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Final Days to Nominate Environmental Volunteers for Atlanta's 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes Awards ProgramATLANTA, Aug. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Channel 2 WSB-TV, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land, is accepting nominations for Atlanta's 2017 Cox Conserves Heroes program at CoxConservesHeroes.com through 5 p.m. EDT on August 21. Nominees are individuals who volunteer their time and resources to creating, preserving or enhancing outdoor spaces in their communities. Eligibility Criteria
Local judging panels, comprised of civic and environmental leaders, will select three finalists who then compete to be named Atlanta'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. Previous recipients of Atlanta's Cox Conserves Heroes award are Linda Cotton-Taylor, Tom Branch, BobScott, John Gordon, Donna Shearer, Na'Taki Osborne-Jelks, Angel Poventud and Don Wells. 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 Channel 2 WSB-TV: About The Trust for Public Land: About Cox Conserves: View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/final-days-to-nominate-environmental-volunteers-for-atlantas-2017-cox-conserves-heroes-awards-program-300503731.html SOURCE Cox Enterprises |