Horizons Savannah Board President Tom Oxnard Receives “Horizons Hero” Award from National

SAVANNAH, Ga. - May 2, 2013 - PRLog -- (SAVANNAH, GA) – Horizons Savannah announces that its board president, Tom Oxnard, has received the prestigious Horizons Hero Award from Horizons National. http://horizonssavannah.org/

The award was presented at a special ceremony in Norwalk, Connecticut on April 12, at a weekend meeting for all Horizons affiliates from around the United States. This award honors the hard work Mr. Oxnard has put into Horizons Savannah for nearly ten years, as well as his commitment and dedication to the students and the organization. Over his decade-long involvement with Horizons Savannah, he has spearheaded fundraising in excess of $1 million and made Horizons possible for over 250 local students.

Horizons National chief executive officer Lorna Smith says, “The Horizons National Hero Award recognizes extraordinary contributions to an affiliate Horizons program. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of this award than Tom.”

Horizons Savannah executive director Christy Edwards says, “Horizons is fortunate to have Tom on our board. We owe much of our success as an organization to his hard work and dedication to the mission of expanding opportunity to all students in our community. This was a well deserved honor, and Tom is one of the few throughout the Horizons network of 33 programs across the U.S. to ever take home this prestigious award.”

Horizons Savannah board president Tom Oxnard says, “I’m honored to be chosen for this award, while I also acknowledge that scores of us on the board and the staff deserve credit for the success of the program. Horizons Savannah’s mission is so strong and important to the community, I am confident of its continued success."

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About Horizons Savannah
Recognized as one of America’s best summer learning programs, Horizons Savannah at Savannah Country Day School and Bethesda Academy welcomes about 150 low-income, public elementary and middle school students each summer to a six-week summer enrichment program that helps prevent “summer slide”: the loss-of-learning that occurs during the summer.  By providing a safe and nurturing environment, recreational and cultural activities, nutritious meals and snacks, caring professional teachers and creative, challenging instruction, we unlock a student’s potential to achieve.  Last summer, students gained an average of three months’ growth in reading and four months’ growth in math.  For more information, please contact Horizons Savannah Executive Director Christy Edwards at 912-961-8854 or info@horizonssavannah.org.  You can also check out our Facebook page and follow us on Twitter @horizonssav, or visit our website at http://horizonssavannah.org/.