Health & Fitness
Hoover First Responders Hosting Battle Of The Badges Blood Drive
The Hoover Police Department is teaming up with the Hoover Fire Department and other emergency personnel for a blood drive competition.
HOOVER, AL - No one knows the importance of donating blood like first responders and emergency personnel. The need for blood donations is always dire, and Hoover's first responders are turning blood donation into a little friendly competition.
The Hoover Police Department and Hoover Fire Department are hosting the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive Wednesday, July 25, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 2020 Valleydale Road.
The Battle of the Badges is a friendly competition among first responders to see who can recruit the most blood donors from their communities.
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Everyone who comes to donate blood will get a Battle of the Badges t-shirt, while supplies last. They will also get to cast a vote for their favorite agency (Hoover Police Department or Hoover Fire Department) and the agency with the most votes will get bragging rights and a traveling trophy.
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