Eight thousand loads of hope: BOQ Group’s Orange Sky campaign achieves record-breaking milestone

1 August 2025

BOQ Group is proud to announce the success of its annual Orange Sky July campaign, raising more than $213,000 to support the vital work of community partner, Orange Sky Australia.

This year’s fundraising efforts will directly enable:

  • 8,800 loads of laundry 
  • 741 Orange Sky shifts 
  • 3,712 hours of connection through conversation

These services provide care, comfort and human connection to Australians experiencing homelessness and hardship.

BOQ Group’s people rallied behind the cause with creativity and purpose. Highlights from the month-long campaign included:

  • The inaugural ‘Vanloads of Hope breakfast’ with Queensland customers and government representatives, raising $65,000 
  • Branches turning orange and engaging their communities with inventive fundraising activities 
  • 16 teams hosting internal market stalls across the country 
  • 40 employees volunteering through Orange Sky’s pilot volunteering program, Empower Pack shifts 
  • 350 team members attending trivia fundraising events in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

BOQ Group, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Patrick Allaway said: “Fundraising this amount of money does not come without a lot of effort. It’s been wonderful to see our people come together, live our purpose and support Orange Sky’s mission. This partnership continues to grow stronger, and we’re proud to help deliver vanloads of hope to those who need it most.”

Orange Sky CEO Lucas Patchett said: “No one deserves to go without essentials – clean clothes, a hot shower and a safe place to sleep; however, rising costs are increasingly forcing everyday Australians to choose between living essentials, bills and rent. People who may have never thought they would be struggling financially are turning to us for help. Orange Sky’s services have never been busier, so it has never been a more important time for our vans and volunteers to be out on the road reaching more and more people and families in need. We couldn't do what we do without the incredible support of the Australian community and generous corporate partners like BOQ Group.”

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