Coppell Fire Department to hold Fill-the-Boot Campaign for MDA

Thomas Hair Staff Writer The Coppell Fire Department prides itself on its dedication to improving the community, and one of the ways it does so is by embarking on ambitious fundraisers. On Thursday May 26 and Friday May 27 the Coppell Fire Department will  have firefighters positioned by numerous Coppell intersections to fill boots full of donations, as part of the nation-wide Fill-the-Boot Campaign. This annual fundraiser benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA), a benevolent organization that treats and researches dozens of forms of muscle disease, and provides support groups and summer camps for families. The firefighters and their boots will be collecting donations, on the two aforementioned days, at the intersections of Belt Line and MacArthur, Sandy Lake and Denton Tap, and Bethel…

Japan relief efforts: how you can help

Ashleigh Heaton Editor-in-Chief Over the break, Japan was devastated by a 8.9 earthquake and tsunami in the Sendai area. Since the event, Japan has felt the effects all over its country, as far as Tokyo: lost power, destroyed homes and the fragile state of a nuclear power plant are only a few of the horrors the Japanese are currently facing. Even though we are separated by an ocean, we can help. The Red Cross is currently taking donations on their website or through text messages (text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10). Yahoo! has compiled a list of other donation centers to check out, as well. In addition to these efforts, I am officially challenging…

Coppell Community Gardens serve up more than fresh veggies

Ashley Attanucci Web Manager Video coming soon The Coppell Community Gardens is one of Coppell’s most beautiful and unknown assets, up-kept by the few dozen of dedicated volunteers who wake each Saturday morning to prepare the fruits of their labor for pick-up by the Metrocrest Foodbank. Harvesting, weighing and bagging the produce, tilling soil, mulching, turning compost and fertilizing and watering plots only names a fraction of what it takes to create over 1,642 pounds of edible produce in one winter month. Coppell has two of these volunteer-run gardens, the Helping Hands garden beside Town Center and the Ground Delivery garden beside the Post Office. Both offer a serene environment for those who pass through as…

Turkey drive tomorrow aims to make a difference

This Friday, November 19, Coppell ISD is once again participating in the annual Kids 4 Turkeys turkey drive. Students or parents can drop frozen turkeys off at any CISD school from 7:30-9:00 tomorrow morning.

Click here for good karma

 by Ashley Attanucci Staff Writer People around the world face suffering each day. Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to put the harsh realities of the lives of some into perspective for us. While the earthquake that devastated Haiti on Jan. 12 dispersed Haitian families, the disaster united foreign peoples under a common effort for relief aid. Do your part to help relieve Haitian families in need, whether it be through prayer, a tax-deductible monetary donation or enjoying the delicious home-baked desserts the Red Cross club was selling after school this week. While on-line: Donate any amount of money to World Vision, a foundation with 30 years of experience in Haiti, to help provide food, medicine…

How to help Haiti; organizations provide relief to damaged country

By Mary Whitfill Staff Writer On Jan. 12 at 4:53 pm an earthquake devastated Haiti, hitting with a magnitude of 7.0 at the epicenter, the USGS called it the strongest earthquake in the area since 1770. The earthquake hit 10 miles west of Porte-au-Prince and its 2 million inhabitants, leaving 3 million in need of emergency care. Since as early as hours after the earthquake, charity organizations have been pulling together new projects and creating new funds to help those devastated by the disaster. The following include some of the most popular groups that have begun to establish ways to provide relief to the Haitians. UNICEF is currently operating in over 150 countries, providing children…