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 22nd October 2025

by | 22 October 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! *** Hi Heather B! You made my laundry bag with the fighter jets and helicopters on it. I only received it today as I've just come home from Europe! I just wanted...
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Grati-Wednesday 8th October 2025

by | 8 October 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

Happy Wednesday Friends! Grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude! AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 17 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** We received a beautiful hand written letter from the 11 year old daughter of a...
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Grati-Wednesday 1st October 2025

by | 1 October 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 24th September 2025

by | 24 September 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 17th September 2025

by | 17 September 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 10th September 2025

by | 10 September 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 3rd September 2025

by | 3 September 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 27th August 2025

by | 27 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 20th August 2025

by | 20 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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,...
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Grati-Wednesday 13th August 2025

by | 13 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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....
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Grati-Tuesday 5th August 2025

by | 5 August 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Tuesday 29th July 2025

by | 29 July 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Wednesday 10 April 2019

by | Apr 10, 2019 |

Gratitude post 10 April 2019After the Townsville floods, Jan-Maree sent a batch of laundry bags to a contact in Townsville to distribute as he saw fit. Most of them were given to defence personnel, but some were given to civilians who performed above and beyond.One of...

Grati-Wednesday 3 April 2019

by | Apr 3, 2019 |

Another week, another lot of lovely messages from recipients. Enjoy reading.Good Morning Jenny,Thank you so very much for my Harry Potter laundry bag 🙂 It looks absolutely amazing and I am so grateful for all the hard work, time and effort that went into the making...

THANK YOU THURSDAY 28th March

by | Mar 28, 2019 |

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

by | Mar 20, 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

by | Mar 13, 2019 |

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

by | Mar 5, 2019 |

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...