PA Environment Digest Blog: Eric Grace, Creek Cleanup Project In Franklin County, Receives Cox Enterprises Hero Award, $30,000 Prize

On October 30, Cox Enterprises announced Eric Grace, Creek Cleanup Project in Franklin County was one of three winners recognized by the 2025 Cox Conserves Heroes Program.

Each winner was nominated and received the most online votes for their project.

A $30,000 grant from the James M. Cox Foundation is given to each winner to support an environmental nonprofit of their choice.

Grace won the Groundbreaker Award for organizing volunteers to remove over 500,000 pounds of litter and 20,000 tires from Conococheague Creek along 93 miles in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Through this grassroots initiative, he is helping restore waterways and build environmental pride— one cleanup at a time.

Click Here to watch a video about Eric Grace and the Creek Cleanup Project.

Visit the Creek Cleanup Project in Franklin County website to learn more about this project and how you can get involved.

(Contributed by Beth Intoccia, Chairperson Litter Lifters of West Vincent Township, Chester County who also nominated Eric Grace for the Award.)

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