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Community Action Day Attendees give a shout out to East Mississippi Lumber Company for the bottled water donations.  5/29/26   

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Thank you for the gift cards for OSERVS blood donors! 1/21/26

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5/6/2026 - Blood Drive Dessert Gift Cards for all our donors and med staff.

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OSERVS appreciates the kindness of the First Baptist Church-Dorcus Class donation of multiple disaster victims comfort sets 4/16/2026

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Hildred Deese thanks Starkville Academy's High School Science Teacher Margaret Lee  for First Aid Kits collected by science class students.  The kits are  for disaster victims, first aid classes and OSRVS events attendees.

Hildred Deese thanks Starkville Academy's High School Science Teacher Margaret Lee  for First Aid Kits collected by science class students.  The kits are  for disaster victims, first aid classes and OSRVS events attendees.

Starkville Police Chief Mark Ballard and Fire Chief Dwayne Davis already starting the comrads in arms bantering as to who will win the 2027 First Responders Blood Drive Competition on Wednesday, September 8th, 2027.

Waiting for you to join us!

Make OSERVS 2026 Community Impact rate higher than a 6/7!

 "OSERVS is truly doing Kingdom Work, meeting physical needs while  uplifting  spirits. restoring hope, and embodying the value of faith, service, and compassion. By standing in the gap during times of  crisis. OSERVS reminds us all of the power of unity and the importance of caring for our neighbors."

Jarvis Boyd, Oktibbeha County Emergency Management Director

Did you know?

MOST HOME INSURANCE POLICIES DO NOT COVER FLOOD DAMAGE. MAKE SURE YOUR ASSETS ARE PROTECTED. CALL YOUR HOME INSURANCE AGENT TODAY AND REQUEST FLOOD INSURANCE PROVIDER SOURCES IF YOUR HOME IS NOT PROTECTED.

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When you donate whole blood, the collection center doesn’t keep it as a single unit. It gets spun in a centrifuge and separated into three components: red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. Each one is packaged, stored, and eventually sent to a patient who needs that specific part.

Red blood cells carry oxygen to tissues and are transfused when someone is bleeding heavily or has severe anemia. Platelets are tiny cell fragments that help blood clot, and they’re given to patients whose clotting ability is compromised, often during cancer treatment or major surgery. Plasma is the liquid portion of blood, rich in clotting factors, and is used to control bleeding in patients with liver disease, burns, or clotting disorders. Because each component treats a different condition in a different patient, a single donation genuinely has the potential to help three separate people.

 A super red blood donation, commonly called a Power Red or double red cell donation, is a specialized type of blood donation that collects twice the amount of red blood cells compared to a standard whole blood donation. Instead of taking a single bag of whole blood, a machine draws your blood, separates out the red blood cells, and returns your plasma and platelets back into your body.

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Take time now to get ready for severe weather:

  • Pay attention to the local weather forecast and know what weather terms mean.

  • Review your severe weather safety procedures and plan.

  • Know the safest place to be if severe weather arrives.

  • Have multiple ways to get weather warnings.

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Do you know the difference between a watch and a warning? In a watch, severe weather is possible, and you should be on the lookout and be prepared. In a warning, severe weather is happening or about to happen, and you should take shelter.

oservs.org

oservsdirector@gmail.com

501 Hwy. 12 West, Suite 130

Starkville, MS 39759

662.384.2200

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