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Cox and The Trust For Public Land Launch Arizona's 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Awards ProgramTUCSON, Ariz., April 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, today launched Arizona's 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes program to honor local environmental volunteers. Nominations for volunteers who are creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces are being accepted at CoxConservesHeroes.com through 5 p.m. EST on May 8. Eligibility Criteria
Local judging panels, comprised of civic and environmental leaders, will select three finalists who then compete to be named Arizona's 2017 Cox Conserves Hero. The winner, chosen through an online public vote, will receive $10,000 to donate to his or her selected nonprofit beneficiary. The two finalists each will receive $5,000 for their nonprofits of choice. Nonprofit of Choice Criteria
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Arizona's Cox Conserves Heroes program is sponsored locally by OdySea Aquarium. OdySea is a marine aquarium and the largest aquarium in the Southwest United States holding more than 2,000,000 US gallons of water. Melinda Gullick, Brad Lancaster, Greg Clark, Marilyn Hanson and Shawn Redfield are previous recipients of Arizona's Cox Conserves Heroes award. As either a finalist or winner's nonprofit of choice, the following Arizona organizations have received financial support from the Cox Conserves Heroes program: Arizona Native Plant Society, Desert Harvesters, Living Streets Alliance, McDowell Sonoran Conservancy, Mission Garden, Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon Center, Phoenix Mountains Preservation, Southern Arizona Buffelgrass Coordination Center, Tigermountain Foundation, Trout Unlimited Arizona State Council, Wild At Heart, Arizona Trail Association. Cox Conserves Heroes was created through a partnership between The Trust for Public Land and Cox Enterprises, the parent company of Cox Communications, to honor local conservation volunteers. The national Cox Conserves Heroes program has donated nearly $800,000 to environmental nonprofits, and nearly 200 volunteers have been honored. Cox Conserves Heroes also takes place in California, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Virginia and Washington and is part of the company's national Cox Conserves sustainability program that is celebrating its 10th anniversary. For more information, visit CoxConservesHeroes.com or Facebook. Social Media: #CoxConservesHeroes and #CoxConservesHero About Cox Communications: About The Trust for Public Land: About Cox Conserves: To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cox-and-the-trust-for-public-land-launch-arizonas-2017-cox-conserves-heroes-awards-program-300433334.html SOURCE Cox Communications |