Veterans Walk N Talk Breakfast

BY LEANNE MORGAN

ONCE a month St Marys Outpost Veterans Support Centre (the Train) in collaboration with St Marys RSL Sub-branch hold a Veterans and Family Walk N Talk Breakfast. There is a short walk as well as a longer walk for those who wish to participate, followed by a hot breakfast spread cooked by our volunteers.

The Walk N Talk is an opportunity for Veterans, along with their families to enjoy some fresh air and some social interaction with other Veterans families. Often Veterans and current serving ADF (Australian Defence Forces) can be the sole focus of attention, but the family unit can also be affected by the Veteran or ADF member’s service. Making connections with other families who can easily relate to each other helps the family as well as the Veteran or ADF Member. This can help to create a support network for families knowing that they are not alone.

After our first Walk N Talk a daughter of a

Vietnam Veteran said that she had clicked with one of the other daughters who could relate to some of the behaviours of their Veteran Dads.

This activity is open to all Veterans and ADF Members and their families. The next Walk N Talk is to be held Saturday 10th June 2023, from 7.30am. Walkers will leave from the Train in the carpark of St Marys Diggers Club, corner of Mamre Road and Hall Street, St Marys. Please contact Leanne at St Marys Outpost Veterans Support Centre to book in for catering purposes 02 9833 4700.