Veterans find a sweet spot to help others

Army veteran Moose and his sub-branch motorcycle crew are ‘sweet as’ making Country Women’s Association’s donuts to support the mental health of their military mates.  

Over the past 9 years, the Military Brotherhood Military Motorcycle Club’s Cooloola-Sunshine Coast sub-branch has sold more than 50,000 cinnamon donuts to raise awareness and funds to help local veterans.  

Not-for-profit organisations like the Brotherhood play a vital role in community service efforts to help improve the mental health of veterans and their families. 

Moose, the Queensland and sub-branch president, says the Gympie-based club’s annual fundraising enterprise is changing lives for the better.  

He is pictured right with his wife Elvie and sub-branch Treasurer Homer.  

‘It helps us to help veterans with mental health challenges and to get them out of the trenches they often find themselves stuck in,’ he said.  

‘We often get into that hole with them, showing them the way out and following up with the correct support that they need through the club’s large resource network.

‘It is also an excellent avenue for our own club members who have PTSD. The work we do gives them a great outlet to deal with this.’

Moose says their ongoing recipe for success is part of the club’s overall national plan to raise enough money to help struggling veterans and their families across Australia over the next 3 decades.  

‘At the end of the day we are all veterans wanting to help other veterans,’ he explained.

‘In our sub-branch we work with ex-service organisations, charity, our community groups and emergency services to help make that difference.’  

The Veterans Assistance Centre in Gympie is open every Wednesday for members and community walk-ins to connect with other veterans and the club.  

To find more about the Military Brotherhood Military Motorcycle Club and its sub-branches across the country, visit their website.

Open Arms provide free, military-aware mental health support for veterans and their immediate family, contact us day or night. Telephone 1800 011 046.