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When community members donate blood with The Community Blood Center (CBC) between May 27 and June 12, they’re able to help patients right here at home as well as those in Ukraine. As part of a nationwide effort, CBC is [read more...]

The Community Blood Center (CBC) is in serious need of blood donors today and into the next week. The national blood shortage has continued to impact the local blood supply as well as national. CBC’s available blood supply is concerning [read more...]

It’s the season of hearts, love and lots of chocolate! (Chocolate has to be good for blood donation, right?! We’ll keep telling ourselves that.) Now, if date-night in a crowded restaurant isn’t your jam this year or you consider Valentine’s [read more...]

Beginning in January of 2022, The Community Blood Center (CBC) and Blood Center of Northcentral Wisconsin (BCNW) joined forces to better serve our communities and save more lives. Separately, the organizations shared a steadfast commitment to a single mission – [read more...]

It all started back in 1970 – well, to be exact, December 31, 1969, when January was proclaimed as National Blood Donor Month. (Read the proclamation here!) And the next day, January 1, 1970, was the start of an annual [read more...]

The best gift of all won’t be found under a Christmas tree this year or wrapped with a big bow on top. Regardless, it will still be one of the most powerful gifts for a patient in need of a [read more...]

Over the weekend, The Community Blood Center (CBC) was one of the four responding blood centers that shipped blood products to Tennessee in response to the devastating tornadoes that struck several midwestern and southern states. This response came after the [read more...]

To our community of blood donors and blood drive sponsors: We are facing challenging times. Staffing shortages and adjusted operations are happening all around us, locally and nationally. This is affecting The Community Blood Center as well. Our team has [read more...]

While studying for that upcoming biology test or finishing the latest pre-calc assignment, local high school students could also be helping a patient through their medical journey by ensuring blood is available for transfusion. And it only takes about an [read more...]

Ever treat yourself to a steak dinner before a blood donation? Or serve up an omelet filled with spinach before you head to The Community Blood Center? Besides enjoying a few delicious meals, you’re probably doing this to make sure [read more...]