Legacy widow Sonia Glenister is one of almost 500 in the Wimmera who receives support from the service.

"I became a Legacy widow 27 years ago and, really, you get wonderful help from Legacy," she said.

Horsham Laurel Club president Melva Charles runs social events for the Wimmera widows.

"You become a Legacy widow when your husband dies and, if you want to go to the Laurel Club the social club of Legacy virtually we meet once a month," she said.

Aside from the Laurel Club, Mrs Charles said Wimmera Legacy volunteers, or legatees, provided a wide range of assistance to families of Second World War veterans.

"Legatees are wonderful. They come once a month and any problems anyone might have, anything that you want, Legacy is always there to help,'' she said.

"They've been marvellous with widows.''.

Mrs Charles said Legacy had been helping Wimmera widows and their families since its inception in Horsham in 1946.

"After the war, a lot of women's husbands didn't come back they were killed," she said.

"Legacy put children through school for many years.

"Some of these children have grown up with Legacy and they've come back as Legatees."

Mrs Charles said Legatees also helped transport widows to their appointments.

"If they've got to go to medical appointments, they can always ring up and there's a volunteer driver who takes you there and looks after you," she said.

"For our meetings, if we have ladies who don't drive, they can get a taxi and it's charged to Legacy."

Mrs Charles said there was also a yearly bus trip.

The group also organises other outings during the year.

Earlier this year, it visited the Jane Duff memorial.

Mrs Glenister said Legacy had provided her with social interaction.

"You needn't be lonely," she said.

She said it also provided her with advice about moving to Kurrajong Lodge aged care facility.

Mrs Charles said Wimmera Legacy volunteers would be out in force in Horsham's shopping precincts selling badges to raise money from Sunday until Friday.