Legacy Appeal Week coming soon

FOR over seventy-years, the first week of September marked Legacy Appeal Week.

The goal of the week is to raise funds for Legacy to continue carrying out the organisation’s work, said Legatee Ron Fleming.

Legacy cares for the affected families and veterans of past wars by providing financial and wellbeing services.

“It goes towards outings for widows, insurance, education grants, recognition of births for youth members”, he said.

Other Legacy initiatives include the Laurel Club – a social club for war widows, the annual Junior Legatees Camp, and advocacy for pensions and welfare.

Legacy Appeal Week runs from Sunday, 1 to Saturday 7 September and sees Legatees out in the community selling badges and other Legacy tokens including bears, wristbands, pens, keyrings and badges.

Mr Fleming said Legacy is “leaving it to the public’s generosity” to fund their welfare programs.

“The Australian people have always supported us, because they understand Legacy’s purpose. It’s about mateship, in caring for widows, and families left behind,” he said.

There’ll be an official launch for Legacy Week on Thursday, 29 August, with a morning tea at Town Hall from 10.30am and flag raising at the Queen Victoria Square at 11.30am.