Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land accepting nominations through July 31
for Cox Conserves Heroes Awards
Program honors local volunteers awards $10,000 grant to local environmental nonprofit
Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land have now opened the nomination process for the Cox Conserves Heroes program. The program serves to honor environmental volunteers who create, preserve or enhance shared outdoor spaces in their local communities.
Celebrating its 11th year, the Cox Conserves Heroes program accepts nominations in nine select markets: Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Virginia, and Washington. A panel of local and environmental leaders will select the winner in each market. The winners will then become candidates for the national title.
In Orange County and Palos Verdes, the Cox Conserves Heroes program is supported by Cox Communications.
The local winner in each of the above nine markets will select an environmental nonprofit of choice in their community for a $10,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation, the Cox-affiliated foundation. The James M. Cox Foundation will also award $50,000 to the national winner’s nonprofit of choice.
The public can nominate their local conservation hero at coxconservesheroes.com now through July 31. National public voting for the national winner begins Oct. 1 following the selection of the market winners.
The winner of the national competition will be announced in late October.
Nominees must meet the following eligibility criteria:
- Their activity creates, protects and/or beautifies an outdoor community space;
- Their activity is on a volunteer basis and is not part of paid employment;
- Their activity inspires others to engage in community conservation.
Over the past 11 years, the Cox Conserves Heroes program has contributed nearly $1 million to environmental nonprofits and honored more than 200 volunteers across the country.
In 2018, Phil Pryde was named the first-ever National Cox Conserves Hero from California and designated The San Diego River Park Foundation as his nonprofit of choice to receive $50,000 from Cox Enterprises, in addition to the $10,000 grant as the market winner.
About Cox Enterprises
Cox Enterprises is dedicated to building a better future through our leading communications, automotive services, and media companies. Our major operating subsidiaries include Cox Communications, Cox Automotive, and Cox Media Group. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Cox is a global company with $21 billion in annual revenues and brands that include Autotrader, Kelley Blue Book, and Cox Homelife. Founded in 1898 by Ohio Governor James M. Cox, the company is a family-owned business committed to its people, communities and the planet. To learn more about Cox, visit coxenterprises.com, view our Sustainability Report at coxcsrreport.com, or us follow us on Twitter via @CoxEnterprises and @AlexTaylor_Cox.
About The Trust for Public Land
The Trust for Public Land creates parks and protects land for people, ensuring healthy, livable communities for generations to come. Millions of people live near a Trust for Public Land park, garden, or natural area, and millions more visit these sites every year. To support The Trust for Public Land and share why nature matters to you, visit www.tpl.org.
Submitted By:
Charla Batey
Cox Communications
Keith Maley
The Trust for Public Land
