Blood drive

Blood drive set for Sept. 3

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has issued a code yellow alert for O negative blood type. There is currently less than a two-day supply of this type on hospital shelves and donations are needed immediately.

Donors to Community Blood Center of the Ozarks provide all of the blood for patients at 38 area hospitals. Every five minutes on average, a transfusion takes place. It takes around 250 donations each day to meet the area's blood needs. You can help by giving this week at any of the following locations:

• Pea Ridge: 3 to 6 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 3, Arvest Bank, 132 N. Curtis Ave.

Each donation will be awarded LifePoints as a part of CBCO's donor rewards program. LifePoints may be redeemed online for a variety of gift cards or points may be assigned to other meaningful causes or charities. More information on the LifePoints donor rewards program may be found at www.cbco.org.

To be eligible to give blood, you must weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good health and present a valid photo ID. For more information about sharing your good health with others, please visit our website at www.cbco.org or call toll-free (800) 280-5337.

General News on 09/03/2014