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Lubbock honors volunteers, nonprofits and city employees at recognition ceremony
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Summary
City officials and community leaders recognized local nonprofits, volunteers and city employees at a Lubbock ceremony, highlighting a winery’s 50th anniversary, the firefighters’ Coats for Kids milestone, a university archaeology find and employee awards.
City of Lubbock officials and community leaders held a recognition ceremony to honor volunteers, nonprofits and city employees for recent service and achievements.
The event highlighted several community efforts. Unidentified Official (Speaker 1) presented special recognitions to Llano Estacado Winery for its 50th anniversary, to the Lubbock Professional Firefighters Association for the Coats for Kids program, to Lubbock Meals on Wheels for senior outreach, and to the Texas Tech archaeology team for a recent discovery. The mayoral remarks also thanked city and LP&L staff for responding to a recent winter storm.
Why it matters: the recognitions spotlight volunteer-driven and city-led programs that deliver direct services—winter weather response, school coat distributions, senior meal delivery and heritage research—that affect residents’ day‑to‑day safety and well‑being.
On the donations front, the Lubbock Professional Firefighters Association marked a milestone of 10,000 Coats for Kids donated since the program began in 2013; organizers said 1,400 coats were distributed in 2025 at Wheelock, West Wind and Alderson elementary schools. Lubbock Meals on Wheels was recognized for serving more than 1,050 meals per day and for delivering more than 900 holiday gifts to seniors through a Senior Secret Santa program supported by TXU Energy.
Officials also presented certificates to dozens of recent board appointees and encouraged residents to apply to city boards and the Lubbock 101 civic‑orientation program (signups open through March 2). Several city employees received awards for on‑the‑job service: Police Corporal Cade Redish was recognized for assisting with two medical emergencies at First Christian Church, and Brian Bearden, Water Meter Utilities Maintenance Manager, was commended for resolving a time‑sensitive sewage backup for a resident.
Tim Collins, representative for District 6, introduced the Texas Tech archaeology team and said the group located the likely site of the Spanish mission Nuestra Senora del Espirito Santo in Jackson County, an outcome Collins said will generate further research opportunities.
The ceremony closed with a reminder about the March 2 application deadline for board service and a reception with refreshments.
