60 Years of Dedication To The Chicago Fire Department
The 5-11 Club Inc. is a private charitable organization that is exempt from
income tax pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
The 5-11 Club Inc. is operated in corporate form. Policy decisions are made
by an elected Board of Directors, while the day-to-day affairs of the Club
are managed by the elected Officers, each of whom also sits on the Board
of Directors ex-officio.
The 5-11 Club is engaged in a number of activities that are designed to
provide direct and indirect support to the Chicago Fire and Police
Departments and its members.
Other Activities
The 5-11 Club also performs a number of ancillary duties related to the
Chicago Fire Department, including, (1) the delivery of fruit baskets to
Chicago Firefighters who sustain significant line-of-duty injuries, (2)
bestowing Firefighter of the Year and also Paramedic of the Year awards
on certain members of the Chicago Fire Department and (3) the
organization of an annual muster and antique fire apparatus display at the
Chicago Fire Department Training Academy.
Under a recently adopted Chicago Fire Department policy that was
designed to honor the years of service performed by the 5-11 Club on
behalf of the CFD, recipients of the 5-11 Club's Firefighter and Paramedic
of the Year Awards are permitted to wear the 5-11 Club Award Ribbon
on their Class A uniforms. To our knowledge, the 5-11 Club and the
Hundred Club of Cook County are the only two private charitable
organizations whose award ribbons are part of the
CFD dress uniform.
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