THE ORGANIZATION WAS FORMED TO FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF ITS MEMBERSHIP BY SEEKING IMPROVED TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT, TO RENDER MORAL AND MATERIAL AID TO MEMBERS AS NEEDED, TO PROVIDE REPRESENTATION AND/OR COUNSEL IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, TO PROMOTE SOCIAL AND FRATERNAL ACTIVITIES, TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITIZENS IT SERVES, AND TO PROMOTE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH DONATIONS.