The Sons of ANZAC Motor Cycle Club rode the Coast recently to raise money and accept foodstuffs to assist Brisbane Water (NSW) Legacy in preparing Christmas hampers for needy widows and dependents of deceased Veterans.
Some 50 members of the club rode their highly-polished Harley Davidson motor bikes from the Eat Street Café on the Gosford waterfront to the Doyalson RSL, raising in excess of $7,500, which will be used to purchase additional food items to bolster the many items already donated.
Legacy will make up 100 Christmas hampers which will be distributed to those of its 1,600 widows on the Central Coast who are most in need, and who otherwise would have a not-so-bright Christmas.
Legacy, founded by returning Veterans immediately after World War I, is proud of its almost 100 year history.
In this time, it has lived up to the promise said to have been made by a lone digger to his dying mate on the battlefield of the Western Front: “Your wife and family will never be alone; they are ours to care for.”
Sons of ANZAC Motor Cycle Club approached Brisbane Water Legacy CEO, Mr Peter Lawley, in February, wanting to contribute to the welfare of widows and families by helping with the Christmas hamper initiative.
Club President, Mr Rodney Chidgey, said he and his members all felt that helping Legacy was a tangible way that they could demonstrate their appreciation of and respect for Veterans, and for those that they have left behind.
He committed the Club to making this Coastal ride and pre-Christmas annual event.
Legacy President, Mr Max Davis, in receiving the healthy donation, thanked all who contributed, and acknowledged, in particular, major donors, including the nine Caltex-owned petrol stations on the Coast, who together donated some $4,000, Bendigo Bank, Simplicity Funerals, and many others.
Mr Davis said Legacy always saw itself as accountable to its donors and supporters.
As such, all donors should rest assured that every cent raised by ‘Sons of ANZAC’ would go towards hampers for widows and their dependents, he said.
Source:
Media release, Nov 27
John George, Legacy