Commemorative blister pack for SAS Resources Fund Charity Dinner
Courtesy of the SAS Historical FoundationSAS Resources Fund Charity Dinner Table Gifts
Published - 1 June, 2021
50th Anniversary Ball Tickets
One of the events conducted during 2014 to celebrate SASR's 50th Anniversary was a ball held at the Perth Entertainment and Convention Centre. The ball tickets were a double-sided blister pack penny card incorporating a copper coin representing a penny from 1964.
Charity Dinner Table Gifts
Subsequently, the SAS Resources Fund Charity Dinner Committee has sought the assistance of the SAS Historical Foundation to produce similarly designed blister packs as table gifts for attendees at their annual dinner. The theme of the 2021 dinner is the 25th Anniversary of the Black Hawk helicopter accident.
Blister Pack Design
The blister pack designed by the Foundation incorporates an artwork by renowned military artist Ian Coate, entitled 'Salute', and a cartoon drawn by Dean Alston. 'Salute' depicts the service held at the SASR Memorial to commemorate the 15 SASR personnel killed in the accident. The cartoon depicts those 15 soldiers being welcomed into heaven by SAS comrades who had gone before them. The original cartoon drawing was offered for auction to raise immediately needed financial support for the deceased soldiers' families. A group of serving and former Australian SAS personnel successfully bid for the cartoon to ensure that it stayed within the SAS Family. The badges on the penny are those of SASR and 5 Aviation Regiment.