The 100 Club of Nashville was founded by area business persons in 1979 as a nonprofit charity dedicated to providing financial assistance to the families of police officers, firefighters, and EMT staff employed by an official police or fire organization in Metropolitan Nashville who lose their lives or are victim of serious, traumatic and disabling injury in the line of duty.

Police Chief Ronal Serpas says “As our officers work to better themselves each day as part of our commitment to make Nashville the safest big city in America, please know the 100 Club’s compassion and generosity continues to be a great source of encouragement and comfort to members of our department as we reflect on the fallen officers whose families have received 100 Club assistance over the past 25 years.”  

100 Club president Reed Trickett states, “We represent a core of our community who share a belief that we should take care of the families of those who make an ultimate sacrifice to protect and preserve our families and property. We hope and pray that we are never needed, but when we are-and eventually we are-our purpose is to remove debt from the surviving family and in some cases provide assistance for the education of their children.” Most recently the 100 Club of Nashville was called to service by assisting officer Danita Marsh who was shot multiple times and left paralyzed October 27, 2006 while assisting a victim of domestic violence.  The 100 Club of Nashville accomplishes its task with members who donate $100 per year in dues. The 100 Club of Nashville has NO paid staff, NO paid or professional fundraisers, solicits its members entirely through volunteers, and limits its administrative costs to a small amount of printing and postage.   

“As one of the people who started this club,” states the late cofounder Bill Trickett, “I’ve never thought I’d feel lucky to have only lost just 12 of our heroes in 23 years. We can make a real difference in this tragedy, but we’ll need more members to do it and still be strong should we be needed by someone at home.” Since 1979, The 100 Club of Nashville has paid more than $400,000 in debts for the families of 11 officers and firemen and one paramedic who lost their lives answering our calls for help.