Boots & Badges Blood Drives

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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

A stock photo of a police car is shown with an outline of Missouri and the word Bolivar

Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Bolivar Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Fayetteville Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Gravette Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Ozarks Community Hospital
1101 S W Jackson

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Harrison Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Joplin Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Osage Beach Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Pea Ridge Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Rogers Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Springdale Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the Theodosia Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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Donor Rewards:

A graphic depicting the donor rewards available at the West Fork Boots & Badges Blood Drive.
  • 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

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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

RankCityDateDonors
1Gravette, AR8/24/2268
2Fayetteville, AR8/3/2265
3Joplin, MO7/22/2258
T-4Rogers, AR7/14/2254
T-4Bolivar, MO6/30/2254
T-4West Fork, AR6/15/2254
7Pea Ridge, AR7/7/2242
8Willard, MO8/16/2235
9Prairie Grove, AR1/16/2333
10Osage Beach, MO6/27/2231
11Harrison, AR9/6/2217

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?

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