The Pink Ladies Volunteer Corps has garnered some 355 signatures in its mission to honour the organisation’s late founding member Olive Miller OBE through a series of stamps.
“The Pink Ladies are pleased that our voice for Miss Olive Miller has been heard, which is evident in the number of signatures we’ve received on our online petition,” Faye Lippitt, co-director of the Pink Ladies, told the Cayman Compass.
The Pink Ladies group has been on a mission to recognise Miller’s notable contributions to the Cayman Islands over her lifetime, which included creating the Girls’ Brigade on the island 79 years ago, as well as the National Children’s Voluntary Organisation (NCVO) 50 years ago and the Pink Ladies Volunteer Corps 45 years ago.
Miss Olive, as she was fondly known, formed the idea of starting the Pink Ladies organisation after a visit to Bermuda, where one of the officers was a Pink Lady, on Girls’ Brigade business.
“Many folks recognise the name, but few know how important this woman was to the Cayman community. When there was a need, it was, ‘call Miss Olive’,” Lippitt said.
“With these significant anniversaries in mind, we think that a series of stamps would be an excellent idea for the stamp society to consider.”
Over her lifetime, Miss Olive received a Queen’s Certificate and Badge of Honour, an MBE and an OBE, a Golden Apple Lifetime Achievement Award and was listed as one of five ‘Distinguished Women of History in the Cayman Islands’. Upon her passing on 20 May 2020, flags were flown at half-mast at all government buildings.
With hundreds of signatures already on the petition, Lippitt said the hope is to “get a thousand, and why not? She was an amazing woman.”
The Pink Ladies are calling on the community to sign the petition. They are also currently soliciting and collecting photos of Miss Olive to present for the initiative.
