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Ozarks Literacy Council has adopted a blood drive at Community Blood Center of the Ozarks! Come by CBCO’s Thomson Donor Center, 220 W. Plainview Road in Springfield, Missouri, January 21 – 26, 2019, to donate blood. Participants receive a fun, colorful pair of blood-type socks. Did you know that CBCO is the sole provider of […]

Resolve to save lives in January 2019 and celebrate your good health. Give blood at one of our four donor centers or select mobile blood drives* between January 7 – 31, 2019, and you’ll receive this groovy pair of socks! Make Your Appointment To Donate Now You can make a real difference in the lives […]

Twenty-eighteen has been a big year for 18-year-old Kelsie Mitchell. She was one of nine valedictorians graduating from Springfield’s Kickapoo High School, served on student council’s Cabinet leadership group, and was a member of the National Honor Society. And she has made plans to attend Truman State University in the fall. But just eight years ago, her main accomplishment was survival. “That’s […]

“Every door we passed had a sign on the outside that read, ‘Chemo in progress,’” said Laura Winstead as she remembered being admitted to Cox Hospital in Springfield for what her physician said would be a couple of nights for tests. “My husband and I just looked at each other as I had a slow […]

CBCO’s Miracle of Giving Blood Drive 2016 takes place December 12 – 31, 2016, at all 4 of our donor centers and all mobile blood drives. Participants in our Miracle of Giving Blood Drive 2016 will receive this free T-shirt to let everyone know that you’re proud to save lives in the Ozarks. The need […]