Joining forces with Wendy McKeon, Di and Wendy not only made it a special for all widows who attended, but also made sure the widows were included in the service. For the first time, more than 50 war widows took their rightful place in the service, filing past the Cenotaph and laying their own tributes to their loved ones in the form of a single rose.

The power of this statement was not lost on all of those in attendance, following the lead of our Patron, the Official Party silently stood as the War Widows filed past one by one.

Following the ceremony, US Navy personnel and US Marines in attendance were honoured to spend time getting to know our ladies as they were honoured to spend time with them. A powerful and moving day that was brought together and made possible by two members with an idea. Thank you Di and Wendy, you made this day memorable for so many.

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Thank you for sending us your memories of VP Day, some of which are shared in this week’s newsletter.

The past couple of weeks have been very busy in preparation for our Annual General Meeting on Thursday, 27th August. I appreciate your calls and curiosity about participating at the AGM and look forward to seeing many of you tomorrow on Zoom. I will update you on the proceedings of the AGM in my next newsletter.

I particularly want to express my sadness for the many older people who’ve passed away in Victorian aged care homes. We are fortunate in some way to have had a low level of deaths in NSW nursing homes including among older War Widows in care. Please continue to exercise caution in moving about.

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Take care and stay safe,

Rhondda Vanzella OAM
President & Chair, War Widows NSW
\”We rise by lifting others\”

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