Coppell Lions News Archive

Serving Coppell, Texas and the World since 1983

Coppell Lions at Local Trunk or Treat

On October 26th, 2025 about ten Coppell Lions participated in the annual Halloween Trunk or Treat event in the parking lot of First United Methodist Church. We had good weather and lots of attendees in wonderful costumes, not to mention loads of candy!

Coppell Lions Host Wine Tasting Fund Raiser

On October 25th, 2025 the Coppell Lions Club hosted our annual wine tasting fundraiser where more than 200 attendees enjoyed dinner, wine, silent and live auctions, a cork pull, live music and other fun. Money raised is still being tallied but we already know it was a big success generating funds to support our many good works.

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!

Lions Clean Coppell

On November 1, 2025 Coppell Lions held their monthly trash pick up event cleaning Wagon Wheel park in Coppell. The fall weather made it comfortable and the park is pristine again.

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, 2025 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!

CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF LIONISM!!

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 officials 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.

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.