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Legacy Week - "Together we can keep the promise."
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| | Legacy Week - 29 August to 4 September 2010
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| In World War I a soldier comforting his dying mate made a promise to care for his missus and kids; Legacy was created out of this promise.
Charlotte's father was a Gulf War veteran. After his death, Charlotte and her family were approached by Legacy and offered support. The family has their own Legatee who provides ongoing personal contact and ensures that they have access to all the services they need. The children go on regular outings and holiday camps with other Legacy children.
The need for Legacy's work in the community is ongoing, we currently care for over 115,000 widows, children and dependants with a disability. Legacy is committed to providing support for widows and dependants of deceased veterans now and into the future.
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Junior Public Speaking Award
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|  | | The Junior Public Speaking award is held annually for secondary students under the age of 14. This gives young people valuable communication skills.
The Wimmera Junior Public Speaking Award was held in Horsham on June 3. 10 students competed on the day with St Brigids College student Grace Ostapiw taking first prize followed by Horsham College students Charlotte White and Courtney Hill. The 3 Students received a voucher from our public speaking sponsor Latus Jewellers. Grace also took the perpetual shield to display at her school until next years speaking award.
Hayley Crawley from Dimboola High Memorial entered and won the Ararat Public Speaking Award. Hayley and Grace have both been invited to compete at the Preliminary Finals on Tuesday 13 September in Bendigo. We wish them both the best of luck on the day.
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2/1 Machine Gun Battalion and the 'Raise a Glass Campaign'
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| | | There is little known about the photo of the men in the 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion which is used in the Raise a Glass Campaign but it was apparently found fairly recently in the offices of VB in Melbourne and a light flashed on. The 'Raise a Glass' was born. The marketing people of VB visited Phil Hocking, a previous resident of Warracknabeal who is the Secretary of the 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association to discuss the photo and their intention to use it in their campaign. Of special interest was that both Legacy and the RSL would share in the profits from the sale of each beer carton which had the photo on it. The VB men also wondered if Phil could name any of those in the photo. Although he thought he might recall a name or two, he was reluctant to do so after about 70 years but later when the photo was used in the promotion around Australia he was amazed to hear how many certain identifications of men were made.
Long time resident of of Warracknabeal, Hugh Thomson, is acting president of the 2/1 Machine Gun Battalion Association and both he and Phil Hocking were in B company of that Battalion while the photo shows men of D company. Hugh said the first question any old solder who had been in the deserts of the Middle East would ask is "where the hell did those so and so's get all that beer from"? He recalled only being able to get it at the rate of about 1 bottle or so a week! He said, if those 12 blokes in the photo had drunk all that beer its a wonder that they could stand up for the photo! Hugh went on to say that the Battalion was in training for the battles of Greece and Crete and not the Egyption Beer Championships! But sadly, he added, most of those blokes were in 13 platoon which soon was to suffer very heavy casualties in the 1941 battles.
Hugh said Phil was guest of honour at the 2010 Launch of the Raise a Glass campaign which was held at Box Hill RSL and among many guests were the Presidents of both RSL and Legacy. Phil was asked to say a few words, hugh said, which he gladly did,outlining some of the history of the Battalion they had both been in during the war saying the Battalion had served in England, Egypt, Greece, Crete, the Middle East , New Guinea and Borneo..
As an important footnote Phil had accepted an offer from VB that they supply beer for for the Unit's Anzac Day March and Reunion which he gladly accepted and although in years gone by, hugh said, that would meant a lot of beer now there were only a few of their old mates left but they worked hard to help brink the beer supplied and hoped to still be able to have a few more stubbies of VB before 'Lights Out' was finally sounded.
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