NORWICH – Opportunities for Chenango’s Board of Directors met Wednesday night to recognize long-time member Daryl C. Mulwane for his 25 years of service to the organization.

According to OFC Executive Director Wayne Viera, Mulwane’s long association with OFC began a quarter century ago as a parent involved with its Head Start program. Since then, he’s served in many capacities with the non-profit organization’s board of directors, twice as its president, as secretary and vice president, and as a member representing Chenango County’s low income population. He has also served with numerous committees over the years, added Viera, including OFC’s Head Start and Literacy Volunteers programs, as well as its Advisory Board.

Said current OFC Board of Directors President Holly Abbott, “I think his passion was to help people in any way he could to better themselves, which is our goal ... we’re going to miss his expertise because he knew this organization inside and out.”

Abbott presented Mulwane with the organization’s annual Community Service Award plaque at last night’s gathering, which states, “For 25 years of outstanding service on the Board of Directors of Opportunities For Chenango, Inc. and his never ending commitment to fighting the ‘War on Poverty’ in the County of Chenango.”