Perry’s Ice Cream and ConnectLife are partnering throughout the month of January to promote the critical need for blood donations in Western New York. From January 1st-30th, 2021, give blood at any ConnectLife blood drive and receive a coupon for a free Perry’s Ice Cream pint, redeemable at participating local grocery and convenient stores. Every pint of blood collected can help to save up to three lives.
“As a 4th generation family business based in WNY, supporting our community is one of our core founding values. Expanding on our history of donating a ‘pint for a pint’, we felt the time to support the critical need for local blood donations was never more necessary than now. In partnership with ConnectLife, we set a goal of 2,200 donations during the month of January. In addition, several Perry’s team members are ‘super supporters’ of ConnectLife and aligning Perry’s pint flavor personalities to blood types is a fun, playful way for our organization to bring attention and excitement to the need for donations. Join our team in donating a pint at any ConnectLife Blood Drive in January and Perry’s will thank you with a free pint of ice cream. Together we can make a difference in our neighbors lives.”
– Gayle Perry Denning, Vice President of Strategic Branding and Sustainability at Perry’s
Find a Drive
The ConnectLife bus will be at various locations throughout WNY throughout the month of January.
Sign up to donate at the following events:
- 1/4: Crosby’s – Clarence
- 1/6: Crosby’s – Medina
- 1/6: Tops – Batavia
- 1/7: Akron Fire Department Banquet Hall
- 1/8: Crosby’s – Wales
- 1/11: Tops – Orchard Park
- 1/15: Tops – Maple and Bailey
- 1/18: Tops – Warsaw
- 1/25: Crosby’s – Lockport
You can also give blood at any of the ConnectLife Donation Centers or other drives.
Four lucky blood donors will also receive a Perry’s Prize Pack. Find out how here, and check out some of our January blood donors below!
Check out News 4 Buffalo’s coverage on our 1/7 Akron Fire Hall blood drive event.
About ConnectLife:
As Western New York’s only community blood center and federally designated organ, eye, and tissue procurement agency, ConnectLife saves and enhances lives through the support and compassion of donors who graciously choose to give the gift of life.
All of the blood that ConnectLife collects stays local, helping nearly every hospital in Western New York’s eight counties maintain safe inventory. And for every pint of blood donated, we save the lives of three of our neighbors.
ConnectLife is the primary supplier of blood products to Kaleida Health, ECMC, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Eastern Niagara Health, Wyoming County Community Health System, Olean General Hospital, Brooks-TLC Health System and Bradford Regional Medical Center.
Please visit www.ConnectLifeGiveBlood.org or call 716.529.4270 for drive locations and to make an appointment.