and spent it already."
"Okay then, just unload the donkey."
"What are you gonna do with him."
"I'm gonna raffle him off."
"You can't raffle off a dead donkey!"
"Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anyone he's dead."
A month later the farmer met up with the man and asked:
"What happened with the dead donkey?"
"I raffled him off. I sold 500 tickets at $2.00 apiece
and made a profit of $898.00."
"Did anyone complain?"
"Just the guy who won. So I gave him his $2.00 back."
Do you know of someone who deserves to be in Charity Village's Spotlight?
Send us their name, telephone number and details about their community involvement
to cam@charityvillage.com.
