THIS year’s Singleton Citizen of the Year was the popular and passionate community leader Danny Eather.
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Danny, best known for his tireless fundraising work for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service (WRHS), said in his acceptance speech that he was very humbled to be nominated for the award and then honoured to have won.
“I want to thank the Lioness Club of Singleton for nominating me but I would also like everyone to know our group consists of 23
volunteers and it is absolutely a team effort,” he said.
He was speaking about the WRHS- Singleton Volunteer Support Group, of which he has been a very active member of since 2009.
Danny, a born and bred Singletonian, currently works as a marketing executive with Hunter Valley Wine Country Tourism.
He chose to support the service because it was a community-owned and operated organisation that needed support to ensure it continuing existence.
“Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the first helicopter service,” he said.
“And, during that time, it has grown from one helicopter based in Newcastle to four units and, in 2017, the service will also include the North Coast region of the state and every helicopter will have a doctor on board.
“The WRHS can mean the difference between life and death for someone that is ill or injured.”
In 2009, he was elected secretary of the Singleton Volunteer Support Group and under his innovative, interactive, committed and very hands on approach the group has progressed immensely.
Since 1997 a total of $435,300 has been raised by the group of which $253,300 has been raised during Danny’s five-year tenure.