College of the Ozarks partners with American Red Cross to host community blood drive next Wednesday,

POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Wednesday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at The Howell W. Keeter Athletic Complex.

According to the Red Cross, donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types O negative, A negative, and B negative. Blood is a perishable product that can only come from volunteer blood donors. With someone in the U.S. needing blood every two seconds, blood products must be constantly replenished.

“College of the Ozarks partners with Red Cross to host blood drives to ensure that there is blood available for those who need it,” said Lori Simmons, community service coordinator. “It is a way that our students, faculty, and staff can love and serve our community. One unit of blood can save up to three lives. When you donate blood, you help patients of all ages who are dealing with an array of issues such as: having been involved in an accident, burn victims, cancer patients, and organ transplant patients. Blood donation has a vast impact on many patients in our community.”

To learn more information about the community blood drive or to make an appointment to donate, sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code COTOPL.

For additional information, contact Public Relations Director Valorie Coleman at (417) 690-2212.

About College of the Ozarks

College of the Ozarks is a private, Christian, liberal arts college, located in Point Lookout, Missouri, on a 1,000-acre campus. Christian values, hard work, and fiscal responsibility comprise the fundamental building blocks of the “Hard Work U.” experience. The College earns numerous accolades yearly, including No. 2 Best Performers on Social Mobility-Regional Colleges in the Midwest and No. 4 Best Regional College in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report for 2024-2025 and No. 3 Best Bang for the Buck by Washington Monthly, 2024. To achieve its vision, the College pursues academic, vocational, Christian, patriotic, and cultural goals. These goals are mirrored in School of the Ozarks, a laboratory school that completes the K-college model.

The Keeter Center — the College’s award-winning lodge, restaurant, and conference facility — earns awards consistently, including the TripAdvisor Best of the Best Award 2024 and the Readers’ Choice Awards 2023 from ConventionSouth magazine. The Keeter Center features historic lodging, fine dining, and meeting rooms. With more than 350 student workers, it is the largest workstation on campus.