6/24/2023 0 Comments Meeter greeter bank![]() "Both my parents and my nana have always been very active volunteers but my biggest inspiration is following in the footsteps of my pop, who has the local Wagin Ambulance Sub Centre named after him," said Brenden.īrenden's grandfather Rodney Pederick was a volunteer firefighter, then ambulance officer for 34 years. I've done it for so long that I'd be lost without it."īrenden takes great care to point out that the challenging times are greatly outweighed by saving people's lives and making a difference – and the volunteering spirit runs in his family. Sports and volunteering are how we keep our little towns running. "I like being busy and I like how it makes me feel. "We can't follow up each case we attend, because it would be our undoing, but at the end of the day, we know that we're doing something which means a lot to somebody else - and, really, I wouldn't have it any other way. "Someone's got to do it, so I try to treat it like a job and not get too emotionally involved, but I do wear my heart on my sleeve, so it's hard," he said. "There’s only me and one other colleague here most of the time, so we’re across everything – dealing with customers’ queries, meeter and greeter, teller, manager - and whatever else is needed to keep the branch running," he said.īut it was his work outside of his nine-to-five which earned him the recognition and to say Brenden is passionate about helping others is an understatement.Ī fire and emergency services volunteer for more than 10 years, he is an office bearer for the Wagin Volunteer Fire Brigade and volunteers at every one of the sporting clubs he plays with, including cricket, basketball, hockey and darts. Thirty-three-year old Brenden has been at Bankwest in the town for more than 14 years and described his role as being a "jack of all trades." ![]() If the prize was for me, I probably wouldn't want to take it but to be able to give it to the RFDS, that was just amazing." ![]() "We're in the middle of nowhere so we'd be lost without the service. They've also made a couple of other trips out for other members of my family. "Then dad had a serious heart attack and they saved his life as well. "My mum had an ectopic pregnancy before I was born so if they weren't around, I wouldn't be here," he said. He said the RFDS was a service close to his heart. A Wagin stalwart has been recognised for his contribution to town life and has donated his $10,000 prize money to the Royal Flying Doctor Service.īrenden Hall, the branch manager of Wagin’s Bankwest branch, was last night named as the 2018 Bankwest Volunteer of the Year in recognition for his long-standing support of the life of the town.
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