HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15197 (Public Service Award 2023) Resolution 15197
City of San Rafael
Richard P. O’Brien and Mary Ferrario O’Brien
Public Service Award for 2023
Presented to
Melissa Prandi
WHEREAS, Melissa Prandi was selected as the recipient of the Public Service Award
due to her consistent level of selflessness demonstrated throughout her
life’s work. As a business owner in San Rafael, she models community
engagement and encourages her team to participate in volunteer work; and
WHEREAS, Melissa has spent much of her time volunteering with the San Rafael
Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, the Downtown Business
Improvement District, Dominican University, the Women’s Philanthropy
Leadership Council, the Rotary Club of San Rafael, and many more
associations; and
WHEREAS, Melissa led fund raising efforts for Meals of Marin, the Marin Center for
Independent Living, the Marin Shakespeare Company, Sanzuma, the
Career Technical Education (CTE) Center, Slide Ranch, and three
international charities including the Melissa Prandi Children's Foundation.
During the first 30 days of COVID, she organized the Rotary Club of San
Rafael Board’s fundraising of $50,000 to the Marin Community Foundation,
which gave back to smaller non-profits in Marin County; and
WHEREAS, Melissa takes every challenge she has faced in her life and turns it into an
opportunity to help those around her. She is a survivor of domestic violence
and has dedicated her time, energy, and money to the Center for Domestic
Peace, and has been a keynote speaker at events where she shared some of
her most personal experiences with domestic violence in an effort to raise
awareness; and
WHEREAS, Melissa has made such an impact to the community that she received a total
of six nominations for the Public Service Award. In the opinion of her
nominators, Melissa is a force of nature who brings economic prosperity to
San Rafael which helps our entire community, including our public
schools. She is an incredible community member with an amazing can-do
attitude, is extremely generous, constantly gives back financially, and
dedicates her time and skills to make San Rafael and Marin a better place to
live for everyone. Melissa’s efforts and accomplishments have bettered our
community, and communities across the world, in many ways, which has
earned her the City of San Rafael’s Public Service Award for 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the San Rafael City Council expresses its
appreciation to Melissa Prandi on behalf of her community and hereby awards her the Richard
O’Brien and the Mary Ferrario O’Brien Public Service Award for 2023 on Monday, April 3, 2023.
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Mayor