News & Updates

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Grati-Wednesday 20th August 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Once again we have a multitude of thank you's from around the globe. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 66 sleeps! Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Dear Jan-Maree,...

Request List 19 August 2025

Hi all, Cath here. Thank you all for your words of welcome and words of encouragement, much appreciated. Let me introduce you to one of our volunteers, Marianne. She does the mail on Wednesdays. Marianne posts out the items that you need for your request/s: for...

Weekly Dispatch 15th August 2025

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 17 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Wednesday 13th August 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! As the Request list has now moved to Tuesday we decided to move the Grati-blog to Wednesday.  It will give us that nice boost to get over the hump of the week!   Once again we have a multitude of thank you's from around the globe....

Request List 12 August 25

Hi all, Just wanted to introduce my self to you. My name is Cath Harper. I have met many recipients at the annual AHQ dinner. (Have you got your tickets yet?) I am a volunteer, I make quilts and laundry bags and am the first paid employee of AHQ. I will be primarily...

Weekly Dispatch 8th August 2025

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 10 Quilts which takes...

Grati-Tuesday 5th August 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the first blog for August!     Another deluge of thank you's again this week from far and wide so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!   AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 81 sleeps!  Don't forget...

Request List 4 August 25

Hi all, Well, as the picture says, it is Time for a Change. For the last 14 years the request list has gone out every Monday morning for you to peruse and select requests from. This means that I need to prepare the request list on Friday or some time over the weekend...

Weekly Dispatch 1st August 2025

Hello Friday!!! Reminder that tickets for our Annual Thank You Weekend 2025 are on sale now for the whole weekend. Friday afternoon tour of ADFA - to be confirmed Friday night Volunteers' Gathering at The Rex Saturday morning breakfast at The Rex for any Newbies...

Quilts for HMAS Sydney…..

The lovely crew from HMAS Sydney put up a great post with photos of some of the quilts they have received recently with a lovely message. Thank you to Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) for their wonderful delivery of quilts for the crew. We will cherish them...

Grati-Tuesday 29th July 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the last blog for July.   On the downward slope to the end of the year. I bet it will be no time at all and we are counting down till Jolly Old Santa visits!!   Another deluge of thank you's again this week from far and wide...

Request List 28 July 25

Hi all, Good morning. Since early 2016 we have sent out a weekly email containing Jan-Maree's message to volunteers and the Request List. But on and off our volunteers tell us this email just doesn't arrive. Have you missed out on receiving your weekly Request List by...
Request List 2 May 2022

Request List 2 May 2022

Good Morning all  How cute is this teddy bear. The awesome Janis made it for us to raffle at our dinner in Canberra on 29 October. We have some other gorgeous goodies being raffled as well. I will share some pics in coming weeks. Don’t forget to get your tickets for...

ANZAC Day at Mercy Village by Melissa L

ANZAC Day at Mercy Village by Melissa L

I saw the recent post about an ANZAC Day service at Mercy Place Aged Care at Montrose and reached out so that I could attend and support. I thought it a wonderful gesture for the residents unable to “get out” and attend a service.    The weather turned on something...

Weekly Dispatches 29 April 2022

Weekly Dispatches 29 April 2022

 Happy Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags being sent off to our ADF!! I think we can all agree, a great display of skill, imagination and creativity in the following quilts and laundry bags.  Please enjoy!!! 🌟 🌟 🌟 This year so far, we have sent...

Grati Tuesday April 26th 2022

Grati Tuesday April 26th 2022

  Happy Tuesday Friends! Hope you are having a great week so far!  I love this time of the week. The gratitude letters show us all how what we do makes so much difference.    Grab a cuppa, sit back, relax and enjoy the gratitude letters below.  ....   Dear...

Request List 25 April 2022

Request List 25 April 2022

Good Morning all  Today is ANZAC Day...a day to pause and remember those who have gone before and those who served today. This photo was taken on the even of ANZAC Day in 2016 in Iraq (if my memory serves me correctly) by a fabulous army photographer called Jake. It...

Weekly Dispatches 21 April 2022

Weekly Dispatches 21 April 2022

 Happy Friday!!! Another week of Amazing Quilts and Laundry Bags being sent off to our ADF!! I think we can all agree, a great display of skill, imagination and creativity in the following quilts and laundry bags.  Please enjoy!!! 🌟 🌟 🌟 This year so far we have sent...