Legacy helps families
LILIAN Young’s husband came home after serving in World War Two, so she never needed help from Legacy until he died a few years ago.
“I was amazed the way Legacy help their war widows,” the Leongatha woman said.
Tony Kamphuis of the South Gippsland Group of Melbourne Legacy visits Ms Young regularly, to help with anything around her house and just to keep in touch.
Mr Kamphuis served in the Vietnam War and knows the value of Legacy, which looks after spouses and dependants when a service person dies.
Mr Kamphuis visits nine widows for the South Gippsland Group, which is 50 members strong and supports about 4000 widows.
His wife, Pauline, also cares for a number of widows.
Legacy provides social support through monthly meetings and outings such as film days and concert days and trips to the Shrine of Remembrance and the Caulfield Races.
Legacy Week is Legacy’s main fundraiser for the year.
During the week, Legacy representatives will be selling badges and small items to raise money to help the families of military service personnel.
Legacy is able to help with home maintenance, organising paperwork, legal issues and other areas of life.
Legacy Week begins on August 31. Be sure to buy a badge from a stall around South Gippsland.
Legacy week: from left, Legatee Tony Kamphuis of the South Gippsland Group of Melbourne Legacy with Lilian Young of Leongatha, whose husband served in World War Two.
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