
Support your local first responders in the effort to save lives in your community!
Community Blood Center of the Ozarks is teaming up with police departments, fire departments and emergency medical service providers across the Ozarks for special Boots & Badges Blood Drives this summer! These fun, community-centered events feature friendly competitions between the local police officers, firefighters and EMTs to see which group of lifesavers can recruit the most blood donors.
All donors who answer the call to save lives can vote for their favorite agency, and the one with the most votes will be declared the winner. Of course, the real winners are local patients — just one blood donation can save three lives! Did we mention the exclusive rewards for all blood donors?
Find a Boots & Badges drive near you below, then sign up to donate!
Upcoming Boots & Badges Blood Drives

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- A voucher for two free general admission tickets to any Springfield Cardinals home game in June or July 2023 (excluding July 4), redeemable through CBCO’s donor rewards store.
Participating Agencies:
Bolivar City Fire Department
Bolivar Police Department
Drive Details:
Thursday, June 29
12 to 6 p.m.
Southern Hills Baptist Church
1220 S. Springfield

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- Additional rewards to be announced shortly
Participating Agencies:
Fayetteville Fire Department
Fayetteville Police Department
Drive Details:
Wednesday, August 2
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Cross Church: Fayetteville
2801 W. McMillan Drive

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- Additional rewards to be announced shortly
Participating Agencies:
City of Gravette
Gravette Fire Department
Gravette Police Department
Ozarks Community Hospital
Drive Details:
Wednesday, August 30
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
TWO LOCATIONS
Gravette Civic Center
401 Charlotte St SE
Ozarks Community Hospital
1101 S W Jackson

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- A voucher for two free dugout premium tickets to any Tuesday-Thursday Northwest Arkansas Naturals home game between June 13 and August 10, 2023 (excluding July 4)
Participating Agencies:
Harrison Fire Department
Harrison Police Department
Drive Details:
Tuesday, June 20
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Eagle Heights Baptist Church
703 E Walters Ave

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- A voucher to redeem for a free gift at ONE OF our 10 participating partner breweries
- ONE OF the following: A coupon for a free pint of Culver’s frozen custard, a coupon for a free pint of Hiland Dairy ice cream OR a coupon for a $5 Dairy Queen gift card, redeemable online
Participating Agencies:
Joplin Fire Department
Joplin Police Department
Drive Details:
Friday, July 21
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hideout Harley-Davidson
5014 Hearnes Boulevard

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- A voucher for two free general admission tickets to any Springfield Cardinals home game in June or July 2023 (excluding July 4), redeemable through CBCO’s donor rewards store
Participating Agencies:
Osage Beach Fire Protection District
Osage Beach Police Department
Drive Details:
Monday, June 26
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Harper Chapel United Methodist Church
5567 Osage Beach Parkway

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- ONE OF the following: A coupon for a free pint of Culver’s frozen custard, a coupon for a free pint of Hiland Dairy ice cream OR a coupon for a $5 Dairy Queen gift card, redeemable online
Participating Agencies:
City of Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge Fire Department
Pea Ridge Police Department
Drive Details:
Thursday, July 13
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Pea Ridge Middle School
1391 Weston St

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- ONE OF the following: A coupon for a free pint of Culver’s frozen custard, a coupon for a free pint of Hiland Dairy ice cream OR a coupon for a $5 Dairy Queen gift card, redeemable online
Participating Agencies:
Rogers Fire Department
Rogers Police Department
Drive Details:
Thursday, July 6
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Rogers Activity Center
315 W. Olive

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- ONE OF the following: A coupon for a free pint of Culver’s frozen custard, a coupon for a free pint of Hiland Dairy ice cream OR a coupon for a $5 Dairy Queen gift card, redeemable online
Participating Agencies:
Springdale Fire Department
Springdale Police Department
Drive Details:
Friday, July 7
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Springdale Fire Dept. Station 1
417 Holcomb St

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- A voucher for two free general admission tickets to any Springfield Cardinals home game in June or July 2023 (excluding July 4), redeemable through CBCO’s donor rewards store
Participating Agencies:
Ozark County Sheriff
Theodosia Area Volunteer Fire Department
Drive Details:
Thursday, June 29
12 to 6 p.m.
Volunteer Fire Station
73 John Wesley Drive

Donor Rewards:

- A Boots & Badges T-shirt honoring local first responders
- A voucher for two free dugout premium tickets to any Tuesday-Thursday Northwest Arkansas Naturals home game between June 13 and August 10, 2023 (excluding July 4)
Participating Agencies:
West Fork Fire Department
West Fork Police Department
Drive Details:
Wednesday, June 28
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
West Fork Community Center
222 Webber Street
Don’t see your community listed?
We’re constantly adding more Boots & Badges Blood Drives to our schedule! Keep checking this page for updates or, you can click this link to find another blood drive near you.
Top Boots & Badges Blood Drives
Rank | City | Date | Donors |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Gravette, AR | 8/24/22 | 68 |
2 | Fayetteville, AR | 8/3/22 | 65 |
3 | Joplin, MO | 7/22/22 | 58 |
T-4 | Rogers, AR | 7/14/22 | 54 |
T-4 | Bolivar, MO | 6/30/22 | 54 |
T-4 | West Fork, AR | 6/15/22 | 54 |
7 | Pea Ridge, AR | 7/7/22 | 42 |
8 | Willard, MO | 8/16/22 | 35 |
9 | Prairie Grove, AR | 1/16/23 | 33 |
10 | Osage Beach, MO | 6/27/22 | 31 |
11 | Harrison, AR | 9/6/22 | 17 |
In all, 511 people gave blood during a Boots & Badges Blood Drive last summer or winter. That’s enough to help as many as 1,533 local hospital patients! Will you answer the call to save lives this year?