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Welcome to Crow River Lodge Fifteen!
We are peace officers proudly serving and
retired from The Minnesota State Patrol, McLeod County, Sibley County, Carver County, Redwood County, Cottonwood County, Eden
Prairie, Buffalo, Glencoe, Winsted, Gaylord, Windom, Silver Lake, Lester Prairie, Jackson and Brownton.
Becoming a Member
 Lodge Meeting: 3rd Wednesday of every month 18:30 at the Glencoe
VFW 923 Chandler Ave N, Glencoe, MN 55336Enter
through the North door and go downstairs.
Our focus in Minnesota has been mutual assistance and fraternalism. We
have assisted officers in need, ranging from giving a few hundred dollars to an officer whose house was damaged by fire, to
buying Christmas presents for the family of an officer with terminal cancer. We have several events throughout the year to
promote fellowship in the law enforcement ranks. These range from fishing and golf tournaments to meetings with guest speakers.
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The Fraternal Order of Police is an 91-year-old organization that has a long and colorful
history. The first MN lodge was chartered in 1991, and the Minnesota State Lodge was founded in 1993. Minnesota currently has approximately 2100 members in 21 lodges throughout
the state. While the FOP is a national organization, each state has autonomy and controls its own activities and finances.
The FOP was founded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in November of 1915. Since that time it has expanded to 49 states
with over 2700 lodges. The total membership is just over 324,000. The organization is much like other fraternal groups such
as the Masons and the Elks, only it's exclusively for law enforcement officers. The basic and most important unit is the
local lodge. Any group of 10 licensed law enforcement officers can charter a lodge. Each lodge meets on a regular basis (usually
monthly) and sets its own agenda and calendar. Each Lodge elects its own officers and sends representatives to the
State Lodge. The State Lodge than provides representation to the Grand (or National) Lodge and also sends delegates to
the biennial national conference. By utilizing this system, the FOP is truly a grass roots organization. It is run by and
for the membership.
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We are the voice of those who dedicate their lives to protecting and serving our communities.
We are committed to improving the working conditions of law enforcement officers and the safety of those we serve through
education, legislation, information, community involvement, and employee representation.
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MN F.O.P. Lodge 15 - 1605 Baxter Avenue - Glencoe - MN - 55336
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