Roll up your sleeve and support your local first responders by giving blood with Our Blood Institute at a local blood drive and you too can help save a life!
Our Blood Institute (OBI) will hold the Greenwood Boots and Badges Blood Drive on Tuesday, August 22, 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the ROC (Recreation Outreach Center).
Successful donors will also receive a limited-edition Boots & Badges T-shirt, and a free ticket to Science Museum Oklahoma, Frontier City or Hurricane Harbor.
“Each and every single day Arkansas’s first responders see the need for life-saving blood donations,” said Dr. John Armitage, president and CEO of Our Blood Institute. “We are incredibly thankful for our local first responders who continue to keep us safe, and we owe it to them to do our part in making sure blood is readily available in emergency situations.”
Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old* or older can give blood. Blood can be donated every 56 days and platelets can be given as often as every seven days, up to 24 times a year.
Appointments to donate can be made online at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777.
*16-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds and provide signed parental permission; 17-year-olds must weigh at least 125 pounds; 18+ year-olds must weigh at least 110 pounds. Photo ID required.
