New Zealand’s Darth Vader brings smiles to the community
Ray White Full Circle administrator David Britten has received a community service award from the mayor of Waimakariri for his work running Dark Side Entertainers Group.
Since it started, Dark Side Entertainers Group has continued to grow, attending hundreds of events over the past eight years and assisting organisations including the Battered Women’s Trust, Make a Wish, and Child Cancer.
“Over the past three years, I have branched out on my own with a special passion for assisting special needs and autistic children and have become a very child-friendly Darth Vader to more families than I can recall,” Mr Britten said.
“I’ve helped them with coping through anger issues, social anxiety, bullying and even suicide.
“Their total belief in the character I portray – which I have perfected even down to the voice – allows me to reach children on a level others cannot and our success in these fields has been nothing short of staggering.
“I’ve been called to the bedside of dying children and adults, who wanted to meet their hero in the flesh and allow grieving families a last golden moment on film to remember for all time.
“It is the most rewarding thing I have ever done – or shall ever do.”