 And that constant connectivity can be too much. Wyatt Grantham Phillips, New York. The Blood Bank of Delmarva celebrating a milestone today. Eric Mayer of Newark, a regular donor of blood platelets to the blood bank since 1996, made his 500th donation this morning. He's the first man to achieve that donation level. Mayer telling blood bank officials he began donating because it made his mom happy. She had been a candy striper nurse.