Press Release: Nominees Announced for the 25th Annual Heart of Marin Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 5, 2017
Media Contacts:
Linda Jacobs
CEO
415.479.5710 x300
ljacobs@cvnl.org
or
Katelyn Willoughby-Bagley
Director of Marketing & Communications
415.448.0330
kwilloughby@cvnl.org
25th Anual Heart of Marin™ Awards
Celebrates Nonprofits and Volunteers
CVNL is pleased to announce the nominees
SAN RAFAEL, CA, December 5, 2017 – Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) is pleased to announce the nominees for the 25th Anual Heart of Marin™ Awards. As the largest recognition event in the county, Heart of Marin gives $35,000 to outstanding Marin nonprofits and the committed individuals who serve them. The Awards Ceremony and Luncheon will be held on Thursday, January 11, 2018 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at the Marin Center Exhibit Hall in San Rafael.
All nominees and recipients will be honored for their service and contributions within the community in the following categories: Excellence in Leadership (sponsored by Marin Community Foundation), Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence (sponsored by Nugget Markets), Volunteer of the Year (sponsored by Redwood Credit Union), Youth Volunteer of the Year (sponsored by Bank of Marin), Excellence in Board Leadership (sponsored by EO Products and College of Marin), Excellence in Inovation (sponsored by International ProInsurance and Pacific Union), Corporate Community Service (sponsored by Pacific Gas and Electric Company and Bregante + Company, LLP), and Lifetime Achievement (sponsored by Kaiser Permanente, San Rafael). The event is supported by Event Sponsor Union Bank, and Media Sponsor the Marin Independent Journal.
“CVNL is honored to produce this special community event each year,” said Linda Jacobs, CVNL CEO. “Nonprofit leaders and volunteers work extremely hard to meet the growing needs of our community, especially this year when thousands of volunteers and nonprofits stepped up to support those impacted by the North Bay fires. Join us as we take the time to recognize the nominees for their dedication and achievements.”
CVNL invites the community to attend this extraordinary event. Individual tickets are $75, and traditional tables of 10 are $750. As a gold table sponsor for $1,150 you will receive preferred seating for 10, while providing 2 tickets for youth and their families to attend. For complete details, to purchase tickets, and make table reservations go to http://www.cvnl.org/2017HeartofMarin
Date and time: Thursday, January 11, 2018, 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Location: Marin Center Exhibit Hall, 10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael, CA 94903
And the Nominees are…
Excellence in Leadership
Robin Joy Berenson, PhD, LMFT, Community Institute Psychotherapy
Kay Carlson, Marin Open Studios
Mary Denton, Suny Hills Services
Nancy Dow Moody, Lifehouse
Daria Halprin, Tamalpa Institute
Miko Lee, Youth in Arts
Christine Paquette, St. Vincent de Paul Society, District Council of Marin County
Elisabeth Setten, Art Works Downtown
Aliyya Shelley Mattos, PaperSeed Foundation
Ted Smith, Kids Cooking for Life
Kim Thompson, Community Land Trust Association of West Marin (CLAM)
Achievement in Nonprofit Excellence
Catholic Charities Canal Family Support Kids Club
Catholic Charities St. Vincent’s School for Boys
Ceres Community Project
Children for Change
Downtown Streets Team
Extrafood.org
Homeward Bound of Marin
Kids Cooking for Life
Little Wishes
Marin Humane
NovatoSpirit
Operation Access
Project H.O.P.E.
San Rafael Elks Lodge #1108
St Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County
Volunteer of the Year
Tori Brant, Singers Marin
David Brusati, Whistlestop
Georgia Couderc, Marin Humane
Jermey Durfee, Next Generation Scholars
Dan Foldes, Pint of Soul
Chris Gomes, Art Works Downtown
Daniel Heagerty, Spirit Rock Meditation Center
Kim Lambert, Canal Alliance
Banana AKA Lowell Levinger, Bread & Roses
Judith McElroy, Buckelew
Ellen McKena, Extrafood.org
Carole Ormiston, Halleck Creek Ranch
Josefina Perez, Senior Peer Counselor, Civic Center Volunteers
Ingrid Purcell, Hospice by the Bay
Gordon Robinson, Marin Humane
Paula Sauve, Godmothers of Timothy Murphy School
Fred Silverman, 10,000 Degrees Academic Support
Richard Vance, Marine Mammal Center
Bill Weinberg, Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
Woody Weingarten, Marin Man to Man
Youth Volunteer of the Year
Patricia Almaraz, Terra Linda High School
Christopher Barajas, Terra Linda High School, Next Generation Scholars
Dylan Cullinane, St. Anselm School, Halleck Creek Ranch
Audrey Dickinson, Branson School, Audrey’s Dog Treats
Katie Held, St. Anselm School, Halleck Creek Ranch
Yessenia Hernandez, San Rafael High School, Marin County Public Defender’s Office
Maya Krause, Sir Francis Drake High School, Global Student Embassy
Leela Langlois, San Rafael High School, Beyond Differences
Damaris Marrufo, Marin School of the Arts at Novato High School, Novato Police Department, Center for Peace, Novato Children Center, Salvation Army, Trinity Lutheran Church, Marin Girls Chorus, Church of the Nativity, Marin Symphony Youth Orchestra
Macie Millstein, Marin Academy, Community Action Leaders, Marin Academy’s Youth Grants Board
Ana Ostrovsky, Terra Linda High School, Global Student Embassy
Emma Page, Saint Vincent High School, WildCare
Kobe Pole, Redwood High School, Marin County Search and Rescue
Yonayda Rodas, San Rafael High School, YWCA San Francisco & Marin
Joshua Rowe, San Domenico School, Marin County Youth Commission (MCYC), Marin County Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol (CMCA)
Kyle Sayers, Branson School, Next Generation Scholars
Ethan Strull, Marin Academy, Marin County Youth Commission (MCYC)
Elaine Zhou, Novato High School, Special Olympics
Excellence in Board Leadership
Eric Aanes, Lifehouse
Paula Doubleday, Downtown Street Team
Pepe Gonzalez, 10,000 Degrees
Lori Johanson, Little Wishes
Chuck Lesem, Trips for Kids
Susane Lyons, WildCare
Janet Miller, Integrated Community Services
Ken Preston, Youth Leadership Institute
John Rosenberg, Art Works Downtown
Selina Wajnowski, Halleck Creek Ranch
Excellence in Inovation
Ambassadors of Hope & Opportunity
Canal Alliance Immigration Legal Services Team
College of Marin Cupboard
Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Downtown Streets Team
Enriching Lives Through Music
Extrafood.org
Golden Gate Dietetic Internship
Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco
Osher Marin JCC
RxSafe Marin
Suny Hills Services
Corporate Community Service
EO Products
Microsoft Corte Madera
Mike’s Bikes
Nugget Markets
Redwood Credit Union
Lifetime Achievement
Laurie Cohen
Barbara Lee
Avon Mattison
Gary Maxworthy
Suzie Pollak
Marilyn Price
Debra Scheenstra, DVM
Karen Schurig
Sandi Miot and Beryl Miller