{"id":358076,"date":"2026-07-02T01:52:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:52:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/358076\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T01:52:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T01:52:08","slug":"battle-of-the-badges-rib-eating-contest-raises-money-for-umc-childrens-hospital-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/358076\/","title":{"rendered":"Battle of the Badges rib-eating contest raises money for UMC Children\u2019s Hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; Lubbock police, fire, EMS and sheriff\u2019s deputies traded their gear for bibs Wednesday in a five-minute rib-eating competition at Texas Roadhouse, with all donations benefiting UMC Children\u2019s Hospital through the <a href=\"https:\/\/cmn.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/cmn.org\/\">Children\u2019s Miracle Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event, called the Battle of the Badges Rib-Eating Contest, brought together multiple local agencies in a fundraising effort organized with Texas Roadhouse. Jasper Smith, a lieutenant with Lubbock Fire Rescue Station 9, said the event offered both competition and community benefit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThis is a great community involvement here,\u201d Smith said. \u201cGives a little bit of a competition amongst all the agencies out here, which will be nice and fun for us all, because we all want a little competition. And then help raise money for the Children\u2019s Hospital as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Derek Williams, a deputy with the Lubbock County Sheriff\u2019s Office, said his agency came prepared.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cYeah, no, we do performance on demand,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe come here to win\u2026 It\u2019s for a good cause.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Clay Francis, a shift chief with EMS, said the support from other agencies carries meaning beyond the contest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cJust because we\u2019re taking the patients in doesn\u2019t mean that these guys don\u2019t serve a huge role in taking care of our patients,\u201d Francis said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Lubbock Police Chief Seth Herman said the event is also an opportunity to connect with the community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe really want everybody to know that we\u2019re here to support not only this very worthwhile event, but all of them,\u201d Herman said. \u201cAnything that supports our community members, the good citizens of Lubbock, we\u2019re behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Brittany Campbell, philanthropy officer for <a href=\"https:\/\/cmn.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/cmn.org\/\">Children\u2019s Miracle Network<\/a>, said all funds raised go directly to patient care.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201c100% of everything they raise today will go straight to <a href=\"https:\/\/cmn.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/cmn.org\/\">Children\u2019s Miracle Network<\/a> to provide life-saving equipment\u2026so many services that community kids and families need,\u201d Campbell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Texas Roadhouse is also donating 10% of its sales to Children\u2019s Miracle Network through 10 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KCBD. 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