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When you donate platelets at the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center, you help patients treated here in our community. Every donation is used for patients cared for at DFCI or BWH. Donating platelets saves lives.

"Over the years, the staff have become my friends. The donor center is actually my refuge. My pace slows down and I have a chance to feel good about what I am doing."

—Michael Caliendo, volunteer platelet donor

After a donor's third platelet donation at the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center, the donor's blood is HLA-tissue-typed. The donor is invited to join the National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP) at Dana-Farber. The typical fee to join the registry is waived.

Learn more about the NMDP

Contact Information / Location

The Kraft Family Blood Donor Center is located at Dana-Farber on the first floor of the Jimmy Fund building at 35 Binney Street, Boston, MA 02115.

For more information or questions, please contact the donor center at:
Phone: (617) 632-3206
E-mail: joseph_powell@partners.org

Donating platelets

Dana-Farber employee Kevin Blake donates platelets. In 32 years, he has made 250 platelet donations.

Dana-Farber employee Kevin Blake recently marked his 250th donation and challenges his colleagues to give platelet donation a try. read more

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Leonard MacLean

Leonard "Lenny" B. MacLean of Riverside, R.I., reached an outstanding milestone in June when he made his 500th blood platelet donation at the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. read more