Educating to Better Serve Our Communities

"Educating to Better Serve Our Communities"

Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

2018 Annual Report

Submitted: February 15, 2019

Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association

2018 Annual Report

Table of Contents

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2018 Year in Review 1

2018 TCPAA Membership Annual Report 2-3

TCPAAA Annual Convention Report 2018 4-5

Annual Treasurer’s Report 2018 6

2018 TCPAA Board of Directors 7

Moving Forward 8

The Volunteer 9

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2018 Year in Review

As we are preparing for 2019 and closing 2018, the Texas Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association is looking

forward to another year in which we can celebrate more accomplishments.

The mission of the Texas Citizens Academy Alumni Association is to assist and educate the various Citizens

Police Academy Alumni Associations within the State of Texas to better serve their communities by more

effectively partnering with and supporting law enforcement agencies in their area.

On April 19, 2018, Independent Sector announced that the latest value of a volunteer hour is $24.69 That figure,

estimated from data collected in 2017, shows the incredible contributions volunteers make to our communities

and our country. Currently, 63 million Americans volunteer about 8 billion hours of their time and talent to

improve people’s lives and the natural world. With the new value of volunteer time, these Americans are

contributing approximately $197.5 billion to our nation.

Meeting Community Needs in Texas: Last year more than 20,000 Americans of all ages and backgrounds met

local needs, strengthened communities, and expanded economic opportunity through national service in Texas.

National Volunteer Week for 2018 was April 15th – 21st. It was about inspiring, recognizing and encouraging

people to seek out imaginative ways to engage in their communities. It is about demonstrating to the nation

that by working together, we have the fortitude to meet our challenges and accomplish our goals. Looking into

the value of volunteer time in America, we find statistics that indicate the estimated

Value of Volunteer in Texas Through 2017: Time/Indexed

FY 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011

24.64 25.15 25.11 24.66 23.40 22.75 22.57

Our goal as an association of volunteers is to increase membership through developing new associations and

encouraging participation through networking opportunities that increase communication and public

awareness, while improving our communities through education and support of law enforcement agencies

across the state.

“Every problem that the country faces is being solved in some community by some group or some individual.

The question is how to get connected so that the whole nation can solve problems. A volunteer is a person who

can see what others cannot see; who can feel what most do not feel. Often, such gifted persons do not think of

themselves as volunteers, but as citizens-citizens in the fullest sense; partners in civilization.” President George H. W. Bush

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2018 Membership Annual Report CPAAA’s with Membership in Texas CPAAA – 64

1. Angleton 33. Kerrville

2. Beaumont 34. Killeen

3. Belton 35. Kyle

4. Big Spring 36. La Porte

5. Burleson 37. League City

6. Cedar Hill 38. LEL – TMPA

7. Cedar Park 39. Lewisville

8. College Station 40. Lubbock

9. Collin County Community College 41. Mesquite

10. Collin County Sheriff 42. Montgomery County Pct. 4 Constable

11. Corinth VIPS 43. Montgomery County Sheriff

12. Corpus Christi 44. New Braunfels

13. Dalworthington Gardens 45. Pasadena

14. Deer Park 46. Pearland

15. Dickinson 47. Plano

16. Duncanville 48. Richardson

17. El Paso 49. Round Rock

18. Euless 50. San Marcos

19. Forest Hill 51. Santa Fe

20. Fort Worth 52. Seagoville

21. Fredericksburg VIPS 53. Sugarland

22. Galveston 54. Temple

23. Galveston County Sheriff 55. Texas City

24. Garland 56. Texas State University

25. Harlingen 57. The Colony

26. Harris County Sheriff 58. Tomball

27. Houston 59. Tri Agency

28. Humble 60. TXDPSR1CAA

29. Irving 61. TXDPSR2CAA

30. Johnson County Sheriff 62. Waco

31. Kemah 63. Webster

32. Kendall County Constable Pct 2 64. Wylie

Total TCPAAA Membership from the 2018 Convention and Individual Membership - 357

2018 Convention New Attendees Orientation Class – 117 Participants

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Law Enforcement Agencies Associated with the TXCPAAA – 41

1. Angleton 22. Kerrville

2. Beaumont 23. Kyle

3. Burleson 24. League City

4. College Station 25. LEL – TMPA

5. Collin County Community College 26. Lewisville

6. Corpus Christi 27. Montgomery County Sheriff

7. Dalworthington Gardens 28. Pasadena

8. Deer Park 29. Pearland

9. Dickinson 30. Plano

10. Duncanville 31. Richardson

11. El Paso 32. San Marcos

12. Forest Hill 33. Santa Fe

13. Fredericksburg VIPS 34. Seagoville

14. Galveston 35. Temple

15. Galveston County Sheriff 36. Texas City

16. Garland 37. TXDPSR@CAA

17. Harlingen 38. Texas State University

18. Houston 39. Tomball

19. Irving 40. Waco

20. Kemah 41. Wylie

21. Kendall County Constable Pct 2

Regional Participation Region 1 29%

Region 2 48%

Region 3 20%

Region 4 1%

Region 5 <1%

Region 6 2%

Goals Expand a presence in Region 5

Obtain a membership total of 360 for 2019

Submitted by: 1st Vice President - Membership

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TCPAAA Annual Convention Report 2018

2018 State Convention was hosted by the Garland CPAAA held August 1--

August 4, 20168

Convention Accommodations at the Courtyard Marriott in Allen, TX

2018 Garland CPAAA brought back to the Convention three days of classes

With 332 members in attendance of the 2018 Texas Citizen Police Academy Alumni and Law Enforcement Annual Training it was a great success!

Represented were 61 different CPA’s and Law Enforcement Agencies.

The 2018 Convention had the highest number of new members “Rookies” 114.

The Convention Opening Ceremonies began with the Wall of Honor and a Tribute to all Law Enforcement “We See You”, and 300 + members to say Thank You!

High Profile Classes presented included:

“I’m just an Officer” - Officer Matt Pearce and his partner Officer Brandi Kamper from the Fort

Worth PD

Rod Englert – The Secrets of Blood

Dallas Ambush – Corporal Larry Gordon the negotiator and the suspect

Terrorist Attack in Garland – Chief Mitch Bates

Night on the Bridge – Christmas 2015 the Tornado in Garland, Rockwall and Rowlett.

Operation Medusa – Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner

Post-Traumatic Stress – retired Secret Service Agent Samantha Horwitz

The Texas CPAAA presented the Annual of the Year Awards

Alumni Membership of the Year – Mesquite CPAAA

Bill Ennis Award Alumni Member of the Year – Delores Gant Pearland CPAAA

Ray Ramon Award – Peace Officer of the Year Officer Bruce Stewart Dickinson PD

Alumni Association of the Year – Garland CPAAA

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The Awards Dinner evening, we were honored to have Clint Bruce former Navy Seal and founder of “Carry the Load”, brings his military and corporate experience to give an enlightening presentation. Clint Bruce presented

on Leadership, Counter-Terrorism, and Economic Risks in the Global War on Terror age.

Respectfully submitted: Dorris Murdock 4th VP- Conventions

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ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT For

FISCAL YEAR 2018 Submitted to TCPAAA Board of Directors

26-Jan-19

The TCPAAA Financial Audit Committee met January 27, 2018, prior to the Board of Directors meeting to examine the financial records for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. Their report was approved by the board and filed with the Secretary and TCPAAA official records

keeper, Dorris Murdock. The 2017 Audit Committee consisted of Maria Swenson (Chair), Susan Ernst, and Dorris Murdock, with Stan Appleton, Treasurer, present to answer any questions. To satisfy the requirement of the Internal Revenue Service and maintain our 501(c) 3 status the Form 990-N (e-Postcard) was submitted online and accepted by the IRS on March 27, 2018, well ahead of the deadline for this filing of May 15, 2018. In August 2018, at the TCPAAA convention held in Allen (Hosted by Garland CPAAA) an annual Treasurer’s report was presented to the delegates outlining all receipts and expenses for the preceding year and the current balance on hand. This report was filed with the Audit Committee for their meeting in January as noted below. At the October 27, 2018, Board of Directors meeting the 2018-19 proposed budget was presented and, after a few changes, was approved with the understanding that it is a working budget subject to additional changes as may become necessary. Prior to the January 26, 2019 board meeting the Audit Committee will convene to conduct the audit of financial records for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018.

Respectfully Submitted,

Stan Appleton Treasurer

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2018-2019 TCPAAA Board of Directors

Officers

Barbara Cook – President

Susan Ernst – 1st Vice President

Phil Niewald – 2nd Vice-President

Community Outreach Officer James Plant – 3rd Vice President

Dorris Murdock – 4th Vice President

Cheryl Daubs – Secretary

Stan Appleton – Treasurer

Terry Williams – Sergeant-at-Arms

Leo Waltz – Web Manager

Susan Ernst – Newsletter

Region Representatives

Region 1: Mike Manning – Non-Sworn

Corporal Tim Herd – Sworn

Region 2: Marilyn Parker – Non-Sworn

Angie McIntosh – Sworn

Region 3: Marlynn Molara – Non-Sworn

Vacant – Sworn

Region 4: William Arleth– Non-Sworn

Javier Sambrano– Sworn

Region 5: Vacant – Non-Sworn

Vacant – Sworn

Region 6: Vacant – Non-Sworn

Vacant - Sworn

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Moving Forward

The TCPAAA Board would like to take a moment to say Thank You for all of your support and volunteer hours

in your communities. As we move forward our goals are simple. Improvement in communication and follow

through as we enhance and anticipate the resolution of needs. Promptly comply with requests and

proactively address community awareness of Citizen Police Academy Programs. It is crucial to maintain

integrity by taking care of the little things. Integrity commits itself to character over personal gain, to people

over things, to service over power, to principle over convenience, to the long view over the immediate.

“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” “You make a living by what you get.

You make a life by what you give.” “Volunteers are the only human beings on the face of the earth who reflect

this nation's compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain loving one another.

An important question to ask yourself is “What can I do for the organization not what the organization will do

for me? If we focus on what we get to do rather than what we have to do and choose to be excited about the

opportunities we have today to positively affect people and communities, we can begin to see the impact we

can make and recognize the passion and excitement in Education and enriching our local law enforcement

agencies with professional and well-trained volunteers through annual events and dedicated members.

Always strive for continual improvement, we all have tremendous potential, are willing to work hard and

believe it is possible to achieve our vision no matter where our starting point is.

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The Volunteer

Many will be glad to hear, when the Day of Judgment nears,

That there is a special place in heaven, set aside for

Volunteers

Their placed while here on earth, helped fulfill a list that

Seemed to

Large

For their sights were set on helping others, and for that

There was

No Charge

Each time they came to the station, to lend a helping hand,

They did it without hesitation, and to us they seemed so

Grand

Their motives were unselfish, and their mission was so Clear

As they asked for nothing in return, You see, that is a true volunteer.

Their absence makes us realize, how important it is to give,

And to share our hearts with others, while we are given the

Change to live.

So as we remember those dearly departed, try not to shed a

Tear,

For there’s always a place in heaven,

Set aside for volunteers.

BY SHARON PERRARD, PCPAAA CLASS #20

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