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The need for platelet donors is growing. ConnectLife is the only community blood bank in our area, meaning when you donate platelets through ConnectLife - they stay here to save lives at local hospitals.
Platelet donations help blood clot and they provide a lifeline to grateful recipients in Western New York including...
leukemia &
cancer patients
those undergoing
cardiac surgery
burn victims
people with
bleeding disorders
Find a platelet appointment at four convenient locations across Western New York below
What is a platelet?
Platelets are small, colorless cell fragments in our blood that form clots and stop or prevent bleeding. Platelets are made in our bone marrow, the sponge-like tissue inside our bones.
What do platelets do?
There are three primary
functions of platelets.
1. Hemostasis, stopping blood flow.
2. Thrombosis, clotting.
3. Wound healing.
What is the shelf-life of a platelet donation?
A platelet donation has a shelf-life of just 5 days.
How often can you donate platelets?
Platelet donors can give every 14 days or up to 24 times annually.
Why are platelet donors in such high demand?
Due to their short shelf-life, and constant need from our hospital partners, ConnectLife needs 12 donors a day to keep a stable supply available on our shelves.
How often are platelets needed?
Every 15 seconds someone in the U.S. needs platelets.
Who is the ideal platelet donor?
Any healthy donor who weighs 110 pounds or more and has 2-2.5 hours for a donation is considered ideal. While we look for those with A+, A-, B+, B-, AB+ and AB- blood types, those with a platelet count in range of any blood type can also be a platelet donor.
Where can an interested person donate platelets?
Williamsville Donation Center
Tonawanda Donation Center
Southgate Donation Center
Lockport Mobile Donation Center
Can I donate platelets if I have taken Aspirin?
Platelet donors must wait three full days after last dose of Aspirin. (Date of dose does not count.)
It takes a special kind of person to be a dedicated platelet donor. ConnectLife's Platelet Donor Wall of Fame honors the platelet donors who have made the greatest impact in our community. Listed below are the names of platelet donors and the numbers of donations they have made as of August 2026.
364
Craig S.
306
Daniel P.
273
Jerald P.
268
Alice G.
243
Lawrence F.
241
Martin S.
238
Linda B.
229
Kenneth S.
228
Shawn W.
220
Susan V.
219
Theodore G.
219
Donald L.
218
Sherry C.
216
John L.
215
Margaret R.
198
Glenn G.
210
Michael P.
205
Thomas S.
198
Amy P.
196
Jerald S.
192
Connor N.
191
Dawn W.
189
David T.
188
Sally G.
186
Amy K.
181
Timothy W.
181
Kevin R.
174
Lee V.
171
Donna K.
171
Richard S.
171
Kathleen M.
167
Timothy B.
164
Margaret W.
163
Sandra R.
157
Rosemary Q.
156
Leonard M.
153
Jessie F.
153
James D.
152
Christine H.
152
Mark F.
150
James C.
149
Jessica M.
149
Jillian L.
148
Stephan P.
148
Helen S.
146
Rick H.
144
Jeanne C.
143
Mary S.
140
Kathleen W.
136
Erik S.
136
Debra F.
134
Sheila C.
133
Nancy O.
133
Kristina P.
132
Rebecca B.
129
Lee T.
129
Thomas E.
128
Frank M.
128
Nicholas I.
128
Mary B.
126
Amy H.
126
Thomas G.
125
Jule G.
123
Ricky R.
123
Deborah R.
122
Robert M.
121
John T.
119
David S.
119
Phillip G.
119
Zachary K.
115
Amy L.
110
Michael T.
110
Gregory W.
109
Gregory D.
108
Gregg O.
107
Nicholas G.
106
John D.
104
Michelle D.
104
Sarah H.
98
Lorraine D.
94
Jillian T.
91
Caroline P.
78
Barbara K.