Quilts honour veterans and Defence widows

In early December, Kawana Waters RSL Sub Branch and Quilts of Valour Australia teamed up to hand over a special Christmas gift to veterans and Defence widows in recognition of their sacrifices for Australia. 

Under the guise of scones, tea and coffee for the Mouldy Oldies - a group of the Sub Branch’s WWII veterans and widows - about a dozen members were presented with a beautiful handmade quilt by Quilts of Valour Australia.

The idea behind the quilt is to literally wrap veterans - and the partners left behind – in love, warmth, care and healing in honour of their sacrifice for Australia. The Quilts of Valour Foundation started in America in the early 2000s, and the Australian organisation was formed in 2010.

Kawana Waters RSL Sub Branch President Gary Penney, who helped organise the surprise, said it was the least he could do for the Mouldy Oldies. 

“These people are our treasure, they are our heritage, and they are the people that made it possible for us to be here today,” he said. 

“Every little thing we can do to honour our WWII serviceman - and our widows who went through it all with them, and looked after them as they got to later life – we will do.”

To learn more about Quilts of Valour Australia, visit quiltsofvalour.com.au. 

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