Welcome New Hires

RiverLedge

Savanna Bush - Task Aide
Michaela Lawrence - Task Aide
Jennie Legault - Task Aide
Grace Loucks - Task Aide
Alexa Harvard - CNA
Chelsea Scholl - CNA
Laura Irvine - RN
Tamara Joseph - RN

RiverLedge Residence
Brandie Matott - Personal Care Aide

Maplewood
Aiisha Ramsay - Physical Therapy Assistant
Sheryl Schweinberg - Food Service Attendant

Irish Settlement Road ICF #5
Forrest Storie - DSP

Riverwood Acres IRA #2
Cammy McClain - DSP

Bernard Avenue IRA

Shelby Lawrence - DSP

Members of United Helpers Leadership Team Provide Intro for Busler's Beauties

Members of United Helpers Organizational Leadership Team participating in a community service project last week were tapped to provide an introduction for this week's edition of Busler's Beauties.

Each week WWNY Sports Anchor Mel Busler creates a blooper segment using highlights from the world of sports. The segment is then introduced by a different community group each week.

The introduction, which aired Monday evening during the Channel 7 News, was filmed last week during a community service project in Canton when members of the Organizational Leadership Team scraped and painted the fence surrounding the village's historic Silas Wright Cemetery.

U.H. Gives Back to Canton & Ogdensburg Communities

Members of the Organizational Leadership Team and Mosaic Leadership Team each spent a portion of last week giving back to the communities in which they live and work.

On Wednesday, volunteers from the leadership team scraped down and repainted an old wooden fence around the Silas Wright Cemetery in Canton.

While it has been many years since a burial has taken place in the cemetery, many significant historical figures from Canton's past, including Silas Wright, are buried there.

On Friday volunteers from Mosaic, including a resident from Day Hab in Ogdensburg, hit the playground, but rather than swinging and sliding they were putting a fresh coat of stain on the Kid's Kingdom playground.

Kid's Kingdom, which has provided entertainment to generations of children from Ogdensburg and the surrounding communities, is one of the last remaining wooden playgrounds in the area.

To view albums from both projects visit United Helpers on Facebook using the following links. Cemetery project                                Playground Project

United Helpers Housing Dept. Brings Leaf Peepers to North Country

Inspired by the dozens of scarecrow-like figures along the roadways of Sehlburne, Vt., United Helpers
Community Housing Manager Jo Anne Ott decided to take on a similar project across the more than 15 housing complexes managed by United Helpers.

Mrs. Ott said she first thought of the idea two years ago, but was cautious to implement it, not sure what others would think. "I was kind of afraid this would just be my baby," she said.

However, she quickly learned that wasn't going to be the case. Each complex has been provided with three "bodies" to decorate using clothing, hats and other accessories provided by that property's residents and staff.

Later this fall, after each complex completes their family of Leaf Peepers, each display will be judged based on creativity and quality, with the winning displays to be announced at a later date.

Each family of Leaf Peepers includes two adults and one child.

To date photos have been received from two UH properties. As additional properties complete their displays and submit photographs, those pictures will too be posted in an album on Facebook. All of the pictures may be seen here. 2015 Leaf Peepers

To read about the Leaf Peepers who started it all, visit the link below from WCAX, a CBS affiliate based in Burlington, Vt. Leaf Peepers' Story

Donations Coming in for Prediction Walk/Run

From left, SeaComm Associates Danielle Uppstrom, United Helpers Development Director Lori Smithers, Seacomm Branch Manager Amy Hartford and United Helpers Human Resource Manager Jean Rowe.

 OGDENSBURG - Donations have begun coming in for the 2015 Prediction Walk/Run to be held at SUNY Canton on Oct. 24.
Making the first donation of the year was the SeaComm Federal Credit Union, who contributed $250 to the event.
The second donation, $1,001, came from Benefit Services Group.
Registration starts at 9 a.m. Walkers will begin at 10 a.m. with runners taking off at 10:30 a.m. 
Participation is open to people of all ages and all entrants are encouraged to wear a costume, although costumes are not required. 
The participation fee is $20 or a minimum of $20 in pledges. Those collecting $50 in pledges will receive a free moisture wicking event t-shirt.
To obtain your pledge form, please visit the link below.

Pledge Form

From left, United Helpers Human Resource Manager Jean Rowe and BSG Sales Manager Richard J. Edsall.

Welcome New Hires

Maplewood

April Daniell - LPN
Brandy White - LPN
Kelly Mouthorp - PTA
Joelleen Simmons - Office Tech
Chase Lindenmayer - Food Service Attendant

RiverLedge Residence
Angela Braley - Companion

United Helpers Management Company
Clifford Harvey - Maintenance II
Evan Rutherford - Maintenance II

Rensselaer Falls ICF #2
Sarah Barden - DSP
Sarah Denney - DSP

Flackville Road ICF #4

Alex Love - DSP

Irish Settlement Road ICF #5

Brenda Hill - DSP

Jessica Richer - DSP
Jordan White - DSP

Pleasant Valley House IRA
Meredith Shambo - DSP

Potsdam Day Hab
Shantel Ingersoll - Day Services Coordinator

High Street IRA
Corey Lewis - DSP

2015 Raffle for the Residents: And the winner is...

RiverLedge Resident Betty Dier draws the $5,000 ticket Friday afternoon during a live broadcast with Dave Merz from 96.7 YESFM. RiverLedge Activities Director Larry Worden reacts after seeing who won the prize.

OGDENSBURG - Close to 1,500 tickets were sold for the inaugural Society of the United Helpers Raffle for the Residents, with more than $9,000 in prizes being awarded.

The grand prize of $5,000 went to Bill LaFlair, of Ogdensburg. Second prize and $2,500 went to the Fox & Murray Funeral Home in Ogdensburg. Third prize and $1,000 went to Carmen Paone, of Potsdam.

Also receiving prizes were Neil Harper, of Lisbon, who won $500 and Robert Burns, of Potsdam, who won $100.

The drawing raised nearly $5,500 for the Society, which in turn provides funding for purchases and activities that benefit the residents of United Helpers and the people we serve.