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

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...

Grati-Wednesday 8th 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 17 sleeps!Don't forget to buy your tickets. *** We received a beautiful hand written letter from the 11 year old daughter of a...

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...

Thanks on Thursday……

Heading back from Canberra this morning after breakfast with a recipient so I can give her her quilt.  I have not had much time to answer emails over the last couple of days so if you are waiting for an answer I will endeavour to catch up tonight. Have a...

Grati-Tuesday 31 July 18

A busy day was had today at HQ AHQ.  Lots of parcels have arrived containing lots of Invictus Quilts and bags and lots of random laundry bags for later in the year.   Getting them all sorted is certainly keeping us busy. Sit back and relax for a...

Grati-Tuesday 24 July 18 …… only a little one tonight

For the first time ever we only have three three thank you messages tonight. I have no idea why.  If you have received a thank you and have not shared it with me for me to edit for the blog please forward it to me so we can all enjoy them.  Happy...

Grati-Tuesday 17 July 18

Some gorgeous thank you messages again this week.  I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do.  .....Dear Noelene, I would just like to say a big thank you for your care package, I really wasn't expecting one at all! I just hope that this email...

Thanks on Thursday

Hey all, check out these thank you messages... Great job everyone......Thank you for my amazing quilt. I love it and appreciate all of the wonderful work you all do. The little post boxes of morale have been a deployment highlight for my team and...

Grait-Tuesday 3 Jul 18

Last month I made a quick trip to Canberra for some meetings and also delivered a quilt to a pleasantly surprised Chief of Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, AO, CSC, RAN.  Vice Admiral Barrett has always been extremely supportive of Aussie Heroes, so it was an...