Taylor Halperin (BEEhind the Lens Photography)

Hi, we are a group of local small businesses and one of our own recently suffered a massive tragedy. You may have heard about the destructive fire in Pierrefonds on January 25th, 2023 that ravaged an entire strip mall on St. Charles Blvd. Well, unfortunately, our friend Taylor's BEEhind the Lens photography studio was one of those businesses. She lost everything. Here is a little bit about Taylor from each of us, and why she deserves all of the help we can give her:

"Taylor from BEEhind the Lens is one of the most hardworking people we have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is a kind, generous, selfless person who is always ready for a dance party! She is wonderful and brings us all together through her beautiful photography.

She is a champion of local businesses and it is through Taylor that many of us have met, and forged lifelong friendships.

Whether for a first birthday, a first pregnancy, family portraits, or every holiday in between, Taylor has been a part of many of our most beautiful memories.

Today, Taylor suffered a terrible loss, her beautiful photography studio was one of the many businesses that suffered in a terrible fire. She needs our help. Please find it in your heart to donate whatever you can. We would love to be able to come together to help her rebuild as quickly as possible, so we can all continue to celebrate our beautiful memories with her."

"She has always put her work ahead of herself. Completely selfless.

She is always there to capture the most important moments in everyone's lives.

Now is the time for us all to band together and catch her in this devastating time."

"She is a young entrepreneur who happily donates her time and services to others. She gets to know our children and our stories. She's so amazing with all of our kids. She is one of the most selfless and also welcoming people we know.

She makes a difference every day and brings a smile to so many, often as part of her job, but even more so beyond her call of duty.

She would be the first in line to help anyone, so we all need to band together to help her now in her time of need.

Let's help her regrow. Please BEE kind."