Register to “Keep Coppell Beautiful”

By Jordan Bickham Staff Writer Coppell is known as a beautiful, family-oriented community, but few realize all the work that goes into maintaing Coppell’s beauty.  This April, Keep Coppell Beautiful is coming back with their annual “Clean Coppell”event and wants community member to register to help out. Keep Coppell Beautiful is a local organization that encourages members of the community to assist in keeping Coppell a clean, beautiful place to live in.  The organization was established in 1993 and is affiliated with the state-wide group, Keep Texas Beautiful, as well as the national organization, Keep America Beautiful.  Keep Coppell Beautiful, or KCB, has received numerous awards throughout the years for their impressive work in keeping…

Earthfest promotes “greener” community

By Caroline Carter Staff Writer In honor of Earth Day, the city of Coppell is holding several events to encourage community members to keep Coppell clean. For the first time, EcoCoppell has put their mark on Earthfest, a community event that teaches residents how to live a “greener” life. Though often overlooked, Earth Day is a worldwide holiday dedicated to increase the awareness and appreciation of the earth’s resources, and it is celebrated in more than 175 countries. From Earthfest to a citywide trash pick up, there are plenty of opportunities for residents to make a difference in their community. “Earth Day is important because it focuses on the earth as a whole and ways we…

Coppell Community “Cleans Up”

By Beth Anne Carroll Staff Writer Video coming soon “Go Green”. It is a phrase commonly said, even if people do not necessarily understand it. On April 30, the city of Coppell tried to help its citizens become more eco-friendly. During Coppell’s annual Earthfest activities, the community held the “Clean up, Fix up” drive. The drive allowed people to bring in electronics, clothes, household items and large trash items to be recycled or cleaned up, instead of becoming trash piled up at their residence. “Basically, folks just drive through with their items and drop them off to be recycled or shredded,” Coppell community programs director Cristal Rollins said. The drive collected a large variety of…

Coppell prepares for Earthfest on April 30th

Henna Khan Business Manager The city of Coppell is hosting their annual Earthfest event on April 30 where residents will have the opportunity to participate in several environmentally friendly activities. Those who attend, particularly residents off Coppell, can dispose of their old electronics, shred household documents, dispose of their large trash items and donate their usable household goods. The annual “Clean Up, Fix Up” drive-through collection will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30 in the parking lot of Town Center Elementary School, located at 185 N. Heartz Road. Metrocrest Social Services will be on hand to collect donations of usable household goods and clothing; Brink’s Document Destruction will be offering…

“Reuse, Reduce, Recycle” theme of annual Keep Coppell Beautiful

Kimberly Del Angel Staff Writer For 11 years the City of Coppell has hosted the annual Clean Coppell event. During this time, the community comes together in efforts to “Keep Coppell Beautiful” and create a more eco-friendly environment by showcasing the theme, “Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.” Clean Coppell runs from April 16-30. Through these two weeks, volunteers will participate in either litter cleanups around Coppell (such as the parks, creeks, trails and streets), a workday at the Coppell Nature Park on April 23 or a beautification project such as planting flowers at their school or helping a senior citizen with yard work. “Clean Coppell is the biggest volunteer project of the year for the City of…

Annual community events for 2011

Ashley Attanucci Web Manager Goodbye winter 2010, hello new year’s spring! With the ushering in of cheery weather, the City of Coppell has published its dates for yearly family-fun traditions, like the upcoming EGGstravaganza, a free egg hunt at Wagon Wheel Park starting at 11 o’ clock on April 23, open for parents and their children up to ten-years-old. Join local businesses, organizations, and CHS’s own ECoppell club at this year’s Earthfest taking place April 30 at Town Center Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a celebration of keeping Coppell green. Enjoy crafts, informative and interactive sessions and live music by band Vocal Trash. Also don’t miss Bounce!, an event part of Coppell’s “health…

Coppell city clean sweep

Erica Rohde Staff Writer Keep Coppell Beautiful is hosting its third annual “citywide cleanup” coming up on April 16th and will last until Saturday, April 30th. The two week event involves local Coppell Families, schools and other organizations willing to get down and dirty to beautify our city. As the city clean up comes to a close, it will end with the city’s Earthfest event at Coppell Town Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that Saturday on April 30. Volunteers can complete litter or creek cleanup, get involved in the Coppell Nature Park’s workday on April 23 and so on. So many dates and just a small amount of time to get registering. So…

Earthfest on Saturday

by Caitlin Conner Earthfest is this Saturday, April 24 at the Town Center Plaza in Coppell. In addition to the festivities at the plaza, the annual “Clean Up, Fix Up” collection will be held in the parking lot of Town Center Elementary located at 185 N. Heartz Road from 10AM to 2PM. This collection gives residents the opportunity to recycle their old electronics, dispose of trash, shred important documents and donate usable household items. Metrocrest Social Services will be collecting all usable household goods and clothing. Brinks Destruction Management will be providing their services free of charge to anyone needing to shred documents and Waste Management will provide dumpsters where residents can dump their bulky…

Clean Coppell keeps Coppell green

By Julia Kim Staff Writer Clean Coppell 2010 will start on Saturday, April 10 and continue for two weeks until Saturday, April 24 when the program will wrap up with the city’s annual Earthfest which will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Town Center. This cleanup event is organized by Keep Coppell Beautiful, a nonprofit organization that promotes waste reduction, litter prevention, beautification and environmental sustainability. Although Clean Coppell is held every year, this is the second year Coppell will have this fourteen day period of cleaning up. At the Earthfest event, there will be educational booths, vendors, live music and entertainment to make the occasion match last years. For more information, click here.