By Sentinel Staff

The competition is friendly, but the stakes are serious. On Saturday, December 6, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m., Greenwich’s first responders will gather at the Public Safety Complex on Bruce Place for the annual Battle of the Badges Blood Drive – a contest between the town’s Police, Fire, and Emergency Medical Services to see who an collet the most pints of blood for the American Red Cross.

For residents, alumni of the Citizens Police Academy (CPA), and parents of the Youth Citizens Police Academy (YCPA), the invitation is simple: donate blood and choose which department gets your vote.

The Battle of the Badges began locally in 2009 as a way to maintain blood donations during the busy holiday season, when national supplies tend to drop. It was modeled on national Red

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