Community

The members of the Memphis Police Association are proud of our relationships with our community. Thanks to our neighbors and generous sponsors, we are able to host terrific events that benefit local nonprofits, as well as our membership.

LifeLine to Success Event – Feb. 25, 2012
Impact Baptist Church
3759 N. Watkins
Memphis, TN 38127

2011-2012 Memphis Grizzlies Guns-N-Hoses

Join the Memphis Grizzlies for the fourth annual Guns-n-Hoses night. Before the Grizzlies take one the Jazz, see the MPD vs. MFD play a little basketball. The winner will receive a trophy at halftime and the police and fire directors will serve as honorary team captains. For more information, click here.

MPA Hosts Holiday Program at Southwest Career and Technology Center

The Memphis Police Association sponsored a Holiday Program for the Honors Club of The Southwest Career & Technology Center.  Approximately 300 students attended the event held on Dec. 13, 2011. Check out the image gallery below by clicking on a photo.

Robert Hester Fishing Tournament

Bob Hester, a Memphis Police Department patrolman, was an avid fisherman who often participated in fishing tournaments organized by fellow Memphis police officers. On January 12, 1983, officers were saddened by his tragic line-of-duty death.

Shortly after Hester’s death, MPA member Mike Fuller, a participant and frequent organizer of area fishing tournaments, suggested that that the MPA begin sponsoring a fishing tournament in Hester’s honor. Ray Maples and Ken Rooker, president and vice president of the MPA at the time, championed the idea. The first Bob Hester Memorial Fishing Tournament took place at Lakeview May 26, 1983.

The tournament is held every spring. MPA members and friends gather at the event and pay tribute to Hester and other fallen officers. The entry fee for the tournament is $35 per boat with a limit of two people per boat.

Learn more about the Bob Hester Memorial Fishing Tournament by calling 901.523.7075 or by emailing tracy.wright@memphispoliceassociation.org.

Link to photo gallery: Robert Hester Fishing Tournament

Hester/Sykes Memorial Softball Tournament

The Hester/Sykes Memorial Softball Tournament is held every fall and is open to the public. The tournament is named for Robert Hester and John Sykes, Jr., both officers whose lives were lost in the line of duty. MPA members, as well as those who work in law enforcement and members of the public are welcome to participate in the event.

Funds generated from the softball tournament are donated to local nonprofit organizations each year.

To learn more about the Hester/Sykes softball tournament, email lucas.mcnair@memphispoliceassociation.org or call 901.497.8260.

Link to Photo Gallery: Hester/Sykes Memorial Softball Tournament