Sarah's Blood Drive(s)
“One person can make a difference, and everyone should try” -John F. Kennedy Over the past two years, I have hosted five blood drives at...
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cpfentner
- Sep 15
- 1 min
Birth Tissue Coordinator Spotlight
Meet Rachele Anello, Birth Tissue Coordinator at ConnectLife.
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cpfentner
- Aug 30
- 4 min
Account Executive Spotlight
Each Account Executive covers a specific area across the eight counties of Western New York. Read through our Q & A to get to know them!
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cpfentner
- Aug 3
- 2 min
A Grateful Kidney & Pancreas Transplant Recipient
Nicole Dell shares her experience as a kidney and pancreas transplant recipient. She celebrated her transplant anniversary on June 20, 2023.
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cpfentner
- Aug 3
- 2 min
Honor Your Hero, Milo Harvey Jr.
Milo Harvey Jr. was my oldest brother. Our family is very close, and he loved his family. We are so proud of Milo for being an eye donor.
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cpfentner
- Aug 1
- 2 min
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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cpfentner
- Jul 31
- 2 min
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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cpfentner
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Honor Your Hero, Nicholas Golembieski
Nicholas was an amazing father, son, and friend. He loved his children, Jackson and Grace, his mom Lorie, and his rescue dog Winter.
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cpfentner
- Jun 29
- 3 min
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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cpfentner
- Jun 12
- 2 min
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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cpfentner
- Jun 5
- 2 min
Blood Donor Highlight, Patricia & Hannah Koepsell
My daughter Hannah was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia b cell on June 24, 2022. She has needed red blood cells & platelets.
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cpfentner
- Jun 2
- 2 min
Pride Saves Lives
No matter who you are or who you love, you have the power to save lives through organ and blood donation. Pride saves lives!
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cpfentner
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Honor Your Hero, Thomas Hoff
I want people to know how amazing my dad truly was. He was the best dad, best papa, and best friend anyone could ask for.
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cpfentner
- May 30
- 3 min
ConnectLife Supports FDA Guidance Implementing Individual Donor Assessments Change
ConnectLife supports the FDA’s final guidance establishing a blood donor screening process based on individual donor assessments.
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cpfentner
- May 15
- 1 min
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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cpfentner
- May 10
- 1 min
Blood Donor Highlight, Cody Williams
Cody is a double red cell donor with O positive blood. His wife, two kids, and golden retriever are the light of his life.
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cpfentner
- May 2
- 2 min
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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cpfentner
- May 1
- 2 min
Honor Your Hero, Logan Smith-Carlos
Logan was a sweet and generous 16-year-old sophomore in high school who loved singing, acting, and all living things.
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tvertino
- Apr 14
- 14 min
2022 Community IMPACT Report
See the impact our community has made in 2022 with the help from ConnectLife. #ImpactReport
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cpfentner
- Apr 4
- 2 min
Honor Your Hero, Brandan Broadbent
April 15 will forever be the day we remember the loss of an extraordinary young man. At only 29, he left this world with a legacy of love.
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