Support Local First Responders at Boots & Badges Blood Drive!

Support Local First Responders at a Boots & Badges Blood Drive!
Give blood with Our Blood Institute and get a Boots & Badges T-shirt!
June 24
 
Roll up your sleeve and support your local first responders by giving blood with Our Blood Institute at a local Boots & Badges blood drive!
 
Our Blood Institute (OBI) will host the Van Buren Boots and Badges Blood Drive on Tuesday, June 24, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the First Baptist Church Family Life Center.  With your blood donation you’ll receive a free ticket to Magic Springs Theme and Water Park!
 
Successful donors will also receive a limited-edition Boots & Badges T-shirt, while supplies last.*
 
“Our first responders see the daily need for blood first-hand when the people they rescue require life-saving treatment,” said Dr. John Armitage, president & CEO of Our Blood Institute. “We can’t say enough about the service our police, fire and EMSA provide, and we owe it to them to do our part in making sure blood is available in emergency situations.”
 
Anyone who is healthy and 16 years old* or older can give blood. Donation typically takes only about an hour, and one donation saves up to three lives. Appointments to donate can be made online at obi.org or by calling 877-340-8777. Walk-ins are also welcome. 
 
*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. 
 

Our Blood Institute is the sixth-largest independent blood center in the nation, with 17 donor centers in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas. OBI is the nonprofit blood provider for patients at more than 240 hospitals, medical facilities and air ambulances across all three states.