Battle of the Badges – Police Fire EMS Softball Fundraiser
WHEN:
August 8, 2026 @ 9:55 am
WHERE:
- This event has passed.
Join the City of Middleton’s Police, Fire and EMS departments for this year’s Battle of the Badges on Saturday, August 8, at Firefighters Memorial park.
Battle of the Badges, founded in 2012, was started as a charity softball game between the Middleton Police Department and the Middleton Fire District. In addition to having a fun, family-friendly event to bring the community and their emergency responders together, the main purpose of the event is to raise awareness and funds to assist families affected by childhood diseases.
- 9:55 a.m. coin toss
- 10 a.m. first pitch
- concessions, games, face painting, prizes and a silent auction!
The Battle of the Badges honoree is Ka’ari Mitchell! Ka’ari is a 7-year-old born with sickle cell disease. Because of his disease, he has pain crisis due to sickle cell flare ups; he will end up back in the hospital from time to time to help manage his pain. Currently, he is waiting on a bone marrow transplant from UW Children’s Hospital. He is a funny, outgoing, and bright young man with four older sisters. He also LOVES Toy Story, tornados, airplanes, and Culvers!
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