On Oct. 26, 2011, Ava FFA hosted a Community Blood Center of the Ozarks Blood Drive in the Performing Arts Center. All the blood collected by the CBCO stays locals and supports 38 hospitals in southern Missouri, northwest Arkansas and southeast Kansas. All blood and blood products transfused to patients in these hospitals come from donors like you.
Out of the 108 donors, 88 good units were collected. Those donating were Sydney Miller Larson, Donna Hall, Russell Loftin, Maxine Odom, Damien Jenkins, Teia Roberts, Esther Johnson, Nikki Dougherty, Augusta Rideeoutte, Darian Bushong, Melissa Coonts, Kerry Lafferty, Lakita Harlan, Katy Russell, Shealene Tweedy, Patricia Lakey, Chantelle Emmerson, Cole Porter, Kandas Kutz, Donald Phillips, Joe Harley, Leanne Tomlinson, Stephanie Whiteman, Laura Stillings, Mary Sayre, Barbara Ridenour, Thomas Imhoff, Crystal Johnson, Anita Dodd, Kelly Degase, Seth Shots, Krista Ross, Bethany Caldwell, Tim Scrivner, Alicia Morpeth, Julia Spurlock, Ashley Lewis, Maynard Wallace, Payton Lakey, Evan Sisney, Jerry Arnold, Rebecca Neal, Connie Allsup, Rebecca O’Dell, Sam Robertson, Billie Schuster, Kendra Schuster, Alisha Womack, Lacey Tucker, Makenzie Watterson, Jarron Eastland, Alaina McMaster, Katie Hicks, David Frohman, Morgan Emerich, Regina Robertson, Brecken Lewis, Dennis Posey, Teasha Davis, Vivian Wilkes, Evert Leon Potter, Burrell Loftin, Tiffany Kauffman, Randy Kauffman, Steve Davis, Ashton Davis, Kevin Dougherty, David Sayre, Ray Reynolds, Ulla Farrow, James Elijah, Norma Jones, Jason Macy, Christina Sanchez, Briana Tiff, Jasmine Phillips, Kayla Yost, Taylor Ganzer, Kayla Dougherty, Jeremy Duncan, Courtney Mings, Dewayne Ducker, JJ Heath, Nicole Randolph, Cody Bellman-Hart, Oceana Olsen, Lauren Patten, Cody Wallace, Austin Clayton, Sandra Walker, Janice Rawlings, Trevor Ganzer, Amy Gillespie, Megan Denney, Patrick King, Chris Cox, Robert Allsup, Sally Dickinson, Sarah Claussen, Jaclyn Stanifer, Bethany Horn, Ryan Breshears, Kelsey Lyons, Tia Etenburn, Jeanne Scrivner, Ashley Riggs, and Josh Dewaard.
The next blood drive will be Dec. 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Ava High School Performing Arts Center.
