Kraft Family Blood Donor Center at DFCI and BWH

02/10/2026

Join us in wishing Kate H. all the best as she begins her retirement! ❤️🎉

Since joining the Kraft Apheresis Research Core in 2016, Kate has been an incredible mentor and has supported so many members of our team. She began her professional career in publishing but later felt called to nursing. She returned to school to earn her degree and has been in the field since 2006.

Kate’s impact goes far beyond our research core, and we will miss her dearly. Thank you for everything, Kate, and enjoy your well-earned retirement!

02/05/2026

We ❤️ Drake Maye!!!

We kicked off Super Bowl weekend early with a little pre-game party today! A huge thank-you to for donating awesome swag for our donors and to for the themed donuts! GO PATS!! 💙🏈🎉

02/02/2026

Our February donor gift is here! Anyone who donates whole blood or platelets will receive a $15 Amazon gift card! We also have some exciting bonus giveaways lined up:

Feb. 3-7: Each day, you’ll be entered in a raffle to win a Patriots AFC Championship hat and a Patriots Foundation YETI tumbler.

Feb. 5: Join us for a Patriots sendoff party! Enjoy themed donuts in the morning and pizza starting at 12pm (while supplies last).

Feb. 10-14: Donate the week leading up to Valentine’s day and be entered to win a $150 gift card to Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse.

Click the link in our bio to schedule an appointment! 🩸✨

01/31/2026

As we wrap up World Blood Donor Month, we’re sharing some of the MANY reasons why our donors give and continue to show up for patients in need.

Thank you to everyone who takes the time to come donate with us, your generosity makes a difference every day! ❤️

01/30/2026

In honor of World Blood Donor Month, we’re proud to spotlight one of our incredible donors, Jim L.⭐️

Jim began donating with us in 1994, shortly after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. Wanting to find a meaningful way to give back to Dana-Farber during an incredibly difficult time, Jim turned to platelet donation and never looked back.

Over the past 31 years, Jim has donated an incredible 468 times, equating to more than 58 gallons of whole blood.

Earlier this week, Jim stopped by the donor center to announce his retirement from platelet donations and left us a heartfelt farewell letter:

“To all my friends at the Kraft Family Blood Donor Center:

468 platelet donations, over more than 31 years, good times. But as the old cliché goes, “good times don’t last forever,” and unfortunately, that is true for my last string of platelet donations.

Good times indeed, with the friendliest and most professional staff, anywhere. Occasionally in line with my donation schedule, we enjoyed fun and crazy costumes on Halloween, beads on Mardi Gras, instant lottery tickets, and sharing lottery hopes and dreams in big money drawings.

A special thank you for allowing me to be on the panel last year at the annual Breakfast of Champions with four world-renowned cancer doctors. That day was really one of the highlights of my life, and I will be forever grateful.

Thank you again as I say goodbye, and thanks for all the memories.

Love to all, Jim L.”

Jim, thank you for your dedication, generosity, and the everlasting impact you have made on the Kraft Donor Center. You are a bright light in our donor community and will be deeply missed. We hope you’ll stop by to visit whenever you can! ❤️✨

01/29/2026

We are currently facing a nationwide blood shortage, and it is directly impacting care at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

To help meet this urgent need, we’re encouraging all eligible donors to step forward and donate. If you’re not eligible, please help spread the word to someone who may be.

Click the link in our bio or call 617-632-3206 to schedule an appointment. ❤️

01/28/2026

We wanted to give a special shoutout to Cynthia S., who just made her 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th platelet donation!! Thanks Cynthia for your dedication and being a true hero to so many patients, we couldn’t do it without you!🎉❤️

01/28/2026

We’re giving a BIG congratulations to Jamie R., who just made his 3️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th platelet donation! Jamie has been donating with us regularly since 2011 and his dedication to our mission never goes unnoticed. Thank you for everything you do, here’s to 300 more! ❤️🎉

01/23/2026

01/23/2026

In honor of World Blood Donor Month, we’re proud to spotlight one of our incredible donors, Lisa S.⭐

Lisa is a Kraft Apheresis nurse and has been part of our team for eight years. Her commitment to patient care runs deep, and she has served Dana-Farber patients in some capacity for an incredible 28 years.

In 2013, Lisa proudly ran the Boston Marathon in support of Dana-Farber, further demonstrating her dedication to the patients and mission she holds close to her heart.

“Everyone I have taken care of has benefited from or needed blood products in some capacity, so I see firsthand just how crucial these donations are.”

Thank you, Lisa, for giving back to the patients you care for each and every day. We couldn’t do it without you! ❤️✨

01/21/2026

Join us in wishing Samantha, the creative face behind our social media, a very happy 25th Birthday! 🎂💗✨

01/20/2026

We wanted to give a special shoutout to Doug M., who just made his 2️⃣0️⃣0️⃣th platelet donation!! Thanks, Doug, for your dedication and being a true hero to so many patients! 💪🩸🎉