Rotary District 9710 Governor Phil Mewett presented the prestigious award to Mr Day at a meeting of the Moss Vale Rotary Club on Wednesday night.

Mr Day's three-day "lock-in" at the 2ST studio in June 2008 raise more than $60,000 and helped to meet an $85,000 shortfall for the Queen Street Centre (formerly the Wingecarribee Community Services Centre).

Opened in October, the centre provides respite and support services to the elderly and people with disabilities and houses Wingecarribee Food Services (Meals on Wheels), Wingecarribee Adult Day Care, Dementia and Alzheimer's Advisory Centre, Care Assist (Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW), the Benevolent Society and Volunteering Wingecarribee.

Mr Day said he was surprised, pleased and humbled to received the award.

"I have been here in this community for the past 10 years and I hope I have become a part of it," he said.

"I believe that nothing functions without community. Whether it be in the form of mateship, loyalty, public, religious - it's all community.

"I know what my daughter will say when I tell her: She's just had her fourth birthday - 'amazing!'."

The Paul Harris Fellow is the Rotary's highest individual award for community service.

Rotary Club or Rotary Districts who donated US$1000 to Rotary International for its world-wide charitable causes can nominated a member or non-Rotarian to receive become a Paul Harris Fellow.

In addition to his work for the Queen Street Centre, Mr Day has given his time and efforts to causes such as Bowral's Kollege of Knowledge Kommittee for Kids (KKKK), Camp Quality and Nowra's Noah's Ark, a centre for children with special needs.

He has been a regular compere of the Ulladulla Blessing of the Fleet Ball and many other community fundraisers.