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From the Desk
of the Executive Director
Tim Ryle
Hello Members,
Our last fundraiser for this calendar year
We have another great year coming is a 3-gun match on December 5th at
to a close and each of us have many Copperhead Creek in Marble Falls. Please
things for which to be grateful as we join us and compete or volunteer with us
move into this holiday season. Your brotherhood for this really fun event. Fundraising is an
and sisterhood in the Texas Police Association important resource to help us continue to
continues to grow in membership and training provide affordable and high quality training
opportunities. We are looking forward to rolling around the state. You can sign up to compete from
out several new initiatives during the next our website www.texaspoliceassociation.com or
calendar year as we work hard to bring high call the office at 512-458-3140 to volunteer.
quality affordable training to all parts of the
state. Every single day we ask each of you to go out
into the world and protect this Democracy of
We have added Regional Training Directors ours. You are the Guardians of this Democracy
to the structure to help recruit trainers and and as such you will be challenged in many
coordinate training opportunities throughout the ways. As we lower the flag to honor our brothers
different regions of the state. Members are and sisters who have fallen, victims of those you
encouraged to join the ranks of trainers within are sworn to protect, always raise that flag back
TPA and help us spread your knowledge and up and continue to honor them by upholding
skills to underserved areas and departments. your duties as both guardians and warriors in
defending that thin but firm blue line between
We have our 2015/2016 membership drive the very small percentage that are criminals and
underway. This year we will be giving away a the huge and overwhelming, although
Glock 17 to the person who recruits the most frequently silent, majority of our communities
members. Just make sure they put your name in that love and appreciate your sacrifices for
the “referred by” space on their registration form them.
so you get credit. They can sign up easily on our
website. We will award the Glock to the winner Keep the Faith!!..... Stay Safe!!
at the annual conference in June. (This would
also be a great Christmas present for your See you at Training!!!!
favorite LE professional.
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