Hey, Area Non-Profits!

Want a shot at winning $500 or $1,000 to help your organization continue to make great things happen for the people and causes that you serve? We’ve got the perfect opportunity for you to do just that.

Be part of our Charity Challenge Blood Drive!

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole provider of blood products to all local hospitals, is gearing up for our first-ever Charity Challenge blood drive Monday, February 22 through Friday, February 26, 2021. We’re excited to partner with you for this event.

How does it work?

Sorry! Registration for non-profits to participate ended at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2021. We hope you’ll be able to be part of this event next time.

When you send donors to CBCO’s Springfield location to give blood Monday, February 22 through Friday, February 26, 2021, their visit will earn your organization points in the competition. Donors will receive a fun T-shirt and their names go into drawings for two $250 gift cards. (Your emails and social media — as well as ours — will direct potential donors to https://www.cbco.org/charitychallenge to learn about the event and make their appointments online.)

But you’ve got to sign your organization up as a participating non-profit prior to the beginning of the week-long event.

Why are we holding this event?

Just like you, our mission involves making a difference in the lives of people in our community. Since the pandemic started, CBCO has lost more than 500 blood drives equaling the loss of more than 15,000 much-needed donations.

While blood donations have declined, we’ve also seen months of record blood usage at hospitals, creating a need for events like the Charity Challenge to help ensure a strong, stable blood supply.

What’s the catch?

No catch at all! Just mutual admiration all around.

• You’ll let your patrons, followers, friends, board members, volunteers, and staff know about CBCO’s need for blood donations to help patients at all of our local hospitals.
• We’ll let CBCO’s followers know about the ways your organization helps our community.
• One non-profit will win $1,000.
• Another non-profit will win $500.
• All donors will receive a free T-shirt.
• And two lucky donors will win $250 gift cards.

Social Media Tool Kit for Our Non-Profit Partners

Hello, fellow non-profit professionals!

We’re providing some helpful information in this section of the page to make it easier and less time-consuming for you spread the word about our Charity Challenge Blood Drive. Below you’ll find: , and

• Social media posts for you to copy and paste. Feel free to tweak them to add your organization’s info and unique voice.
• Graphics for social media (right-click to save).
• A .jpg of the event poster to share in newsletters, emails, and to print and display in your office.
• An image of the T-shirt successful blood donors will receive (while supplies last).

Be sure to tag us in your posts. We’re @OzarksBlood on all social media.

Send your patrons, followers, friends, board members, volunteers, and staff to this link in your posts, emails, and newsletters:
https://www.cbco.org/charitychallenge

We’ll be sending invitations for your group to become a co-host of the Charity Challenge Facebook event, so please click to accept when it comes through. This will help spread the word even more.

Facebook

Give blood and help us win! We’ve partnered with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks for a Charity Challenge Blood Drive. Local nonprofits are competing for two cash prizes. Two donors will win $250 gift cards. We’ll use the cash to continue serving our community. Won’t you help us win? Donate blood at CBCO’s Thomson Donor Center in Springfield February 22-26, 2021. Learn more and make your appointment by visiting https://www.cbco.org/charitychallenge. Did you know CBCO is the sole provider of blood to all local hospitals? That means your donation helps friends, neighbors, and loved ones in need. Plus you’re helping two nonprofits with one simple act — giving blood.

Twitter

Help us win! We’ve partnered with @ozarksblood for a Charity Challenge Blood Drive. 2 donors win $250 gift cards + all donors get a great T-shirt. Feb 22-26. Info at https://www.cbco.org/charitychallenge#LocalDonorsLocalPatients #417land #sgf #spfdmo #SpringfieldMO

Instagram (Be sure to copy all the way down to include our hashtags and add your own hashtags, too.)

Give blood and help us win! We’ve partnered with Community Blood Center of the Ozarks for a Charity Challenge Blood Drive. Local nonprofits are competing for two cash prizes. We’ll use the cash to continue serving our community. Two donors will win $250 gift cards. Won’t you help us win? Donate blood at CBCO’s Thomson Donor Center in Springfield February 22-26, 2021. Learn more and make your appointment by visiting https://www.cbco.org/charitychallenge. Did you know CBCO is the sole provider of blood to all local hospitals? That means your donation helps friends, neighbors, and loved ones in need. Plus you’re helping two nonprofits with one simple act — giving blood.

#LocalDonorsLocalPatients #OzarksBlood #CharityChallenge #SpringfieldMissouri #SpringfieldMO #spfdmo #sgfmo #sgf #417 #417land #417nonprofits #lovesgf #CommunityBloodCenterOfTheOzarks #CBCO #BloodDrive #GiveBlood #ilovespringfieldmo #showmespringfieldmo #curate417

Facebook and Instagram image (square)

Twitter image (rectangle)

Poster

T-shirt your donors will receive (while supplies last)