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

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-Tuesday 22nd July 2025

by | 22 July 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Tuesday 15th July 2025

by | 15 July 2025 | Grati | 0 Comments

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...
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Grati-Tuesday 12 Feb 19

by | Feb 12, 2019 |

Hey all,How awesome is this photo.. we love getting these group photos! Thanks guys! So good to see your quilts on display like this. Much appreciated......Hello Ruth,I was the one who received the Collingwood LB around Xmas time.I hope you and your family had a...

Grati-Tuesday 5 Feb 19

by | Feb 5, 2019 |

Hey allSome great messages this week but I love this photo which I received from one of our recipients in Townsville.  As you know, Townsville is doing it tough up there and this recipient has now moved to a stretcher on base as she has no power at home.  I...

Grati-Tuesday 29 Jan 19

by | Jan 29, 2019 |

Greetings all from a very busy and productive day at HQ AHQ.  The girls have worked so hard today and I think they really deserve a round of applause for their efforts.  Several quilt tops are underway for urgent requests and a number of laundry bags have...

Grati-Tuesday 22 Jan 19

by | Jan 22, 2019 |

G'day all,Check out this smiling face!  This is Pello, one of our previous recipients, a RAAF reservist but also a hilarious stand up comedian.  As if deploying and wearing the uniform wasn't enough,  Pello joined the Forces Entertainment Group that...

Gratitude Post 16 January 2019

by | Jan 16, 2019 |

G'day all, I am now back in Sydney after my trip to Brisbane and back. What a fabulous time I had, staying with, meeting and catching up with quilters and recipients every day. I couldn't believe it when I bumped into the lovely Nikki, co-Captain of the...

Grati-Tuesday 11 Dec 18

by | Dec 11, 2018 |

Hi AllSome great messages this week and a special couple to start off with.......Hello All. My husband is in the US Coast Guard and was recently with the awesome crew of HMAS Adelaide. He is still working so he asked me to message you for him...."I would like to thank...