Grati Posts

Welcome to the Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags) Grati posts.

This page is dedicated to showing all the gratitude that comes to all of our volunteers from the members and their families who have received an Aussie Hero Quilt and/or Laundry Bag.

Thanks for all the love and kindness. 

Grati-Wednesday 1st October 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 24 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Wayne T had the privilege of presenting a quilt to a very worthy recipient. He was...

Grati-Wednesday 24th September 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 31 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Dear Ann S, Thank you for your beautiful letter and for the time, care and attention...

Grati-Wednesday 17th September 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 38 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Last week we shared a beautiful thank you letter from a very special recipient...

Grati-Wednesday 10th September 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 45 sleeps! Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** Dear Ms Ball, (Jan - Maree) What a special surprise and gift of a magnificent quilt...

Grati-Wednesday 3rd September 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! Welcome to Spring! Today's blog contains three reports of presentations made to the recipients. It is always an honour to be able to represent AHQ and see the reactions first hand. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some...

Grati-Wednesday 27th August 2025

Happy Wednesday Friends! One of the thank you's in today's blog gave me a good chuckle. The recipient has a way with words! See if you can work out which one! We once again have a great lot of thank you's from around the globe. Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while...

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,...

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....

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...

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...

Grati-Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! There has been a deluge of thank you's 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 95 sleeps!  Don't forget to buy your tickets.    *** It is...

Grati-Tuesday 15th July 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! We have a few awesome messages and photos this week so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!   AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 102 sleeps!  Don't forget to buy your tickets.    *** Dear Heather B,   I...

THANK YOU THURSDAY 28th March

Do you love to get a letter?  I do.  The thank you letters like these ones really warm my heart!  I love that the Recipients sometimes tell us a little about themselves or what they do, or something about their family...it just brings a special happy...

Grati-Wednesday 20th March 2019

Lots of lovely messages this week. Enjoy reading them.Good Morning Sue.Just a quick line to say a big thank you for the lovely washing bag you made for me.My Grand Father served during the Great War, and to receive a Remembrance Day themed washing bag during the...

Grati-Wednesday 13 March 19

Now that our fearless leader Jan-Maree Ball has had her double knee replacement surgery, I'm sure we're all thinking of her, wishing her well and cheering her on as she embarks on her rehab. journey.She's still very much steering the AHQ ship from her...

Grati-Tuesday 5 March 19

G'day all.I hope you are all having a good week.  Just a reminder that in six days I will be handing over the reigns to Aussie Heroes to Gail whilst I go into hospital for my double knee replacement.   Please do what you can to help her out.  She...

Grati- Tuesday 26 Feb 19

G'day all,Hope your week is going well. I am in Melbourne this week to attend a special luncheon tomorrow but more on that after I have been.  Last night I met up with one of our recipients for the first time.  He told me so many times that he just can't...

Grati-Tuesday 19 February 19

Hey all some great messages.. and just as awesome photosEnjoy!.....Received this message from a very happy recipients of Marg B's It arrived! I’m literally blown away by it, it’s perfect! It will become an heirloom that I will cherish always, can’t wait until my...