Our mission.
To provide vital support to vulnerable individuals and families in our local communities through initiatives focused on alleviating poverty, supporting people suffering with factors that disrupts their lives unexpectedly, supporting those who are unable to access the tools for education, and ensuring rapid disaster relief, empowering our community to bulid resilience and achieve long term stability.
Through our innovative fundraising efforts, partnerships, and community events, we empower those in need and create a lasting impact for a brighter, healthier and more resilient future.
About The APCO Foundation.
Who we are.
We are a locally owned independent fuel chain. Our retail partners live and work in your communities. We want to give back the support that has always been given to us by our customers. Our Retail Partners, support office and our corporate partners strongly support the work our foundation does.
Our members.
The foundation has a board made up of members of the APCO community. The foundation members are all volunteers and work hard to raise money to help members and groups in our community that need support.
Where we are.
The APCO Foundation donates, assists and supports people in need in communities Victoria wide and New South Wales.
What we do.
We run major fundraisers throughout the year; Race For A Reason held in May at the Geelong Racing Club, Giving Day mid-year in July, Golfing for Good held in October and the Geelong Wine Walk, which is run in February every year around the Geelong CBD.
Organisations we support.
We support many organisations which include Cops N Kids, Cottage by the Sea, Read the Play, Power in You together with individuals and families in need. Please see a complete list of who we have donated to and the amount we donated under the Chairman's report.
Our goal.
We want to win the hearts and minds of our Customers, Retail Partners, Staff and the broader APCO community to give back and support the communities we live in.