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Weekly Dispatch 19th June 2026

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 4 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 17th June 2026

Happy Wednesday Friends! A wonderful collection of gratitude letters. I am always amazed when there are connections, (known or unknown at the time) from the volunteer and the recipient!!! So, grab a nice warm cuppa or cold drink (depending on where you live!), sit...

Request List 16 June 26

Hi all, In April 2026, the Australian Defence Force leadership appointments were announced, the woman who made history was Lieutenant General Susan Coyle. When the government announced a series of senior Defence appointments, Lieutenant General Coyle was selected as...

Weekly Dispatch 12th June 2026

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 11 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 10th June 2026

Happy Wednesday Friends! We have some ripper thank you's this week. The first one from a recipient who has just attended his 50th anniversary of joining the Navy! The messages come to us from all over the globe this week so grab a nice warm cuppa or cold drink...

Request List 9 June 26

Hi all, CONTINUING WITH AHQ THANK DINNER WEEKEND- SATURDAY Tickets available at Try booking https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1542514 Contact Jan-Maree for the Discount Code for the Volunteers for the dinner tickets. Also contact Jan-Maree for the booking...

Part 8 of the Tales of our Travelling laundry bags….

Here is another week's worth of posts about our traveling 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags. This week we shared more of our volunteers. ............................................................................................................................ It is...

Weekly Dispatch 5th June 2026

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 8 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 3rd June 2026

Happy Wednesday Friends! Welcome June! Grab a cuppa or cool drink, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! *** Good afternoon Jo H, Thank you so much for the beautiful quilt. My family absolutely loves it, and we’re all so touched by the...

Part 7 of the Tales of our Travelling 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags

My goodness, some of our 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags are becoming very well travelled. As Cath said, some of them might need a passport. Here is the run down on where they all are this week. More than one bag is currently in Canberra, including one that has just...

Weekly Dispatch 29th May 2026

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 9 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 27th May 2026

Happy Wednesday Friends! Welcome to the last post for May! Only two thank you's this week but everyone counts and is special not only to the volunteer but to us all. Grab a cuppa or cool drink, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! ***...
Catching up with our travelling 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags :

Catching up with our travelling 15th Anniversary Laundry Bags :

Earlier this year I started posting pictures of our special 15th Anniversary laundry bags (all beautifully made by Rachel, using embroidery by Inge) on LinkedIn. It was my intention to also share the pictures and stories on Facebook and Instagram as well, but time got...

Happy 15th Anniversary from COMSURF

Happy 15th Anniversary from COMSURF

We are celebrating our 15th Anniversary this year and I have fifteen special 15th Anniversary laundry bags circulating all over Australia and the world for people to take photos with. On the day of the International Fleet Review this is a very appropriate message to...

Weekly Dispatch 20th March 2026

Weekly Dispatch 20th March 2026

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 16 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 18th March 2026

Grati-Wednesday 18th March 2026

 Happy Wednesday Friends! In some letters this weeks letter, we hear about the choice of design. It is always wonderful to hear about the personal connections. There are some awesome letters which definitely pull at the heart strings. Grab a cuppa or cool drink, sit...

Request List 17 March 26

Request List 17 March 26

Hi all, Please look at the embroidery of the Navy crest pictured below. You will see the “jump threads” where the machine needle moves to the next section to embroider it. When you receive your embroidered item, please cut and remove these jump threads from the crest...

15th Anniversary Star Block Quilt

15th Anniversary Star Block Quilt

 Hi All, This year marks our 15th Anniversary.15 years of caring for the ADF. In order to mark this milestone we are going to spend some time making some quilts will 15 blocks. Each block will bemade by different volunteers so that the quilts will be a joint effort....