Emerald Society
- Emerald Society
The Emerald Society is an organization of American police officers or fire fighters of Irish heritage. Emerald Societies are found in most major U.S. cities such as
New York City ,Milwaukee, WI ,Jersey City, NJ ,District of Columbia ,Boston ,Chicago ,San Francisco ,Los Angeles .The organization known as The National Conference of Law Enforcement Emerald Societies (NCLEES) states that its objectives are:
*To Unite all public safety Emerald Societies in order to develop fraternalism amongst its members.
*To preserve the Irish culture and to promote the contributions of our ancestors.
*To recognize the accomplishments of Irish-Americans in Law Enforcement and other public safety professions.
*To exchange information and enhance communications among member organizations and to start new public safety Emerald Societies.
*To provide a unified and effective voice for it's member organizations to the Congress of the United States and other government institutions.
*To work with civic and public safety associations on areas of mutual concerns. [ [http://nclees.org/ N.C.L.E.E.S ] ]While the organization is geared toward Irish-American culture, Irish heritage, is not listed as a requirement for membership.
Links
* [http://nclees.org/ NCLEES Website]
* [http://www.emeraldsociety.us/ Emerald Society of Wisconsin Website]References
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