United Helpers Appearing on WPBS Weekly: Inside the Stories on Sept. 12
WATERTOWN – A feature news piece chronicling 125 years of United Helpers history will be airing on WPBS on Tuesday, Sept. 12 as part of the station’s weekly news show, “WPBS Weekly: Inside the Stories.” The piece will feature historical images and facts, as well as interviews with United Helpers CEO Todd Amo and United Helpers Marketing Manager Jordan Downing-Duke. Here’s a peak behind the scenes as CEO Todd R. Amo was...
A Grand Celebration to Honor 125 Years
United Helpers has served our community since 1898! To celebrate, make plans to come to the United Helpers 125th Anniversary Gala, Saturday, November 4, at 6:00 p.m., at The Stables at Windy Point, 215 Sissonville Road in Potsdam. Our theme is “Celebrating Our Legacy and Envisioning Our Future”! All family, friends, employees, and volunteers are invited to join us in support of this exciting anniversary and UH’s next 125 years of...
A Gift that Lives On
In the past couple of years, the world has had to bid farewell to Constance (Connie) Dillingham Hanson and (Donald) Bruce Hanson. They were fast friends to United Helpers. Bruce was born in 1926, and he passed away in 2021. Connie was born in 1929, and passed away in 2022. They married on March 31, 1979. Between Connie’s career and service to her community, she found time to serve as a member...
August 31 Donor Recognition Event
We look forward to honoring all United Helpers donors at our annual Donor Recognition Event, on August 31! Join us on Thursday, August 31, 2023, at 4:30 p.m. We will host you at 8101 St. Hwy. 68 in Ogdensburg. If you haven’t seen this landmark UH facility as it is today, be sure to attend. Wine, beer, and hors d’oeuvres (and good company) will be served. Also, come to enjoy stories...
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...
Winner of the Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge!
Peayton Stark, Peayton Stark, 2023 Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge winner. From the Northern New York Community Foundation - For the second year in a row, an area student wrote a winning essay about United Helpers for the 2023 Community Spirit Youth Giving Challenge, which solicits entries from three counties. It is made possible by the Northern New York Community Foundation in partnership with Community Bank, N.A., and an anonymous donor....
United Helpers at the March North Country Kids Expo
3 year-old Emma creates a square for a kindness quilt with her mother, Jordan Downing-Duke at the March Children's Expo in Canton In March, United Helpers hosted a booth at the annual North Country Kids Expo, in the Roos House at SUNY Canton, organized by the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce. Area children and their family members stopped by to learn about UH’s mental health services and to decorate...
United Helpers partners with American Red Cross to host community blood drive
United Helpers will host a community blood drive with the American Red Cross on Tuesday, April 25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the former United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care building located at 8101, State Route 68, Ogdensburg. For more information or to make an appointment to donate, call (315) 393-3072 or sign up online at redcrossblood.org with sponsor code “UnitedHelpers.” “United Helpers is committed to strengthening our community and...
Butler Honored with Fannie Frank Distinguished Employee Award
Gail Butler, of Canton, was honored with this year’s Fannie Frank Distinguished Employee Award. Mrs. Butler, who has been employed by United Helpers since 1993, is known for her singing voice, her dancing shoes, and the smile she uses to greet employees and guests as they enter the building. She is pictured here with Dr. Edward and Mrs. Barbara Gordon, who created the award in 2019 as a tribute to...
United Helpers Now Accepting Crypto Currency Donations
Much the same way donors can give cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, or other assets, those looking to support the United Helpers mission can now support the organization using cryptocurrency. United Helpers Vice President of Development Christa Carroll said gifts in the form of Bitcoin, Dogecoin, and dozens of other popular cryptocurrencies can now be made online at www.unitedhelpers.org/crypto. Once on the crypto giving page, donors will complete a simple online form,...