(Newswire.net — April 30, 2016) — The second annual Marin Founders Celebration (MFC) will be held on Sunday May 1, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at the Buck Institute Novato. MFC is an annual event to publicly acknowledge and celebrate the people who have founded nonprofit organizations.
The event is the brain-child of Novato Businesswoman Jacqueline Janssen, Mary O’Mara, co-founder and executive director of MarinLink, and Marinda Freeman, president of MF Productions.
Janssen believes that nonprofits have a great impact on the world, and that nonprofit founders, who often work in anonymity, should be recognized for the contributions they make.
“This is to celebrate the founders of Marin’s nonprofits who have given so much to our community who make it a great place to live in,” said Janssen.
Marin Nonprofit Founders provide services for people in health care and other social services, education, art, science, environmental awareness and much more. Founders notice, empathize, envision, inspire, organize, manage, teach, lead and persist. Communities benefit from founder’s insight, foresight and courage.
The Honorees of this year’s MFC event are:
JuanCarlos Arauz – E3: Education, Excellence & Equity
Zara Babitzke – Ambassadors of Hope & Opportunity
Bernice Baeza – Lark Theater
Bernice Baeza – Novato Theater
Kathy Berger – Canal Alliance
Nora Bookoff – Mill Valley Seniors for Peace
Tom Boss – Film Night in the Park
Mrs. P.D. Browne – Sunny Hills Services
Terry Di Martini – Marin Child Care Council
Judy Edgar – 10,000 Degrees
Freida Engel – Mill Valley Seniors for Peace
Phyllis Faber – Marin Agricultural Land Trust MALT
Mimi Farina – Bread and Roses
Sister M. Gervaise Valpey – Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Mother Mary Goemaere (Posthumous) – Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Marty Griffin – Marin Audubon Society
Anna Halprin – Tamalpa Institute
Heidi Hilenbrand – Lark Theater
Deb Hubsmith – Marin County Bicycle Coalition
Dr. Ali Kianfar – International Association of Sufism (IAS)
Heidi Kuhn – Roots of Peace
Kiki LaPorta – Sustainable San Rafael & Sustainable Marin
Donna Lemmon – Integrated Community Services
Marilyn Levin Nemzer – Global Book Exchange
Caroline Livermore – Marin Art & Garden Center MAGC
Marika Love – Joy of Learning
Mary Ann Maggiore – Five4Five
Sally Mastuishi – Next Generation Scholars
Kathleen McNeil – Godmothers of Timothy Murphy School
Lucy Mercer – Throckmorton Theatre
Harry Moore – Sustainable Marin
Richard O. Moore (posthumous) – Mill Valley Seniors for Peace
Kate Munger – Threshhold Choir
Dr. Angha Nahid – International Association of Sufism (IAS)
Dolly Nave – Marin Bocce Federation and “Angel of Albert Park”
Leona Norman – Marin Ballet
Mother Louis O’Donnell (Posthumous) – Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Ann O’Hanlon – O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Dick O’Hanlon – O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Robert Plath – Worldwide Forgiveness Alliance
Sister Mary Maurice Powers (Posthumous) – Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Rachel Naomi Remen MD – Institute for the Study of Health and Illness at Commonweal ISHI
Gladys Smith – Marin Art & Garden Center MAGC
Sue Spofford – Sustainable San Rafael
Ellen Straus (posthumous) – Marin Agricultural Land Trust MALT
Kenji Treanor – Next Generation Scholars
Bill Usher – Mill Valley Seniors for Peace
Larry Vargo – Mayflower Chorus
Tom Wilson – Canal Alliance
Cecilia Zamora – Latino Council of Marin
The Marin Founder’s Celebration (MFC) is an annual event to publicly acknowledge and celebrate the people who have founded nonprofit organizations. Nonprofits improve quality of life, connect people to each other, offer people opportunities to volunteer, engage us in civic issues and they save counties money. The event honors 50 nonprofit founders each year. To nominate an organization and its founder, go to http://marinfounders.org/submit-founder/