United Helpers director of behavioral health programs to speak July 26 at Potsdam Rotary meeting
POTSDAM — Dave Nelson, director of behavioral health programs at United Helpers, will speak at the Rotary Club of Potsdam noon meeting on Wednesday, July 26, at the Potsdam Town Hall community room in Potsdam. Nelson will speak about mental health and the services available to area residents. Prioritizing mental health is one of the presidential initiatives of 2023-24 Rotary International President R. Gordon R. McInally. He is encouraging Rotary clubs around...
United Helpers Hosting Raffle for Four Tickets to see the World-famous Savannah Bananas in Syracuse
When it comes to the hardest to get tickets in entertainment, there is Taylor Swift and then there is the Savannah Bananas. The Savannah Bananas are a traveling baseball team that plays their own version of the sport called “Bananaball.” The unique set of rules makes their games part circus and part baseball, but 100% entertainment. The team has sold out every game over the past three years. Their game on Sept....
United Helpers Introduces Two New Honors at Summer Awards Ceremony
Each summer since 2021 United Helpers has honored exemplary direct care staff with the presentation of the Margaret R. Spies Award. This year’s summer awards ceremony included the addition of two new awards – one to honor behavioral health staff, and another to honor professional staff. Front row, from left, are winners, MDSP Amanda Bisnett, of Nicholville, Home Health Aide Janice Clough, of Potsdam, CNA Lindsay Weir, of DeKalb Junction, and...
INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING OPEN HOUSE – FRIDAY, JUNE 16th
CANTON, NY –United Helpers Independent Senior Living in Canton, NY, will hold an open house on Friday, June 16th, from 1-3 pm. If you or a loved one is thinking about retirement living, you owe it to yourself to call United Helpers Independent Senior Living today to schedule your tour time. Staff will be on hand to provide scheduled tours, and refreshments will be served. Retirement living means something different to...
Canton Town Board Honors United Helpers
CANTON – A proclamation by Canton Town Supervisor Mary Ann Ashley declared May 10 as United Helpers Recognition Day in the township. Members of the United Helpers leadership team attended this week’s town board meeting to receive the proclamation. The town also gifted the organization a lilac tree and a replica of the historic Town Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1962. United Helpers Vice President of Human Resources Michelle Matthews...
Sparx Construction Co.’s Garvey Ready to Help You With Your Next Home Project
With more than 20 years of experience in the building trades industry, there’s not much that Sparx Construction Company and General Contracting Project Manager Mike Garvey can’t do. Mike Garvey, right, discusses a project with a UH vendor. Mr. Garvey joins the United Helpers family after spending 17 years working as a facilities manager for another company in the area. During that time, he designed and built his own homes. Prior to...
United Helpers Turns 125!
Nearly 40 employees from across the United Helpers organization gathered for a team photo on the steps of City Hall in Ogdensburg on Thursday, May 4. While we were unable to capture an image of the flag in our group picture, a commemorative 125th Anniversary Flag was also flying in front of City Hall that day. May 4 was declared United Helpers Day in the city, and a proclamation signed...