Legacy holidays
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One of the ways in which Legacy supports the families of deceased veterans is by providing holidays and recreational camps for widows, children and dependants with disabilities.
These give Legacy widows a chance to get away for a holiday together for a week at one of our nominated holiday houses at no cost. They allow the young widows to gather with their children and share the journey with others like them, and also allow older widows to get together after what can sometimes be a period of social isolation due to their age an inability to get around.
These camps enable children and disabled dependants to have a holiday of their own with others in the same situation as them.
Read about some of the latest activities Legacy Clubs around Australia have held for our Legacy families below.
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Junior Legatee Camp at Moss Vale, NSW
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Sydney Legacy provided a Junior Legatee Camp at Moss Vale for a week in January 2010.
Over the week the Junior Legatees took part in a huge variety of activities which included ten pin bowling, swimming, pottery and rock climbing, as well as visits to Scenic World in the Blue Mountains and a day in Wollongong at North Beach and Wollongong Science Centre.
One of the highlights of the camp was a visit from the Sydney Chapter Vietnam Veterans Motor Cycle Club who took the children for rides on their Harley Davidson motorcycles around the Camp.
On the final day of the camp the children spent the day at Jamberoo Water Park where they four members of the AFL Development Squad joined them for the day. |
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In January, 22 Legacy Junior Legatees from across Queensland, ranging in age from 8-17 years, attended the nine day camp at Mudjimba, on the Sunshine Coast.
The Camp provides a great base for a range of exciting activities including go–karting, archery, mountain biking, abseiling, sailing, canoeing and bowling.
A feature of the 2010 camp was a visit from a Ugandan drummer who taught the campers how to use African drums. The highlight of the camp was a day of sailing with the Navy cadets from TSS Onslow.
The camp aims to provide Legacy’s youth with a healthy, active and fun time as well as encouraging them to participate in new and challenging activities. |
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Meet Melbourne's youngest Junior Legatees
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Little Alana and Meg, both aged four, are our youngest Junior Legatees. They are pictured hugging their gift from Santa at the 2009 Legacy Youth Christmas party at Werribee Zoo.
Over 50 people attended the Youth Christmas party which was organised by the Leadership group, who are themselves former Junior Legatees.
The Leaders are responsible for organising recreational outings throughout the year and had input to the recent summer camp at Busselton, Western Australia. |
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Adelaide Legacy arranges a number of activities for their young wards. Some of these activities have included sending wards to Junior Legatee camps in Bussleton, WA, an Outward Bound (Australian Alps) course in ACT and Young Endeavour sailing trips.
This year they will have 2 wards laying wreaths at both the Cross of Sacrifice following the Anzac Day march in Adelaide and at the State National War Memorial on Anzac Day eve as part of the RSL Youth Vigil.
Adelaide Legacy also subsidises widows holidays at their 3 bedroom cottage at Goolwa, a seaside town about 100 km south of Adelaide. |
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