Battle of the Badges Ticket: Kick-Off, Thursday September 3

One community. Three badges. Endless heart.

Your ticket gets you into the First Annual Battle of the Badges: The Ladle Showdown, a soup cook-off series where police, fire, and EMS teams from across Chautauqua County go head to head in the St. Susan Center parking lot.

Nine two-member teams compete. Three come from police, three from fire, and three from EMS. First, three prelim nights put one team from each badge in the ring. Then the winners meet in the championship finale.

WHAT YOUR $20 TICKET INCLUDES
Four soups, 6 to 8 oz each: three from the competing teams and one from the St. Susan Center chef
A People’s Choice vote for your favorite soup
A live appetizer and entree competition using a mystery basket
Entertainment all evening

THIS TICKET IS FOR
Kick-Off Event: Thursday, September 3, 2026
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM

THE REST OF THE SERIES
Week 2: Thursday, September 10, 2026
Week 3: Thursday, September 17, 2026
Championship Finale: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Because each night features different teams, every Thursday is sold as its own ticket.

WHERE
St. Susan Center parking lot
31 Water Street, Jamestown, NY 14701

WHERE THE MONEY GOES
Every dollar raised goes toward a walk-in freezer for St. Susan Center. Because more cold storage means less donated food goes to waste, more meals reach neighbors who need them.

Fill Each Bowl With Love.