Coppell proclaims April 2026 Volunteer Month and honors local volunteers

Mayor Wes Mays opened the April 28 council meeting by reading a proclamation designating April 2026 as Volunteer Month in the City of Coppell and invited volunteers to the dais for recognition. The proclamation credited volunteers with strengthening community services and noted National Volunteer Month’s 1991 origin.

Representatives of neighborhood groups described recent projects. A neighbors‑helping‑neighbors spokesman said volunteers spread 80 bags of mulch during one event and that more than 250 volunteers helped about 54 households in a recent citywide day of service. A Coppell Arts Center representative credited staff volunteer coordinator Emma McKenzie for supporting the center’s growing volunteer program.

Council members thanked volunteers for long hours of unpaid work that the council said are central to the city’s civic life and invited the public to upcoming volunteer appreciation events. The council approved the proclamation as part of the consent agenda.