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In November 2023 the Aware Super Staff Social & Community Collective's fundraising initiative, led by Jane Couchman & Damian Graham, kicks off our annual campaign for the staff charity – Orange Sky. Our support this year will be directed towards Orange Sky, a charity making a huge difference for people experiencing homelessness or hardship.
Orange Sky have a simple formula; they provide a platform for every day Australians to connect through a regular laundry and shower service. The focus is on creating a safe, positive and supportive environment for people who are too often ignored or who feel disconnected from the community. Their volunteers are not social workers or experts on homelessness - they are empathetic listeners and great conversationalists.
So far we've contributed
$1,724
Orange Sky Australia is the world’s first free mobile laundry service for people experiencing homelessness – an idea founded in a Brisbane garage by two 20-year-old mates, Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett.
In late 2014, the boys installed a couple of washing machines and dryers in the back of their old van and visited parks around Brisbane to wash and dry clothes for free. What started as an idea to improve hygiene standards and restore dignity to people doing it tough has evolved into something much bigger and more powerful.
Hear from our co-founders about how Orange Sky first kicked off....
Interested in becoming a volunteer?
Orange Sky are always on the lookout for volunteer to help run more than 300 shifts across Australia each week.Find out more about volunteering at Orange Sky below.
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