PRESS RELEASE

Heroes of September 11 Honored at NBFAA and AIREF Event
Scholarship Funds Presented for the Children
of Police, Fire and Port Authority Officials

Irving, Texas, Oct. 2, 2007 – The National Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (NBFAA) and the Alarm Industry Research Educational Foundation (AIREF) honored the fallen police, fire and Port Authority officials from September 11, 2001 with the presentation of a $174,000 check to the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund® at a recent industry event.

“This is our industry's way of showing heartfelt appreciation for the heroic acts of our public safety partners and of letting their families know we will never forget. We honor those families’ sacrifices by making a contribution on behalf of the AIREF Heroes Scholarship Fund. Just as we see the rebuilding here at Ground Zero, so too we see lives being rebuilt, and we are honored to help in that process by funding scholarships for the children of the heroes of 9/11,” said NBFAA President George P. Gunning, chief executive officer, USA Alarm Systems.

Immediately after 9/11, NBFAA and AIREF created a fund, called the Heroes Scholarship, in honor of the police, fire, and Port Authority officials who gave their lives in an effort to save others. The fund was designed to help children of these heroes attend college. For some time, NBFAA and AIREF had been looking for a way to combine these funds with another similar scholarship program, so that the money collected from members and the public could impact the most number of students. After much research, NBFAA and AIREF selected the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund®, managed by Scholarship America®.

On Sept. 10, 2007, a formal check presentation took place in New York City at a special dinner honoring those lost on 9/11. At the presentation, the president of Scholarship America, Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, Major General (retired), Deputy Assistant Chief James Manahan from the New York City Fire Department and Chief Michael O’Neill, New York City Police Department, accepted a symbolic check from Gunning, AIREF Treasurer James Orvis, chief operating officer, Security Solutions Inc and NBFAA Past President Bart Didden, president, USA Central Alarm Corp. More than a hundred of the industry’s leaders participated in the evening, which included a reception and sit-down dinner in a room overlooking Ground Zero.

“Recognizing our fallen police, fire and Port Authority officials through a scholarship fund dedicated to their dependents speaks volumes about the strength of our nation—we take care of our own. This was something that I embraced and lived by while serving our nation in uniform, and I am honored that NBFAA and AIREF selected Scholarship America’s Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund to assist it in its mission,” said Dr. Clifford L. Stanley, Major General, USMC (Retired), president and CEO of Scholarship America.

Photography of the event is available at: www.alarm.org/events/2007_isceast/albums/hero/
For additional information contact NBFAA Media Contacts at (888) 447-1689.

About NBFAA

NBFAA, a non-profit 501(c) 6 trade association, is the nation's oldest and largest organization dedicated to representing, promoting, and supporting the electronic life safety, security, and systems industry. Member companies specialize in a wide spectrum of services to commercial and residential consumers, including security and fire alarms, video surveillance, access control and monitoring. In cooperation with a federation of state associations, NBFAA provides government advocacy and delivers timely information, professional development tools, products and services that members use to grow and prosper their businesses. The NBFAA may be reached at (888) 447-1689 or on the Web at www.alarm.org.

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