The purpose of the event is to raise funds for the families of fallen first responders in 19 counties in the North Texas area. The Guns and Hoses Foundation provides an immediate $20,000 benevolent check to the fallen first responder's family, funds at Christmas the year of the line of duty, scholarships to all dependent children of the fallen, supports childrens' charities and programs for at-risk youth, support interests of humanity, first responder projects and endeavors and activities pertaining to community.

It is with great honor that the Grand Prairie Police Department and the Sergeant Gregory L. Hunter Memorial Foundation present our continued partnership with the Guns and Hoses Foundation of North Texas, as we host the 6th Annual Tarrant County Guns and Hoses “Remember the Fallen” golf tournament tournament.

This partnership effort brings awareness to Tarrant County for the Guns and Hoses Foundation, while also continuing our tradition of honoring the remembrance, life, service and sacrifice of Grand Prairie Police Sergeant Gregory L. Hunter, 30-year veteran, who was tragically ambushed and murdered by an armed fugitive at the Grand Prairie Walmart on June 18, 2004, Officer Lyndon F. King, who was struck and killed by a drunk driver while working an accident scene on I-30 near the 7th Street overpass on March 1, 1982, Officer Albert J. Castañeda, who was struck and killed by a 17 year-old driver while working traffic enforcement on the George W. Bush Turnpike on June 7, 2019,  Officer Andrew R. MacDonald, who died on October 18, 2021 from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 and Officer Brandon Tsai, who was killed in a vehicle crash on November 14, 2022, while pursuing a vehicle with a fraudulent temporary tag.  We salute and honor all officers and firefighters across our nation who have made the supreme sacrifice. 

THE GUNS AND HOSES FOUNDATION OF NORTH TEXAS IS A 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION FOUNDED IN 2002, DEDICATED TO ASSISTING THE FAMILIES OF FALLEN FIRST RESPONDERS WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY. SINCE OUR INCEPTION IN 2002, THE FOUNDATION HAS ASSISTED 70 FAMILIES WITH OVER 72 CHILDREN WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT, CHRISTMAS FUNDS YEAR OF THE LINE OF DUTY DEATH AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR ALL DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF THE FALLEN. GUNS AND HOSES ALSO CONTRIBUTES TO CHILDREN'S CHARITIES SUPPORTED BY LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

THE SERGEANT GREGORY L. HUNTER MEMORIAL FOUNDATION, IS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, WHOSE PRIMARY PURPOSE AND MISSION IS TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ITS ENDEAVORS AND PROJECTS, RAISE AWARENESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED IN THE LINE OF DUTY, PROVIDE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS, AS WELL AS SUPPORT INTERESTS OF HUMANITY AND OTHER ACTIVITIES PERTAINING TO COMMUNITY.