| Kelly Cook - TAFR V.P./ Secretary Joe Matthews - TAFR President Bill Booth - TAFR Member- Sargeant HPD Joe Pyland - HPD Senior Police Officer Mary Pyland - wife of HPD Officer Joe Pyland John Yencha - HPD Sargeant Mike Hamby - HPD Senior Police Officer George Craig - HPD Senior Police Officer Tammy Craig - TAFR V.P./ Treasurer |

| Texas Association of First Responders "First to show....last to go" |
The 1st Annual Charity Wild Game Cook-Off, held April 1 8- 19, 2009, was a big success. With the proceeds that were raised TAFR made their first charitable donation to The 100 Club of Houston in the amount of $6,500.00. |

| Dennis Williams - TAFR Director - Retired FBI Steve Turner - TAFR Director - HPD Rick Hartley - 100 Club - Executive Director Tony Nelson - TAFR Director - HCSD Chen"Buddy" Yen - TAFR Director - Ponderosa Volunteer Fire Dept |
| Texas Association of First Responders hosted a fund raiser on August 29, 2008 for Houston Police Officer Joe Pyland, who was injured in the line of duty on the Katy Freeway service road at Hwy 6 on Sunday, June 29, 2008. This was a very successful event; thus resulting in being able to present Officer Joe Pyland with a check in the amount of $16,002.11. |

| Specials thanks go out to the to the companies (Energy Quest, Prasek's Hillje Smokehouse, Glazier Foods and Artic Ice) who donated funds and products to assist in the expense of putting on this benefit. There were also many men and women who donated their time and hard work to make this all possible who also deserve thanks. |
| A live auction was held during the 2nd Annual Charity Wild Game Cook-Off on April 17, 2009 and all the proceeds raised from the auction were for the benefit of Harris County Sheriff Deputy Terrence Leonard who was injured in a motorcycle accident while escorting a funeral procession. Texas Association of First Responders proudly presented Sheriff Terrence Leonard with a check in the amount of $5,250.00. |

| Joe Matthews - TAFR President Mrs. Terrence Leonard - wife of HCSD Leonard Kelly Cook - TAFR V.P./ Secretary Terrence Leonard - Harris County Sheriff Deputy |
| The 2nd Annual Charity Wild Game Cook-Off, held April 17 - 18, 2009, was once again a success. With the proceeds that were raised TAFR made their annual charitable donation to The 100 Club of Houston in the amount of $10,000.00. |

| Kelly Cook - TAFR Secretary, Joe Matthews - TAFR President, Tim Butler - TAFR Director/ HPD, Van Kasmiroski - U.S.S.S, Rick Hartley - Executive Director The 100 Club, Anderson Jackson - IRS, Tony Nelson - TAFR Director/ HCSD, Ed Gonzalez - IRS, Carolyn Weber - IRS |