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For as little as $10 a month, you can ensure no veterans' family face hardship alone

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When the service ends, the story doesn't.

Behind every uniform is a family in need.

Partners, children, parents carrying on after loss.

Right now, our community’s veteran families need your help.

Your monthly gift of just $25 brings comfort, a warm cup of coffee and a safe space for veteran families to connect and heal. Ensuring we’re there for them, again and again.

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A one-time gift of $50 offers a lifeline, covering essentials for a veteran family’s support session.
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Give a child the chance to dream big. Your generosity covers essential school supplies, educational support, or extracurricular activities that empower a child of a veteran to reach their full potential.
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Can change a child’s life by sending them to a Legacy Camp. These camps give children the opportunity to build resilience, find peer support, and gain new experiences, providing them with the skills and friendships they need for the future. Kosha, on her kids attending Legacy camps: "Death can be intensely isolating for children. To share stories, memories, and love with other kids who just ‘get it’ is a wholesome part of healing. (Attending a Legacy camp) It was hard, it was confronting, but it was completely enriching and humbling… More valuable than money and more appreciated than I can express."
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We lost him after he made it home - Mel's Story

Making it home, you're considered one of the lucky ones. But the war doesn't end when you get home. Steve battled with pain, physical injury and PTSD as a result of his military service.

He spoke up about the physical pain... but when it came to the trauma in his mind, he went quiet.

He tried his best to show up for his wife, two little girls and baby boy, even when everything was falling apart inside. 

Until one night, the struggle became too much.
Mel found herself widowed at 34, left to raise two daughters and her son, far too young to understand why their dad was gone. 

There was no pause for grief. Just paperwork, bills, and three little hearts breaking right alongside hers.

“I felt like I was drowning,” Mel says. "I didn't know how to explain to my children that their dad didn't die in war but because of his service."

The world kept going, even after hers had shattered.

Then FNQ Legacy stepped in. Legacy helped to cover the kids’ education and sporting expenses, but more than that, Legacy gave Mel someone she could count on. Her Legatee became like family, a reminder that they aren’t on this journey alone. 

Eight years on, whilst there are still some hard days and hurdles for the family to juggle, the good times are starting to outweigh the bad. Mel’s eldest is preparing to graduate high school. She dreams of becoming a marine biologist—and one day, a Legatee herself, so she can help other families like hers.

Meanwhile, the two younger ones are chasing big dreams of playing netball and basketball professionally.
This is what your support makes possible.

THE ALLEN FAMILY - CAIRNS

FAMILIES ARE IN NEED

Many families are out of sight but not out of crisis. Some are struggling to with the emotional and financial toll of losing a loved one, while others are facing the daily challenge of supporting a veteran living with the scars of service - both seen and unseen.

These parents and children, struggling to make ends meet, often face impossible choices between necessities.

How will my donation make a difference?

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Donated funds are used in a variety of ways to support the unique needs of the families Legacy assists. This includes things like providing child care assistance to a widow so she can continue to go to work, help with school fees or social activities like gymnastics classes for a Junior Legatee, or provide meals for kids at Legacy Youth Camps held annually around the country.

Are donations tax-deductible?

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Yes. All donations over $2 are tax-deductible.

Will I receive a receipt?

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You will automatically receive a receipt after your donation, sent to the email address provided.

If you need a receipt urgently or have not received a receipt within two business days, please contact the FNQ Legacy Office on (07) 4033 0344 or email admin@fnqlegacy.org.au

Are there other ways to donate?

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Yes. You can purchase Legacy merchandise, like drink wear, hats, shirts, bears, pens and military memorabilia, www.fnqlegacy.org.au/shop.

If you’d like to donate over the phone, please contact (07) 4033 0344 or email admin@fnqlegacy.org.au
 
You can also donate your time by becoming a volunteer. Simply register at www.fnqlegacy.org.au/volunteer