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Coppell Lions Receive Award
Lion Past Council Chair John Eads and Lion Past Council Chair John Landrum awarded the Coppell Lions Club with the "TOP CONTRIBUTOR" award for the Lion District 2-X1 Build-A-Bed Project in conjunction with the Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP) organization. The Coppell Lions Club had contributed over $49,000 to the 6 bed builds held over three years which accounted for 196 beds of the over 600 beds that have been built.
Club President Past District Governor Fred Conger is shown receiving the miniature "SHP" bed frame award on Saturday October 11, 2025. Over 300 Lions, High School Youth, and SHP members participated in this the 6th Lion District 2-X1 Build-A-Bed event which resulted in 75 bunk bed frame sets. When a bed is delivered to a child who has no bed, a mattress, pillow and bed clothes are also included completing the bed installation.
Coppell Lions President Awarded Presidential Leadership Award Medal
Club President (Past District Governor) Fred Conger recently received a Lions Clubs International "Presidential Leadership Award" Medal for the Lion Year 2024-2025 from now Immediate Past International President Fabricio Oliveira. This medal is the 4th highest award given by LCI.
This is the 4th such medal that Lion Fred has received since 2012. The award is limited to Lion leaders who have contributed to the success of Lions Clubs International during an International President's term. They are quite rare as only a very limited number of such awards are given among the 1.4 million Lions worldwide each year. Receiving multiple awards are even more rare.
Coppell Lions Support Mental Health
In observance and to celebrate October as Mental Health Month, the Coppell Lions Club visited and had a fun interaction with a group of residents of The Villas of MacArthur in Irving on October 11th. The Lions gave out coloring books, large puzzles, stress relief balls, Crayola's and bottles of green tea drink to the residents. Lion Doc Gibbs played the piano accompaniment to the Lions group singing session.
Coppell Lions Club Picnic
The Coppell Lions club held its annual picnic on October 4th with grilling, games and good times! We serve and we have fun!
Annual Coppell Lions Club Winetasting Fundraiser
On October 25th the Coppell Lions Club will host our annual wine tasting fundraiser at the Frontiers of Flight Museum by Love Field in Dallas from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The theme this year is "Hallowine Tasting" and dinner will be provided. Tickets are $50 and available from any Coppell Lion. Come enjoy great food and wine, aviation history, raffles, auctions and more great fun!
New Neighborhood Basketball Goal
The Coppell Lions Club provided a new basketball goal for church and neighborhood youth at First United Methodist Church Youth Center in Coppell. Pictured below is Rev Caleb Brimmage with Lions volunteers and young players.
Annual Pancake Breakfast Was Big Success
On February 15th, the Coppell Lions Club welcomed large crowds of pancake lovers at First United Methodist Church for a hearty all-you-can eat breakfast and to support great causes. Thank you to everyone who came out to join us!
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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF LIONISM!!
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On Monday February 19th, the Coppell Lions Club members celebrated
their 40th year of service to the community of Coppell, Texas.
Several past members and District 2-X1 oGicials attended this event. In
attendance was past member and past Coppell resident Rebecca Boatman.
She is believed to have been the first woman admitted into a Lions club after
female membership became available in 1987. Lions Clubs International was
the first international service club to admit women into their ranks.
Snacks and a commemorative cake were served. Former club members
shared memories and a slide show was provided that showed many of the
club’s service and fundraiser events. Each current club member received a
40th anniversary club patch to add to their Lions vest.
Chartered by Lions Clubs International on May 12th, 1983 the club has
served the Coppell community by collecting and recycling used eyeglass,
providing college scholarships to Coppell HS seniors, cleaning city parks and
streets, sponsoring the Coppell Community Summit of our local service and
religious organizations, providing grants for Coppell Parks and the Kid Country
playground, conducting the annual Christmas Holiday food and toy drive,
conducting free vision clinics and eyeglasses for Coppell students with vision
issues, and sponsoring free attendance for physically handicapped and or
diabetic youth campers to the Texas Lions Camp in Kerrville, Texas.
Other service contributions include teaming with the two Carrollton
Lions clubs which together raised $100,000 needed to receive a Lions Clubs
International Foundation (LCIF) $100,000 matching grant to purchase a
custom mobile food pantry which was donated to Metrocrest Services for
food distribution into local area “food deserts”.
Lions Club’s mission is to Serve their community’s needs. LCIF’s
mission is to empower local Lions Clubs to accomplish humanitarian service
that would otherwise not be possible without the support of their monetary
grants.
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Annual Coppell HS Senior College Scholarship
The Coppell Lions Club is delighted to announce that our 2024 college scholarship will go to Diep Tran, a senior at New Tech High. Diep will attend the University of Texas at Dallas starting next fall.
Our Coppell Lions Club scholarship program is now in its 40th year. Recipients are awarded $2000 the first year, with the expectation of three additional years at $2000 each, totaling $8000.
Pictured are Diep Tran and Dan Madden from the Coppell Lions Club, at the New Tech senior awards ceremony on May 14.
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Coppell Lions Supported Charities:
The “Texas Lions Camp” (TLC is a free residential summer camp for children with physical disabilities, type 1 diabetes and pediatric cancer). Contact our club or visit lionscamp.com for more information.
And the “Primary Care Clinics of North Texas” (a 501(c)(3) non-profit healthcare facility that provides medical care to uninsured adults in the metroplex)
https://www.primarycareclinic.org
The “Lions Clubs International Foundation” for local and worldwide disaster and humanitarian relief.
https://lionsclubs.org/en/discover-our-foundation/mission
Coppell Lions Make Donations To Local And State Charities
In addition to helping the children of Coppell, the Coppell Lions regularly donates money to charities in the area that are working to make Coppell and better community and to help those in need.
The Club has made sizable donations to the World Services for the Blind, the Leader Dogs for the Blind Program, and the Friends of Coppell Nature park. These programs are ongoing commitments to their respective areas to provide a better way of life for all those involved in the community.
Coppell, TX 75019
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Lions Clubs International is the world's largest service club organization with more than 1.4 million members in approximately 46,000 clubs in more than 200 countries and geographical areas around the world.
