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Mission Statement


It is the Mission of the GUNS and HOSES Foundation to raise funds to benefit the youth of our community, to provide monetary support to families of fallen fire and police officers and to donate designated funds to named charities of the fire and police boxing tournament participants.

The Foundation

Executive Board of Directors

Bob Price - President, GUNS and HOSES Foundation Member of the founding board, since June 2002.  Retired Garland ISD Principal and Administrator, 38 years.  Held responsibilities from the classroom to the High School Principal's office.  Vice President of the Garland Crime Stoppers Association.  Board Member of the Garland ISD Hall of Fame.

Tim McGlothin - Administrative Vice President, GUNS and HOSES
Foundation Member of the founding board, since June, 2002. 
Oversight responsibility for the annual GUNS and HOSES Boxing Tournament 
Retired Hewlett-Packard Employee, 17 years.  Numerous sales, marking and management positions over the past 32 years. 
Former President, Wylie Sports Association.
Sports Photographer, frequent contributor to local news paper and high school annual

Executive Board of Directors  
 
Eric Usrey - Vice President, GUNS and HOSES Foundation of North Texas Founding President, GUNS and HOSES Foundation of North Texas.  Member of the founding board, since June 2002.  Oversight responsibility for the GUNS and HOSES Foundation 100 Club Founder and business Owner of  Air Texas Inflatables.
A graduate of Lakeview Centennial High School and Eastfield College

Gary Mork  -  Vice President, GUNS and HOSES Foundation of North Texas Member of the founding board, since June 2002.  Oversight responsibility for the annual GUNS and HOSES Golf Tournament Employed by the City of Garland Police Department 27 years.   School Resource Officer for the Garland ISD for the  past 14 years.
Recipient of the Police Metal of Valor from the Garland Police Department.
    
Linda Price - Secretary,  GUNS and HOSES Foundation
Member of the founding board, since June 2002.
Retired Garland ISD Administrator. Served 32 years in multiple areas of  responsibility from the classroom to the High School Principal's office.  Board Member of the Garland ISD Sports Hall of Fame.

Kris Hostrup  -  Treasurer  GUNS and HOSES Foundation
Member of the founding board, since June 2002.
Employed by the City of Garland Police Department 22 years.   School Resource Officer at the Austin.
Academy of the Garland ISD for the  past 14 years.
Recipient of the Police Metal of Valor from the Garland Police Department.

Lt. David Swavey, twenty five years, Garland Police Department
Founder, GUNS and HOSES Foundation of North Texas
Member of the founding board, since June 2002
Executive Director, GUNS and HOSES Foundation of North Texas
Tournament Director, GUNS and HOSES Boxing Tournament
Supervisor of the School Resource Officer Program
Founder, Garland Police Boxing Gym, aka, the 9th Street Boxing Gym
Started in cooperation with the G.R.E.A.T.  Program aimed at kids at risk
Began with six kids and one coach in 1998.  There are now 200 kids in the boxing program, 50 kids in the Karate program. The boxing program has 17 boxing coaches.  The Karate program has 2 Karate instructors.

 
 
 
 
 
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