ConnectLife Blog

Starting in October, all ConnectLife platelet donors will receive a $10 e-gift card in their email inboxes the day after their donation.

The Platelet Promise is back. After a huge success from last year - we are hoping for an even better year in 2024.

Erik has successfully donated platelets 66 times!! (As of June 2024)

ConnectLife's mission is to educate the community, inspire donation, and connect lives. Take a look inside all that happened in 2023.

"I am 71 years old and a proud platelet donor. I donate every two weeks like clockwork!" says Jim, March's Blood Donor Highlight.

All blood donors in the month of December will receive a voucher to redeem online for two tickets to an upcoming Sabres home game.

Craig Schettler shares his platelet donation story as our Blood Donor Highlight.

ConnectLife and Moe’s Southwest Grill are thanking the everyday heroes who give a piece of themselves to save the lives of their neighbors.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sarah Diina, 400-7249(c), sdiina@ConnectLife.org ConnectLife to celebrate with its first donor making...

Glenn Gordon started donating platelets with ConnectLife in 2012. He is a father, husband, and avid bicyclist.

ConnectLife teams up with Buffalo Bills for August giveaways. Donors to receive Bills mini-cooler bags and chances at regular-season tickets

ConnectLife is partnering with Perry’s Ice Cream in July, National Ice Cream Month, to encourage the community to give blood.

ConnectLife, WNY’s only community blood bank, is excited to announce that donors will be welcomed under the FDA’s new guidelines.

Platelet donations play a vital role in saving lives at our local hospitals including at ECMC.

Platelets are one of the most vital gifts a person can give, and yet most Western New Yorkers don’t know the first thing about them.

“Our goal is not only to help support the WNY community, but also bring awareness to the never-ending need for blood and platelets.”

Liam is a 10-year-old boy fighting T-cell ALL Leukemia. His mom Liz shares about the importance of community blood and platelet donation.

Your story matters: ConnectLife blood donors save local lives. Share your story!

Come prepared to your donation appointment!

January is National Blood Donor Month. This month's story, features a family who has a special connection to blood and platelet donation.