Community blood drive exceeds goal

  • It was a busy day at the blood bank draw as the Ozark Community Blood Bank received 38 pints of blood in the local drive. According to a representative the blood bank is very low due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
    It was a busy day at the blood bank draw as the Ozark Community Blood Bank received 38 pints of blood in the local drive. According to a representative the blood bank is very low due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
With the four-state blood bank nearly overdrawn, the large turnout on Monday during the monthly blood drive in Columbus was a welcome outcome. “I had set our goal at 35 pints and we have 38 right now,” said Susan Schultz, local chairperson for the drive. “We very much needed it to be a good drive here in Columbus today.” “COVID-19 has caused some of our regular donors to say no and at the same…

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