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 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...

Grati-Tuesday 8th 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 109 sleeps!  Don't forget to buy your tickets.    *** Dear Ruth S,   I felt so...

Grati-Tuesday 1st July 2025

  Happy Tuesday Friends! Welcome to the first blog for July, the second half of the year and the start of a new financial year. LOL  We have a few messages and photos this week so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!  ...

Grati-Tuesday 24th June 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! Once again we are on our last blog for the month. I swear it was only Easter last week. Next we will be on the countdown to Christmas. LOL We have a few messages and photos this week so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some...

Grati-Tuesday 17th June 2025

  Happy Tuesday Friends! Hope everyone is well and getting to spend time doing what they love and catching up with loved ones! We have a few messages and photos this week so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!   AHQ...

Grati-Tuesday 10th June 2025

Happy Tuesday Friends! Hello from Geelong!  Finally took some leave so my grandson could finally meet his great grandfather. Weather hasn't been too great but we are braving it to do some exploring. Off to Melbourne today on the train for a trip to the zoo. Hopefully...

Grati-Tuesday 3rd June 2025

  Happy Tuesday Friends! The AHQ Thank You Dinner is only 144 sleeps! We have a great lot of thank you's this week so grab a cuppa, sit back and relax while you soak up some well-deserved gratitude!   *** Hi Wendy V,   Greetings from Sydney! I’m in the Army but...

Grati-Tuesday 9 May 17

We have been doing this for over five years now... that amazes me when I stop and think about it. One of the nice things, for me at least, is that some of our past recipients are returning on deployment again. Whilst that might not be so great for their families, it...

Grati-Tuesday 2 May 17

G'day allThis is a gratitude post and first up tonight something special that I am thankful for. The wonderful people at Stixon Stickers have made a very generous and patriotic offer to all those who sew for Aussie Heroes.   If you have been finding it...

Grati-Tuesday 25 April

Before anything else, I hope everyone had a good day today.  ANZAC Day is an important day to remember all those brave souls who have served and sacrificed in the past but I strongly believe that we should also, on this day, be thankful and appreciative of those...

Grati-Tuesday 18 April 17

First a special message from a Warrant Officer who has just arrived in country and passed  back the following feedback....  "I'm in country now and look forward to receiving the quilt. You would not believe how much people here appreciate those quilts...

Grati-Tuesday 11 April

 Hi all, Lots of lovely gratitude messages tonight but first a bit thank you from me. I come up with these bright ideas, like lets find a way to say thank you to at least some of the troops who deployed at a moment's notice to support the victims of Cyclone...

Grati-Tuesday 28 Mar 17

G'day all,Firstly, by the time this goes to air Tropical Cyclone Debbie will have done her worst I think.   Joint Task Force 661 comprises a range of state disaster response options, including; aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, road clearance,...