From www.kansas.com:
By Miranda Davis
For the luncheon celebrating another successful “Battle of the Badges,” the decorations seemed particularly appropriate.
Caution tape, something all the first responders in the room were familiar with, served as the table runners Tuesday for the event celebrating the blood donation competition between the Sedgwick County Emergency Medical Service and area fire and law enforcement departments.
The Battle of the Badges is a yearly competition among the departments where anyone who donates blood can submit a vote for a department. The Wichita and Sedgwick County fire departments won this year by 44 votes.
The competition started as a way to increase blood donations in December and early January, a time of year when they are often needed but are in low supply, according to Michelle Jantz, executive director of the Red Cross in Wichita.
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