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cpfentner
Nov 21, 20232 min read
Bills fans can score tickets and save lives with ConnectLife Thanksgiving week!
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.
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cpfentner
Nov 9, 20232 min read
Your Donation Will Go For Miles (Continued)
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?
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cpfentner
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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cpfentner
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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cpfentner
Oct 6, 20232 min read
ConnectLife puts out call for donors with local hospitals at critical levels
Western New York hospitals are critically short on O-negative blood, the universal donor type.
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cpfentner
Sep 27, 20232 min read
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, 20231 min read
Birth Tissue Coordinator Spotlight
Meet Rachele Anello, Birth Tissue Coordinator at ConnectLife.
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cpfentner
Aug 30, 20234 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 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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cpfentner
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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cpfentner
Jul 3, 20232 min read
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, 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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cpfentner
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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cpfentner
Jun 5, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20232 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 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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