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Last Day to Help Sustainable Norcross Win $5000

Vote now for the Cox Conserves Heroes prize. Local hero Connie Weathers is one of the finalists.

Updated Nov. 7

Want to help win $5,000 for Sustainable Norcross? It's as easy as the click of a mouse. But today is the last day to cast a vote. 

Cox Conserves Heroes opened voting in October for its annual contest, which awards $5,000 to a "hero" in the Atlanta area who promotes sustainability. Connie Weathers has been selected as one of the finalists, ensuring that she will take home at least $1,250 for the Sustainable Norcross, her selected non-profit. Now she's up for the big dollars. 

Find out what's happening in Norcrosswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Check out this video about Norcross and Weathers' efforts, produced by Cox. 

Just go to this site to cast your vote. The final winner announced on Nov. 18. The contest is sponsored by Cox Enterprises and The Trust for Public Land. 

Find out what's happening in Norcrosswith free, real-time updates from Patch.

The Atlanta-area finalists are:

  • Connie Weathers (Sustainable Norcross)
  • Greg Burson (Park Pride)
  • Lane Hurst (Elachee Nature Science Center)
  • Malcolm Barnard (Johns Creek Community Wildlife Habitat)
  • Na'Taki Osborne-Jelks (West Atlanta Watershed Alliance)


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