24 January 2022 Request List
Good morning all,
PLEASE READ
Before I share the request list this morning I thought I would
share a lovely message I received when one of our would be recipients sent in
his request.
“The number of ADF personnel that I have met that have been
sporting their bags and quilts on exercises and the stories I see and read in
the media about how long and how dedicated you and your volunteers have been
looking after and giving consideration and support to deployed personnel over
the years is awesome to say the least. I think that AHQ items have slowly
become the unofficial rite of passage markers (like medals) of being on
operations and may not be far off being the tradition to be a part of by
personnel overseas. In short, you guys are becoming true legends and we thank
you all for it.”
Again, we have a short list this week but there are more
coming. Soon we will have more requests form HMAS Canberra on the list. There is a new contingent just arrived in the
Middle East and also in the Sinai in Egypt. The message I received back from
the Sinai was “Your timing is impeccable as a new team has just arrived this
week and I know a lot of my previous team were very grateful for all your hard
work.”
Last year we circulated a special offer for all our ADF
medical personnel who have been working very hard through bushfires and COVID
and also another special offer for those involved in the Afghanistan
Evacuation. This year we will also be
targeting some defence personnel in very difficult jobs but I don’t want to
announce where exactly as yet as I don’t know if their bosses have told them
yet. Suffice to say, they will be very grateful to know that their work is “seen”
and appreciated.
So, although this week is another short list, there are more
requests coming.
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Once you’ve made your selection of what you’d like to try,
do please EMAIL friendsofAHQ@gmail.com and Catherine or I will be pleased to assist you with your
selection. Hope to hear from you soon.
Thank you!
When selecting a request, remember, you do not have to
include everything they have asked for.
Footy quilts do not need to have the logo or even the team’s name. Using
the team colours is all that is required. Simple is perfectly acceptable. A number of these requests have given you
favourite colours as well as footy teams or other hobbies and interests. It is fine to make a quilt using their
favourite colours and include only one of their interests. It is fine to keep it simple.
If there is more than one request on this list that you
would be happy to do I suggest that you send me a list of requests and tell me
how many you want to be allocated….i.e. one of the following please…. There are always a few requests that everyone
wants to do (and I can never pick them) so if the first one you ask for is
taken then I can allocate another from your list if I have a list.
Any queries you might have, please don’t hesitate to contact
via the AHQ email as per usual with any queries and we will assist you from
there. We may not know the answer but it
will be our pleasure to research and get back to you.
A reminder, when you are ready to post the quilt or laundry
bag you’ve created, please use the PMKEYS number given you in any
correspondence with the admin team. This
helps the volunteer admin team keep a track of what’s been sent etc. The PMKEYS number is included in the address
details we supply for your recipient e.g.
the 7-digit number in bold below.
CPL Wanda Quilt 8765432
TG 3456
AFPO XX
ADF
Sydney NSW 2890
Also, please use the Aussie Heroes PO Box address on your
parcel in the event the parcel is Returned to Sender - the PO Box is a safe place in the event
of any mishaps with postage.
Aussie Hero Quilts (and Laundry Bags)
PO Box 248, Cherrybrook,
NSW 2126
Don’t forget to take a photo of your completed quilt or
laundry bag to email to AHQ with the name and PMKEYS of the recipient and we
can include in the Weekly Dispatches blog and also add to the tally of quilts
and laundry bags sent off to the troops.
I personally love viewing the photos of those projects dispatched – so
inspiring.
If you are using a AHQ supplied prepaid satchel please
kindly use the AHQ address for the return address– also for your own packaging
– if a parcel is Returned to Sender it is likely we can expedite its journey to
the recipient from Sydney.
Please also also please hold on to the Tracking number (the
pink sticker tht you should remove before posting – we’ve experienced mail
delays lately (haven’t we all?) and having the Tracking number is very
reassuring to keep an eye on the parcel’s progress in arriving at its
destination.
Don’t forget, if you look at today’s Request List and need
help choosing, please feel free to get in touch to discuss, we will be ready to
reply and offer guidance by email. Our goal is to help you find a request that
you will be comfortable with doing. If you need a crest etc we may be able to
post embroideries / printed fabric images or email some of these to you.
Helpful info may be gleaned here http://aussieheroquilts.blogspot.com/2019/07/information-post-for-those-that-sew-for.html I look forward to seeing the photos of
completed quilts and LBs when they are ready to post off.
POST BY DATE
The post by date for all Requests on this list is 23
February 2022 please, or earlier if you
can manage this. If you cannot make that
date, please let me know. Do reach out
if you have any timing issues and we’ll resolve one way or the other. In fact,
if you are going to be late posting it please let me know BEFORE you post
it. Also, if this time frame is too
tight for you, there are options, just email me to discuss, thank you.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE copy the ENTIRE line if you wish to
nominate for a quilt or laundry bag.
For example….
Marvel Theme. Ironman
M LB 1
This is really important to make sure that neither you nor I
copy the wrong number which could lead to me giving you the wrong details for
specific request. If you find it hard to
copy and paste, please copy the line out as follows…
Decoding The Columns
The first column is the theme or preferences requested.
The second column indicates the gender of the recipient.
The third column is as follows.
B=both quilt and laundry bag (feel free to nominate to JUST do the laundry bag
if you wish)
Q= just a quilt
LB = just a laundry bag
F= female
M= male
Please let the Admin crew know if you have any other
questions....Just email friendsofahq@gmail.com
Looking forward to seeing what you want to make this week.
Happy stitching!
Cheers,
Jan-Maree
P.P.S. Don't forget
to check out AHQ on the Blog, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter
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LBs for Butterworth Every three months about 130 soldiers go to
Malaysia to learn about jungle warfare. We have been doing this since the 50’s
or so. They love our laundry bags as
you can imagine the humidity means they change a lot. If you would like to make one or more masculine
or gender neutral bags to send over that would be great. You will need to pay
the cost of postage to Sydney and then they are shipped from there. You will
be making life a lot easier for them over there. |
M |
LB |
1 |
|
Royal Australian Navy crest, Sydney Swans,
medicine/caduceus, poppies, blue |
M |
Q |
2 |
|
BMW superbikes or any sports bikes |
M |
Q |
3 |
|
ANIME |
M |
Q |
4 |
|
Holden, Moto GP, Ducati Motorbikes |
M |
Q |
5 |
|
The colours of Melbourne Storm Rugby League Club
- purple/dark blue (predominant) with white and gold lightning bolts. |
M |
Q |
6 |
|
Cars and Motorbikes |
M |
Q |
7 |
|
Anime (Japanese cartoon) or Dragon Ball Z |
M |
Q |
8 |
|
Skyrim |
M |
Q |
9 |
|
RAAOC badge, Rising Sun Badge, Skippy Badge,
Poppies, |
M |
LB |
10 |
|
Loves science fiction and gadgets/technology .
Loves the colour green |
M |
B |
11 |
|
four wheel driving and camping and mountain
biking. Text "kind of a big deal"
Crests for Cavalry, Ordinance and Intelligence Corps (crests and text
can be supplied) |
M |
Q |
12 |
|
Rising Sun, Aviation Corp badge, service details (Rising sun and Aviation Corps badges and
service details can be provided.) |
M |
Q |
13 |
|
Cricket |
M |
B |
14 |
|
RAAF 100 Year badge, RAAF and RAN crests (I'm a
RAAF Officer serving on a Navy ship) |
M |
B |
15 |
|
Star Wars |
M |
Q |
16 |
|
Italy/Sicily (food, wine, cheese, flag, flag
colours - red is favourite colour) and or star constellations/moon -
celestial |
F |
Q |
17 |
|
Rugby League Sydney Roosters (red, white,
blue) or Liverpool FC, with the Name
"XXXXXXX"(nickname) |
M |
Q |
18 |
|
South Sydney NRL - Rabbitohs Themed |
F |
Q |
19 |
|
Gears of War (XBOX Game) Quilt. |
M |
Q |
20 |
|
Halo Xbox Game Laundry Bag |
M |
LB |
21 |
|
RAEME badge, Blue, Red Yellow and a Sad looking Panda
(he calls himself the Captain of the “Sad Panda club”) |
M |
Q |
22 |
|
AAPRS badge, RAAOC badge, Canadian flag and Australian
flag and anything with the rockband “Kiss” |
F |
Q |
23 |
|
RAAPC badge, Rising Sun badge, Australian
soldiers, Australian flag, |
M |
Q |
24 |
|
RAAOC badge, ACB, |
M |
Q |
25 |
|
RAAPC badge, Rising Sun, Sydney University
Regiment badge, Soldier career management agency badge, 17 Brigade badge,
Australia Post colours (red and white) |
M |
Q |
26 |
|
RAINF, RACT, Rising Sun |
M |
Q |
27 |
|
Rising Sun and RAANC badge, Anything indigenous,
Ambulance (works with St Johns) |
M |
Q |
28 |
|
Rising Sun with personal details below, AALC,
RACMP, Australian flag, Text
"East Timor 2002 Election Observer", |
M |
Q |
29 |
|
Rising Sun, RAEME badge, Raeme colours Blue,
Yellow and Red with the motto “Arte et
Marte” |
M |
Q |
30 |
|
RAINF badge, RAR badge, 3 RAR parachute wings,
RAAOC badge, Rising Sun Badge. (Badge can be embroidered and sent to you) |
M |
Q |
31 |
|
RASIGs badge, RAAPC, Rising Sun, was Aide to the
Governor of NSW and text "Op Anode Solomon Islands 2007" |
M |
Q |
32 |
|
RAAF crest, UN crest, Air Traffic Controller
Brevet, anything Australia and beach inspired. Member is an Air Force Air
Traffic Controller so optional to add some red and yellow checks as a red and
yellow checked flag indicates ATCs at work. |
M |
B |
33 |
As we are likely to be receiving some more requests from folks in South Sudan in the coming weeks I thought this was an appropriate photo to bring back. This is from around 2016 and shows a bunch of happy Aussie Peacekeepers in South Sudan showing off their laundry bags.
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