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NEW YORK, June 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Adrian Benepe, New York City's Commissioner of Parks and Recreation for the past decade, will become Senior Vice President of City Park Development at The Trust for Public Land, the leading conservation organization for creating parks and playgrounds in cities across America. His new position was announced today by New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Christopher K. Kay, Chief Operating Officer of The Trust for Public Land....
CHESAPEAKE, Va., May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), today announced Anne Little as Virginia's Cox Conserves Hero. As her nonprofit of choice, Tree Fredericksburg will receive $10,000. Little was nominated for her work with Tree Fredericksburg, an organization she launched with the goal of planting and sustaining an urban forest in our city. She now has legions of volunteers dedicated to the cause- including many...
San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston, and New York Earn Top Spots SAN FRANCISCO, May 23, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A ground-breaking park rating system developed by The Trust for Public Land ranks San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston and New York as the nation's top city park systems. Mesa (Arizona), Louisville, Charlotte and Fresno received the lowest ParkScores among the 40 largest U.S. cities. ParkScore is the most comprehensive park rating system ever developed and was designed...
SEATTLE, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KIRO 7, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), is seeking nominations for Western Washington's fourth annual Cox Conserves Heroes program. Nominations are being accepted at kirotv.com/heroes through 5 p.m. PT on April 27. The program recognizes volunteers who are helping to create, preserve or enhance our shared outdoor spaces. A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on behalf of the...
CHESAPEAKE, Va., April 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Earth Month, Cox Communications and The Trust for Public Land (TPL) are recognizing volunteers who are helping to create, preserve or enhance our shared outdoor spaces. Finalists for Virginia's Cox Conserves Heroes program are being announced today, and the public is being asked to vote now through April 30. To vote, visit CoxConservesHeroes.com. A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on...
SEATTLE, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- KIRO 7, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), today launched Western Washington's fourth annual Cox Conserves Heroes program. Nominations are being accepted at kirotv.com/heroes for volunteers who are helping to create, preserve or enhance our shared outdoor spaces. A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on behalf of the finalists. A judging panel comprised of local civic and environmental leaders...
CHESAPEAKE, Va., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), are proud to present Virginia's 2nd Annual Cox Conserves Heroes program. This is the final week for nominations, which will be accepted through 5 p.m. EDT on March 12 at CoxConservesHeroes.com. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070925/CLTU013LOGO-a ) A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on behalf of the finalists....
PHOENIX, Feb. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), announced Melinda Gulick as Arizona's Cox Conserves Hero. As her nonprofit of choice, the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy will receive $10,000. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070925/CLTU013LOGO-a ) Gulick was nominated for her long-standing commitment to and passion for Arizona's open space. By cultivating donors and working through complex financing models...
CHESAPEAKE, Va., Feb. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), today launched Virginia's 2nd Annual Cox Conserves Heroes program. Nominations are being accepted at CoxConservesHeroes.com for volunteers who are helping to create, preserve, or enhance our shared outdoor spaces. A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on behalf of the finalists. (Logo:...
PHOENIX, Jan. 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Cox Communications, in partnership with The Trust for Public Land (TPL), today announced finalists for Arizona's Cox Conserves Heroes program. A total of $15,000 will be donated to local environmental nonprofits on behalf of the finalists. By being a finalist, each individual has secured a $2,500 donation for his or her nonprofit of choice. The finalists are now competing for an additional $7,500 - bringing the total donation on behalf of...
