Support your local first responders in the effort to save lives in your community!
Join Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, Joplin Police Department, Joplin Fire Department, and Joplin area EMTs for the annual Boots, Badges & Bandages Blood Drive on Friday, July 25.
Your donation earns you a vote for your favorite participating first responder agency. The winning agency is awarded a traveling trophy, which the Joplin Police Department won in 2024. But will they retain their championship status? Or will they have to hand it over to a new champion? You can help decide!
Additionally, donor rewards include:
- Day passport ticket to SuperSplash USA ($44.99 value)
- A limited-edition Boots, Badges & Bandages t-shirt
- A chance to win a $10,000 Dream Vacation Giveaway
- $5 off admission at Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium, plus a chance to win a membership prize package
Come support area first responders and have some great fun while enjoying free food thanks to Mercy Hospital.
Appointments are recommended to help minimize potential wait times at the donor center. Donors can schedule an appointment here or by calling 417.227.5006. To learn more about this particular blood drive, please click here.
Photo identification is required. Please eat well and drink plenty of fluids prior to the blood drive.
About Community Blood Center of the Ozarks:
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is the exclusive provider of blood, plasma, and platelets to patients at 44 area Ozark hospitals in southwest Missouri, northwest Arkansas, and southeast Kansas. More than 50,000 donations of blood are required each year to meet the local transfusion needs of our friends and neighbors.
Reference:
Michelle Teter, Media Relations Representative
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks
417.227.5367
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