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The Bank of Marin annually sponsors awards honoring the Business/Person of the Year as named by each local Chamber of Commerce.

Select Spirit of Marin Honorees by Year:

The Honorees for 2007
	Carlos Porrata retired Citizen of the Year West Marin Chamber of Commerce
	Diane T. Smith retired Citizen of the Year Tiburon Chamber of Commerce
	Michael J Stone Mollie Stone Markets Business Person of the Year Sausalito Chamber of Commerce
	Maika Llorens Sabor of Spain Vinoteca Business of the Year San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
	Margaret Hallett & Dave Green Family Service Agency Business of the Year San Rafael Chamber of Commerce
	Marianne Montgomery Tasco-Montgomery Promotions Business Person of the Year San Anselmo Chamber of Commerce
	Michael Milligan & Michael Read Randall Brothers Automotive Business of the Year Novato Chamber of Commerce
	Caren Miranda & Jim O'Keefe At The Top Salon Business of the Year Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce
	Sheri Wilson Greenbrae Management Inc. Business Person of the Year Larkspur Chamber of Commerce
	Dr. Frances White Ph.D College of Marin Business Person of the Year Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
	Deborah Hubsmith Marin County Bicycle Coalition Business Person of the Year Fairfax Chamber of Commerce
	Rob & Trish Martin Tamalpais Paint & Color Business of the Year Corte Madera Chamber of Commerce
	Fernando Quezada Quezada Markets Business Person of the Year Camara de Comercio de Marin

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The Spirit Behind the Spirit of Marin Award

The Spirit of Marin Award was inspired by Dr. Jim Dawson, an orthodontist by profession and an inspiration by example. During his lifetime, Dr. Jim was a member of almost every Board of Directors in Marin County in addition to being an organizer and director of Bank of Marin. His philosophy of life can best be explained by George Bernard Shaw's "A Splendid Torch", a poem which Jim kept on a piece of paper in his wallet."I am of the opinion that my life belongs to the whole community and as long as I live, it is my privilege to do for it whatsoever I can. I want to be thoroughly used up when I die, for the harder I work, the more I live. I rejoice in life for its own sake, Life is no "brief candle" for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to the future generations."

The award itself is a work of art created by San Rafael glass artist Latchezar Boyadjiev. The clearly defined objective of his art is to "create an illusion of a world inside the glass piece, to refract the light into a rainbow effect and emphasize the dynamism of the shape." By using his technique of grinding and polishing the highest quality of glass giving each piece a luminescent quality, he captured the essence of the torch in the glass in an almost mystical way.

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