Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags)
The Friends of Aussie Heroes are spread all over the country and we make quilts and laundry bags to send to serving members currently on certain deployments from Dubai and Bahrain to South Sudan, Egypt and Israel as well as some on home soil. Our quilts and laundry bags are gifts to say thank you to the serving member for their service and the sacrifice that service asks of them and their families. We send items in response to requests from serving members or their loved ones – spouses, family members and friends. We also send to those in compassionate need or ill health. Many of our quilts are personalised though not all of them. Our quilts are not works of art, but works of the heart.
‘Would you like a quilt or laundry bag?’ This is how some of the crew of the HMAS Adelaide responded…
How You Can Get Involved
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Aussie Hero Quilts
Our quilts are works of the heart. The vast majority of our quilts are made to match requests submitted by our deployed Australian sailors, soldiers, airmen and airwomen who will receive them where ever they are in the world.
Laundry Bags
Our laundry bags are so useful to our Defence personnel. Even while they are deployed they have to do their washing. An Aussie Hero laundry bag can help our personnel remember that they are being thought of back home.
Donate Now
Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) need your help so that we can keep supporting our wonderful ADF members. Please see our Donations page for some ways you can donate and help.
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A Brief History…
There are three main reasons I feel the need to do something to give back to our Defence force. I started Aussie Heroes for a number of reasons – I hated the way our Vietnam Veterans were treated. That can never be allowed to happen again. I heard of an Aussie soldier given a quilt by the Americans in Germany and was ashamed that there was not an Aussie Quilt for him. He now has one of ours and I have since met him and his wife a couple of times and they tell me that he uses his quilt all the time. Finally, I just felt that we, the Aussie public, needed a way to say thank you to our Defence members for their service.
Videos of Appreciation
From an Aussie Veteran competing in the Invictus Games to our Amazing Volunteers…
Aussie Hero Quilts Core Values
Our Mission
That nobody who serves Australia feels unsupported or believes that their service is not valued, recognised or appreciated.
Our Vision
To proactively care for those who serve Australia, regardless of the politics or mission, through a team of volunteers creating quilts and laundry bags to show appreciation for service and sacrifice.
Our Motto
No one who serves Australia is alone.
Our Values
Service, Respect, Compassion, Commitment.
Ongoing Projects
Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) continue with our passion to provide our deployed Australian Defence members a memento of appreciation through our quilts and laundry bags which are made from the heart.
Aussie Hero Quilts
Our quilts go all over the world to our brave service men and women. It brings us joy to know that our work is appreciated.
Over 16,000 made
Laundry Bags
While small in size, a laundry bag provides an essential service to our troops. No matter where they are, a laundry bag is useful.
Over 36,000 made
Volunteer Now
We love our volunteers as much as we love our Defence members. Even if you can’t sew, you can help us out.
We have over 300 volunteers
Volunteer Appreciation
Our volunteers are appreciated. Every year we have an annual dinner where all of our volunteers are recognised.
Volunteer now!
We’ve made 16,745 quilts since 2011
Plus we have made 36,024 laundry bags. In 2024, our volunteers have made 722 quilts and 1,617 laundry bags for our amazing Australian Defence force personnel plus 67 Stay Mats for Defence Community Dogs.
Click below to find out how you can help out Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags).
Supporting our ADF members around the world
Our sailors, soldiers and aviators are deployed all over the world. Many have been away from their families and friends for many months. Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) recognises their commitment and dedication. By providing a quilt or laundry bag to our ‘heroes’ is a small gesture of our unending appreciation to their sacrifices.
Supporting Our ADF Members
News & Updates
Grati-Tuesday 19th November 2024
Happy Tuesday Friends! Wow we have really be inundated with lots of thank you's lately. Please be patient as I work my way through them. It might take a few more weeks before you see yours come up. If I added them all into the blog it would take about an hour to...
Request List 18 November 24
Greetings all, First some admin updates. If you need to request labels for your quilts from Janet Long she has requested that you text her as well as email her. That way if some of your emails have gone into her junk folder she will know to look for them. If you need...
Weekly Dispatch 15th November 2024
Hello Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags sent off to our ADF pers!! I think we can all agree, a great display of quilts and laundry bags, yet again from our amazing volunteers.... Please enjoy!!! 🌟🌟🌟 This week we dispatched 24 Quilts which takes...
