ConnectLife Blog

Join ECMC and ConnectLife on Friday, April 19 during National Donate Life Month for a flag raising to emphasize the importance of donation.

ConnectLife, WNY’s only community blood center, is hiring phlebotomists for our mobile blood drive operations.

Ashley's life was saved when she was born by a blood donor, so she pays it forward by donating blood with ConnectLife!

Brad lived more life in his 41 years than most people do in a lifetime. He was a friend to all, and our family will miss him every day.

Between April 1st and 6th, all donors at ConnectLife blood drives (while supplies last) will get a pair of eclipse glasses.

Most people have two healthy kidneys (although it's possible to be born with one and live a healthy life!)

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

ConnectLife's birth tissue donation program is a wonderful way for mothers and their newborns to impact the lives of up to 100 people.

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

ConnectLife, Western New York’s only community blood bank, is teaming up with Perry’s Ice Cream to reward blood donors who help save lives.

James was a brother, a son, an uncle, and a friend. He was an avid lover of comic books, movies, and music. He passed at only 42 years old.

"I felt good that my donation was going to help someone else. It’s just my way of giving back to the community." says Nancy.

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.

All donors between Monday, November 20 and Saturday, November 25 will be entered to win a pair of tickets to the Buffalo Bills home game.

With help from the community and New York State - we have raised about $100,000 so far, but we have $400,000 to go. Can you help?

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...

Western New York hospitals are critically short on O-negative blood, the universal donor type.

“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...