Boots & Badges: How a local rivalry is saving lives Boots & Badges: How a local rivalry is saving lives and last updated 2021-07-18 19:55:15-04 CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas â The Coastal Bend Blood Center is adding a little fun to their donation sites this summer with some friendly competition. Voting for the Coastal Bend Blood Centerâs Boots and Badges drive begins Sunday. Donors are faced with the difficult decision of casting a vote for the local fire or police departments. âThereâs times when we have the fire department and the police department in here at the same time, so when other donors are on the bus and theyâre not part of it⦠sometimes theyâre like I donât know which one to choose,â says Jennifer Martinez, a donor coordinator.