Marcus.

It starts with a chair. This year Orange Sky turned ten. What began in 2014 as a simple idea from two young founders, Nic and Lucas — one van in Brisbane — has grown into an international community delivering clean laundry, warm showers and genuine conversation for people doing it tough across Australia and New Zealand.

Behind every wash and every conversation are nearly 4,000 volunteers whose passion drives the mission forward — this year alone giving 126,792 hours of conversation, the equivalent of 70 full-time team members. Whether it's a 5am start to pick up the van or an evening shift after work, they show up week after week to sit beside friends over something simple yet powerful: a load of laundry, a warm shower and a chair.

Orange Sky also grew where it's needed most — launching seven new remote services in communities like Mount Isa, Mornington Island, Alice Springs and Broome, mobilising teams after Tropical Cyclone Alfred and the Far North Queensland floods, and opening a new Brisbane headquarters to carry the work into its next decade.

Pull up a chair, and the number stops being a number. It becomes 33,492 people who sat down, felt clean, and felt human.