ConnectLife Blog

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.

My daughter Hannah was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia b cell on June 24, 2022. She has needed red blood cells & platelets.

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.

See the impact our community has made in 2022 with the help from ConnectLife. #ImpactReport

“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!

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