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Who Is San Rafael's Person of the Year?

Who deserves to be recognized as San Rafael Patch's person of the year? If you know someone (or a group) who made San Rafael a better place over the last year, nominate them here.

Posted by Nicole Ely (Editor), December 14, 2012 at 04:47 am

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Who deserves to be recognized as San Rafael Patch's person of the year?

If you know someone or a group of people who made San Rafael a better place over the past year, contributed time and effort to various causes or even made a personal impact on you, nominate him or her (or them) here.

Please fill out the form above by 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14. We'll compile the nominees and ask readers who they think should win. After a Person of the Year is selected, we'll will run a story about the winner.

You may nominate yourself, someone you've worked with or even someone you've just read about that might deserve this recognition. Any questions? Email me at nicole.ely@patch.com.

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Love Larkspur December 8, 2012 at 04:48 pm

Hi Nicole, I can't seem to open the form but I sure would like to see the honor given to the entire Pacifics baseball team. They sure made a difference to my summer! Good times!

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Bret Goldman December 10, 2012 at 01:53 am

I'll second that statement. The Pacifics are the best thing to come to San Rafael since the Court House Cremery and Donut Shop.

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Nicole Ely (Editor) December 10, 2012 at 05:42 pm

Hey everyone,
The form should be up and running now. Sorry for the technical difficulties.

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Vicky Castro December 14, 2012 at 01:22 am

I vote for me!

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Vicky Castro December 14, 2012 at 01:22 am

Cause I am awesome!

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Rex Henderson December 15, 2012 at 12:05 pm

I vote no one for this because it is obviously a hoax!

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