Community & charitable giving
Lodge funds and volunteer hours go to Sarasota County organizations doing direct, local work.
The annual scholarship
A college scholarship awarded each year to the children and grandchildren of members in good standing, paid directly to the student's institution.
Application, photos, and videoOfficer & family support
Cops helping cops: a members-only network for connecting officers who need help with the members who can give it — skills, services, equipment, or a conversation.
Who we help locally
Where the money goes
Lodge 45 keeps its giving inside the community its members patrol. These are the programs we support.
Service Dogs Saving Lives
Service Dogs Saving Lives (SDSL) is a U.S. nonprofit dedicated to funding and providing highly trained service dogs to veterans and first responders experiencing mental health challenges and prior suicidal ideation.
Local LEO families
Direct assistance for officers and families in our own ranks going through injury, illness, or loss.
Reach out
Get involved with the work
There are three practical ways to put weight behind this lodge, and none of them require a badge except the first.
- Join. Active and honorably retired officers can become members of the lodge.
- Give. Donations go straight into the lodge's community and scholarship funds.
- Offer a skill. Members with a trade, a service, or equipment to lend can register it with the lodge.