ConnectLife Blog

Sep 242 min read

ConnectLife puts out the call for help from platelet donors with a new reward: $10 e-gift card with every platelet donation!

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

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ConnectLife kicks off another year of the “Platelet Promise”

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Jun 112 min read

ConnectLife kicks off another year of the “Platelet Promise”

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

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Jun 11 min read

Blood Donor Highlight, Erik Schneider

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

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Mar 255 min read

2023 Community IMPACT Report

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

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Mar 42 min read

Blood Donor Highlight, Jim Carrig

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

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Donate blood with ConnectLife in December, get two Sabres tickets!

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Nov 30, 20232 min read

Donate blood with ConnectLife in December, get two Sabres tickets!

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

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Nov 29, 20231 min read

Blood Donor Highlight, Craig Schettler

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

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ConnectLife partners with Moe’s Southwest Grill to reward donors in November

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Nov 1, 20232 min read

ConnectLife partners with Moe’s Southwest Grill to reward donors in November

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

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ConnectLife to celebrate with its first donor making 300th donation!

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Oct 18, 20232 min read

ConnectLife to celebrate with its first donor making 300th donation!

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

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Aug 1, 20232 min read

Blood Donor Highlight, Glenn Gordon

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

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Jul 31, 20232 min read

ConnectLife teams up with Buffalo Bills for August giveaways

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

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Summer Blood Donors Help to Ensure Local Supply

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Jun 29, 20233 min read

Summer Blood Donors Help to Ensure Local Supply

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

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ConnectLife to implement new FDA donor guidelines June 12

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Jun 12, 20232 min read

ConnectLife to implement new FDA donor guidelines June 12

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

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May 15, 20231 min read

The Impact of Platelet Donations

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

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ConnectLife asks Western New York to take the “Platelet Promise”

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May 2, 20232 min read

ConnectLife asks Western New York to take the “Platelet Promise”

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.

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Blood Drive for Ten-Year-Old Battling Leukemia

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Mar 30, 20232 min read

Blood Drive for Ten-Year-Old Battling Leukemia

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

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Mar 15, 20232 min read

Blood Donor Highlight, Liam & Liz Lynch

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.

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Jan 30, 20232 min read

Share Your Lifesaving Story With Us!

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

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Jan 18, 20232 min read

Prepare For Your Donation

Come prepared to your donation appointment!

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Jan 3, 20232 min read

Blood Donor Highlight, Amy Sierack

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

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