CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Several police departments in the University Circle area are competing in the Battle of the Badges, a holiday food drive challenge.

Teams include:

Case Western Reserve University Police Department

University Circle Police Department

Cleveland Clinic Police Department

The competition is from Nov. 1 through Nov. 16.

All departments are competing to collect the most canned and nonperishable food by total weight.

The donations will be given to the Cleveland Food Bank.

Community members can participate and can drop off donations at any of the police departments.

Below is a list of the requested items:

Canned fruit

Vegetables

Beans

Rice

Pasta

Cereal

Pasta sauce

Peanut butter

Canned protein

Juice

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