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,...
United Helpers Joins Coalition Fighting For our Seniors
CANTON – United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton is one of 26 non-profit skilled nursing facilities from across Upstate New York taking part in a coalition aimed at delivering the message to Albany that they can no longer continue to ignore senior citizens and their families who rely on these facilities for care. As part of this effort the United Helpers Management Company Board of Directors, as well as...
Giving Tree Provides Gifts for United Helpers Residents
Representatives from The Church and Community in Canton recently presented 25 gift baskets to United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care. The gift baskets will be distributed to residents there this holiday season. From left, Cheryl Glidden, Phyllis Lawrence, and Fran Bailey CANTON – The Church and Community Giving Tree in Canton recently gifted 25 holiday-themed gift baskets to residents at United Helpers Rehabilitation and Senior Care in Canton. “Each and every year...
Come and see what retirement living can be
Ogdensburg –United Helpers Independent Senior Living in Canton, NY will hold an open house on Friday, October 21st 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 free refreshments will be served. Retirement living means something different to...