Officials at Miller-Keystone Blood Center recently announced the second annual Boots, Badges and Bandages Heroes Blood Drive competition be-tween firefighters, law enforcement and emergency medical service personnel will run through Labor Day.

When individuals arrive for their donation they can either state the group or sponsor the code of the heroes they would most like to support: fire (Boots) sponsor code 7417, police (Badges) sponsor code 7416, and EMS (Bandages) sponsor code 7418.

To schedule an appointment, go to giveapint.org.