Mission
The East Central Oklahoma Blood Institute ("ECOBI") is a non-profit Oklahoma corporation whose purposes include (1) the support of the operation and maintenance of a community blood center, and (2) conducting educational and research programs related to and in support of such community blood center. The community blood center supported by ECOBI is the Ada location of the Oklahoma Blood institute (OBI), a 501(c)(3) organization whose determination letter is attached hereto. Support of the operation and maintenance of the community blood center will occur through (1) financial support (fund raising, grant application) and (2) the "physical" activities of Board members including, but not limited to, encouraging local businesses to hold blood drives, cultivating local contacts to lend support to the mission of the blood center through word-of-mouth awareness, monetary support, blood drive support, or such other actions as may be initiated by Board members from time to time.