I hope this email find you both well.
By way of introduction, I am the proud new owner of one of your handmade laundry bags.

I am so appreciative of your time and effort to not only make and distribute these items, but also the personal touch you have both included in your enclosed letters.  It seems you want to make these items as a thanks for the work we do; however I am indebted to you both and to our nation.  The Navy is a National Enterprise and we rely on all of your support to keep us motivated, particularly when times get tough.  I carry a lot of personal pride in your gesture, so thank you.

You will be pleased to know that my new laundry bag sits proudly in my cabin and adds a lovely dash of colour!  

Keep up your amazing work, your efforts are certainly noticed and definitely pull at the heartstrings.  Everyone deserves to feel appreciated and you are making that happen.
Jan-Maree, I’m sure your sons will find their way in life with an inspirational mother like yourself carrying the lantern high.

Helen, thank you for being so generous with your time and skills.  It’s amazing how much time you’re devoting to others.  Please extend my thanks to the others in your sewing group when you next get together for coffee!


Thank you for your support
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Dear Cheryl,




Thank you so much for the quilt that you made for me. It has
recently arrived safely in Afghanistan and will be used by me for the last
month that I am here. Timely really as it is starting to cool down overnight
here - I grew up in North Queensland and always try and remain in the tropics
so the dry/low humid air here - coupled with it now cooling down is not ideal
for me. The quilt will definitely help.




I hope you have a fulfilling retirement and I thank you for using some of that time to help us out and help
recognise the service of soldiers, sailors and airmen who are over here. Very
selfless of you.




I mentioned to Jan-Maree Ball in a separate email that some
of your organisation's quilts are used on the wards and others are displayed on
the walls of the foyer of the NATO Hospital here - a homely touch for some of
the wounded, injured or ill patients.


Thanks again and good luck to you and your family.




Kind regards,

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Hello Clarissa,

I hope this email finds you well.

I have just come into my shift tonight and been the fortunate and very excited recipient of the amazing laundry bag you have made and sent over to me. I honestly cannot thank you enough for the time, effort and care put into this.
Something so simple can still have such a positive impact here while being away from family and friends, so again I say thank you!
The effort of all the ladies put into to the quilts and laundry bags to deployed members is greatly appreciated and definitely gives a sense of pride, knowing that there are people back home, outside of family, that are thinking of us, contributing to Australia’s efforts overseas.

I myself have quite the busy family, being the middle child of 7 siblings, one brother and 5 sisters, with many nieces and nephews from the older ones. Getting around Australia to visit them all is definitely a busy task but no matter how much effort it takes, its always worth while when getting to sit around and have great catch ups with your family!
I am engaged to my partner, wedding planned for early next year, and we have a little Australian Shepherd, who has far too much energy, but life wouldn’t be the same without him.

We are all counting down the days to returning home in the near future and look forward to spending some quality time with friends and family.

Again, I thank you for the amazing effort you and the other ladies of Aussie Hero Quilts.

Take care.
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That is it for message today and weren’t there some great ones.

Don’t forget to buy your tickets for this year’s  Thank You Dinner. We would love to see you there.