Saving lives in our community

By donating blood, you’re doing a lot of good! Did you know one pint of blood can save up to three lives? All the blood that ConnectLife receives stays local, supporting healthcare organizations like 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.

Make a difference    

To donate and help support the need for blood in our community, schedule an appointment at a ConnectLife blood drive location near you. 

The scoop on Perry’s pints

With 14 fabulous flavors, there’s a flavor that tastes like it was made just for you. From mouthwatering Rocky Mountain Raspberry and Southern Pecan to delectable Brownie Batter and Cheat Day, and so many flavors in between, there’s a flavor for every craving.  

Perry’s pints are our most indulgent ice cream yet! Our extra indulgent formula makes for a richer, creamier ice cream that’s packed to the brim with goodness. You’ll want to try each delicious flavor!

NEW: Over the Moon 

We’ve added a new flavor to our pint lineup this year! Try Over the Moon, extra indulgent toffee ice cream packed with crushed cookie swirls and sponge candy. Trust us when we say this flavor tastes out of this world!  

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See Over the Moon

Ready to donate and get your free Perry’s pint? 

Schedule your donation online or call 716.529.4270 for drive locations and to make an appointment. 

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Blood donations generally decrease in the summer and around holidays, while the need for blood transfusions can increase. As the 4^th of July approaches, ConnectLife is reminding Western New Yorkers that their summertime donations help to ensure that local hospitals and patients have a safe and adequate supply of blood.

With schools and colleges in recess and many people out enjoying warm weather, the summer has historically been a time when fewer people donate blood. Unfortunately, summer also brings a spike in accidents, meaning there is an increased need. Recognizing this challenge, ConnectLife is partnering with Perry’s Ice Cream this July, National Ice Cream Month, to spread the word and encourage the community to give blood.

Presenting donors at every ConnectLife blood drive from July 1-31 will receive a voucher for a pint of Perry’s Ice Cream, redeemable at participating local grocery and convenience stores. Four lucky donors throughout the month will also receive an exclusive Perry’s prize pack. While ConnectLife will not be open on the 4th, donors at blood drives on July 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 will be entered to win one of two $100 Amazon gift cards raffled off each day.

“We’re proud to partner with ConnectLife for a third consecutive year to support the critical need for blood donations in our community.” said Gayle Perry Denning, Chief Marketing Officer at Perry’s.

“What better way to thank donors for their life saving pint than with a pint of extra indulgent Perry’s Ice Cream.  Since this year’s drive coincides with National Ice Cream month, we are expecting to set a record for donations.  Join our team in donating a pint at any ConnectLife Blood Drive in July to receive your free pint of extra indulgent Perry’s Ice Cream. Together we can make a difference in our neighbors’ lives,” added Perry Denning. 

For every pint of blood collected through the Give a Pint Get a Pint promotion up to three lives can be saved in Western New York. ConnectLife is the primary supplier of blood products to Kaleida Health, ECMC, Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, Wyoming County Community Health System, Olean General Hospital, Brooks Memorial Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center.

As WNY’s only community blood bank it is our responsibility to answer the call for blood products to ANY hospital in need, but we need help from blood donors to do that. Please visit www.ConnectLifeGiveBlood.org or call 716.529.4270 for drive locations and to make an appointment.

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ConnectLife

ConnectLife helps people help others. As a federally designated not-for-profit organ procurement organization and community blood bank, we save and enhance lives through organ, eye, tissue and blood donations. Visit us online at www.ConnectLife.org or Facebook @weconnectlife.

Perry’s Ice Cream

Perry’s Ice Cream is a Great Lakes regional brand and Upstate New York’s #1 ice cream choice. Founded in 1918 by H. Morton Perry, Perry’s is a fourth generation, family owned and led business that supplies brands that people around the world love and enjoy.  Deploying a three-pillar strategy to diversify its business model, including: the traditional manufacturing and marketing of Perry’s branded ice cream, a Distribution system that covers more than 100,000 square miles and a global Contract Manufacturing segment that supplies to over 35 countries. With over 400 employees, Perry’s uses fresh, local, high-quality milk and cream to proudly craft and slow-cook its ice cream for an exceptionally creamy texture and taste which consumers have fallen in love with for over 100 years. Perry’s is the 27th largest ice cream brand in the country and our products can be found across New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Visit us online at www.perrysicecream.com.

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (January 28, 2022) — As Black History Month begins, the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres announce Better Together, a One Buffalo fundraising initiative to benefit organizations that are fighting food insecurity in Black and African American communities.

Through Better Together, the Buffalo Bills Foundation and Buffalo Sabres Foundation have partnered to raise funds for five local organizations that are working to ensure families have access to healthy, nutritious food in Black and African American communities:

• African Heritage Food Co-op
• Buffalo Center for Health Equity
• Buffalo Freedom Gardens
• Buffalo Go Green
• Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH)

The Bills and Sabres Foundations will be making donations totaling $120,000 to these organizations throughout the first week of February and are asking the community to participate. Fans are invited to donate at bettertogetherbuffalo.org from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4. Better Together is also being supported by Perry’s Ice Cream, which will match the first $20,000 in online donations from funds that were accrued through the sale of their “Let’s Dough Buffalo!®” ice cream.

“Food insecurity is a serious problem in our community, and we are joining together to help fight it, specifically for our Black and African American neighbors,” said event organizers Michelle Roberts (Bills Foundation) and Rich Jureller (Sabres Foundation). “We encourage our fans to be Better Together, and join us in supporting these incredible organizations.”

“Perry’s Ice Cream is proud to partner with both the Sabres and Bills Foundations on this unique fundraising campaign kicking off Black History Month. These five Buffalo centric organizations are doing amazing work in our community fighting food insecurity and Perry’s is honored to support their important cause,” said Gayle Perry Denning, VP Strategic Branding & Corporate Sustainability.

All members of the community are invited to join Better Together and make an online donation at bettertogetherbuffalo.org. The initiative runs from Monday, Jan. 31 through Friday, Feb. 4. Every donor will receive a Better Together pin designed by local Black artist Edreys Wajed. Anyone who donates $35 or more will receive a tote along with the pin.

About Perry’s Ice Cream

Perry’s Ice Cream is a Great Lakes regional brand and Upstate New York’s #1 ice cream choice. Founded in 1918 in Akron, NY, Perry’s is a fourth generation, family owned and led business that supplies brands that people around the world love and enjoy.  Perry’s deploys a three-pillar strategy to diversify its business model, including: the traditional manufacturing and marketing of Perry’s branded ice cream, a Distribution system that covers more than 100,000 square miles and a global Contract Manufacturing segment that supplies to over 35 countries. With over 400 employees, Perry’s uses fresh, local, high-quality milk and cream to proudly craft and slow-cook its ice cream for an exceptionally creamy texture and taste that consumers have fallen in love with for over 100 years. Perry’s is the 27th largest ice cream brand in the country and our products can be found across New York, New Jersey, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia. 

About Pegula Sports & Entertainment

Pegula Sports & Entertainment (PSE) streamlines key business areas across all Pegula family-owned sports and entertainment properties including the Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Americans, Rochester Knighthawks, LECOM Harborcenter and ADPRO Sports. PSE aims to be a leader in the sports and entertainment industry by bringing together the individual resources, capabilities and talents of each of its entities to create a cohesive and sustainable brand that together represents the Pegula family’s interest. PSE’s mission is to achieve long term success through teamwork while constantly striving for excellence and placing fans first in all that we do to ensure our brands create memorable experiences.

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PSE Media Contact:

Don Heins
(716) 855-4757

don.heins@psentertainment.com

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