100 Club of the Texas Panhandle

They Answer Our Calls for Help. Help Us Answer Theirs.

We are the first responders to our area first responders.

Every day, firefighters and law enforcement officers across the Texas Panhandle leave their homes and those they love to protect people they may never meet. Behind every badge is a person. Behind that person is a family waiting for them to come home.

We pray they always do. But when tragedy strikes, they deserve to know that their communities will stand beside them.

That is why the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle exists—and why your gift matters.

When a firefighter or law enforcement officer in the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle is killed or seriously injured in the line of duty, we respond within the first 24–48 hours with financial assistance. Money cannot replace a loved one or erase the pain of an injury, but it can ease immediate financial burdens and give a family room to breathe when their world has changed forever.

Your generosity also helps protect first responders before tragedy happens. Your gifts help provide lifesaving equipment that agencies cannot secure through budgeted funds, along with mental health and wellness support in a group setting (conferences) for those carrying the often-unseen weight of serving others.

Your Generosity Goes Where It Is Needed Most…Funds Given Here, Stay Here.

In 2026, generous donations from our members and supporters allowed us to be there for the families of a DPS Trooper and a Volunteer Firefighter – both who died in the line-of-duty. We were also able to support seven first responders who were injured in the line of duty and unable to work. We purchased $164,000 in lifesaving equipment for law enforcement and firefighting agencies that could not be secured by any other means. 

Many of you followed on the news in May of 2026 when 20+ significant wildfires burned across the area leaving many volunteer fire departments in need of vehicle repairs, tires, fuel, and new gear. Gifts to the 100 Club enabled us to take $10,000 each to 32 volunteer fire departments to help them get back on their feet. In addition, we secured enough funding through our partners to help four volunteer fire departments finish out the funding for desperately needed new trucks. 

The two most significant ways our organization has been able to help in previous years is to purchase the Amarillo Police Department a new SWAT vehicle to keep their team as safe as possible while dealing with the most dangerous of situations. During the devastating 2024 wildfires, the need was far greater than our budget. Yet we knew we had to help. Through God’s provision and the extraordinary generosity of our supporters, we raised more than $900,000 in eight weeks. We hand-delivered $15,000 checks to each of the 54 responding fire departments, helped purchase a UTV and trailer for the Amarillo Fire Department’s Wildland Unit, and purchased a technical rescue trailer for the Randall County Fire Department.

Those gifts meant more than financial relief. They told first responders and their families: “We see you. We appreciate you. You are not alone.”

Help Us Be Ready for the Next Call

Founded in 2004 as the 100 Club of Amarillo, our organization became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2006 and expanded in 2011 to serve the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle as the 100 Club of the Texas Panhandle.

We are funded entirely through memberships, donations, and fundraising events. Our ability to respond depends on people like you.

Our $100,000 fundraising goal will help us provide immediate assistance, lifesaving equipment, and mental health and wellness education for area firefighters and law enforcement officers. Our first wellness conference, held in February 2025, brought together over 500 first responders and February 2026 over 400—an encouraging reminder of how much this support is needed.

The next emergency will not wait for us to raise the money. Your gift today helps ensure we are ready when the call comes.

Please consider making a generous, meaningful gift through The Panhandle Gives, where your donation has the opportunity to be amplified. Every gift helps us stand behind those who stand between our communities and danger.

Give Today. Stand Behind the Men and Women Behind the Badge.

Make your donation on this page and then visit www.texaspanhandle100club.org to learn more and/or to provide ongoing support. Watch our video for how our club began: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5D2QipL4D8