NBT Bank Serves as Lead Sponsor for Party With a Purpose

OGDENSBURG - Recently, representatives from NBT Bank in northern New York presented United Helpers with a generous gift for NBT Bank’s Lead Sponsorship of United Helpers’ Party with a Purpose, to take place in Potsdam on Feb. 28, 2019. From left, NBT Bank Vice President and Retail Market Manager Dallas P. Sutton, NBT Banks Ogdensburg Branch Manager Craig Chevalier, United Helpers Vice President of Development Christa Carroll, and NBT Bank Vice President and Commercial Banking Relationship Manager Heather A. Couture. United Helpers’ Party with a Purpose can still accept online reservations via www.unitedhelpers.org/calendar.

Welcome New Hires

Please welcome the following new employees to the United Helpers family.

RiverLedge

Natalie Boland - Task Aide
Christopher Cole - Task Aide
Hailey LaRock - Task Aide
Angel Miller - Task Aide
Tyler Raso - Task Aide

Maplewood

Tiffany Carr - QI Assistant
Kendall DeSantis - Food Service Attendant
Alexa Luther - Food Service Attendant
Cassidy Rubin - Cook

United Helpers Management Company

Shannon Boprey - Maintenance II
Robert Curtis - Maintenance II

Mosaic

Shauna Sears - QA Assistant 

McIntyre Road IRA

Gary Lutz - DSP

Pleasant Valley IRA

Dakota Henry-Simpson - DSP

 Potsdam Day Hab

Angela Orologio - DSP

Spruce Street IRA

Wendy Baker - Assistant Program Leader

Rensselaer Falls IRA

Gabriel Latimer - DSP

Lisbon IRA

Crystal Richer - DSP

Flackville Road IRA

Lynsey Parody - DSP

Irish Settlement Road IRA

Ashley Parks - DSP 

Stroke Recovery Support Groups in Canton & Ogdensburg

Second Thursday of each month

CANTON – United Helpers will be hosting a stroke recovery support group at Maplewood Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Canton at 6 p.m. The group is free for all stroke patients and/or their caregivers. Topics will vary from month to month and some meetings will include a guest speaker. The group is led by Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Stacie Jessmer. For more information, please contact Mrs. Jessmer at smjessmer@unitedhelpers.org or (315) 386-4541 ext. 3341.

Third Tuesday of each month

OGDENSBURG – United Helpers will be hosting a stroke recovery support group at RiverLedge Health Care & Rehabilitation Center in Ogdensburg at 6 p.m. The group is free for all stroke patients and/or their caregivers. Topics will vary from month to month and some meetings will include a guest speaker. The group is led by Certified Stroke Rehabilitation Specialist Alycia Dezell. For more information, please contact Ms. Dezell at amdezell@unitedhelpers.org or (315) 393-0730 ext. 2432.

United Helpers Offering Defensive Driving Course

OGDENSBURG – United Helpers will be hosting a New York DMV approved National Safety Council Defensive Driving Course from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 in the Staff Development Training Room at the Mosaic Complex, 100 Ford St.

The class serves as a refresher course for drivers of all ages and includes safe driving tips and an overview of today’s vehicle and traffic laws. 

Successful completion of the class makes attendees eligible for a mandatory insurance premium reduction of up to 10% for three years on the base rate for their automobile or motorcycle insurance premiums, provided you are listed as the principal operator. Participants may also be eligible to have up to a four points removed reduction with the NYS DMV. The class may be taken once every 18 months for point reduction.

The cost of the class is $30, payable in cash, check or money order made out to United Helpers Care, Inc.

Please bring your driver’s license with you to class.  It is a requirement that you have it with you for documentation purposes.

Advanced registration is required. To register please contact Mark Darou at (315) 394-6702 ext. 303 or madarou@unitedhelpers.org.

Free Skating Event Feb. 16