The Robert N. Pursel Award for "Neighbor of the Year" is given to individuals and organizations that have shown exemplary commitment to the community through professional work and volunteerism. The award is presented at the annual Neighbors Helping Neighbors Event, hosted by the Community Giving Foundation: Danville.
Past Recipients Include:
- Robert N. Pursel (1995)
- Dr. Henry Hood (1996)
- Sike Miller (1997)
- Sandy O'Rourke (1998)
- Dr. John Dennehy M.D. (1999)
- Dr. Thomas Royer M.D. (2000)
- Dr. Charles Laubach M.D. (2001)
- Marty Walzer (2002)
- George Leighow (2003)
- Jack and Margaret Metzer (2004)
- Gerald Levandoski (2005)
- Arthur M. Peters, Esq. (2006)
- Dr. Joseph J. Mowad M.D. (2007)
- Dr. Bill and Joyce Gibson (2008)
- Drs. O. Fred and Joan Miller (2009)
- Helen "Sis" Hause (2010)
- Dr. Michael E. Ryan M.D. (2011)
- FNB Bank (2012)
- Geisinger Health System (2012)
- Metso Minerals (2012)
- St. Joseph RC Church (2012)
- Cherokee Pharmaceutical (2012)
- Christ Memorial Episcopal Church (2012)
- Service 1st Federal Credit Union (2012)
- Michael and Ginger Schultz (2012)
- The English Garden (2012)
- Randy May (2013)
- Woody Wolfe (2014)
- Dr. Bill Jeffreys M.D. (2015)
- Van Wagner (2015)
- Ken and Pat Ackerman (2016)
- Robert Marks Sr. (2017)
- Shiloh United Church of Christ (2017)
- Dianne and William Zamboni (2018)
- Frank W. Sidler American Legion Post 40 (2018)
- Joanne and Robert Aurand (2019)
- The Thomas Beaver Free Library (2019)
- Joanne and Mike Benjamin (2022)
- Bill Lavage (2022)