In 1st Month, 230 Give Foundation $175K COOPERSTOWN – The one-month old Community Foundation for Otsego County has raised $175,000 in donations in its first four weeks of operation from 230 individuals so far. In the last 10 days, the foundation’s COVID-19 Fund has also made five awards, and now has a total of 17 in review or completed. Completed awards include: • HELIOS CARE – $5,000 to buy PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for staff to visit patient homes. •…
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1st Community Foundation Grant Goes To Helios Care ONEONTA – Just two weeks after going public, the Community Foundation for Otsego County has awarded its first grant: $5,000 to Helios Care for PPE – personal protective equipment. The money came from the foundation’s newly established COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund. “This award to Helios Care captures the goal of the fund to support first-line health care providers by supplying them with (PPE) they need to safely conduct home visits,” said…
Helios, OFO Top Recipients Of Community Foundation Grants ONEONTA – Nine community organizations, including Helios Care, Opportunities for Otsego and Catholic Charities, have received more than $65,000 in grants from the Community Foundation for South Central New York to help the fight against COVID-19. “Typically, we support school districts, arts organizations and human services,” said Diane Brown, executive director. “But COVID-19 hit in the middle of our spring grant cycle, so we repurposed our funding.”…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 23 Presentation On Decisions In Healthcare With Helios Care HEALTHCARE – 2 p.m. Online presentation ‘Start The Conversation: Thinking and Talking About Future Healthcare Decisions’ by Helios Care to celebrate National Healthcare Decisions Day. Register at www.helioscare.org/conversation…
Helios To Open Conversation On Care In Time Of COVID-19 ONEONTA – Helios Care will offer “Start The Conversation: Thinking and Talking About Future Healthcare Decisions,” a virtual presentation, on Thursday, April 23, National Healthcare Decisions Day. The online presentation will begin at 2 p.m. To register, click here “During this challenging time, it becomes even more important to have the conversation to make sure you get the care you want if and when you need it,” said Kelly McGraw,…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 Oneonta Christmas Parade, Tree Lighting, More HOLIDAY PARADE – 3 p.m. Celebrate the holidays on Main St. Line up at 3, parade at 4. Main St., Oneonta. Visit www.foothillspac.org TREE FESTIVAL – 3 – 7 p.m. View Christmas Trees beautifully decorated by area individuals, businesses. Production Center, Foothills Performing Arts Center, Oneonta. 607-431-2080 or visit www.foothillspac.org TREE LIGHTING – 5:30 – 8 p.m. Celebrate the lighting of the Christmas Tree in Muller Plaza, Oneonta.…
Runners Work Up Appetite At Annual Turkey Trot 5K A brisk run on a cold morning is a good way to get ready for Thanksgiving dinner! 477 runners took to the streets for the annual Thanksgiving Day 5K Turkey Trot for Helios Care. Above, Carson Pashley, Austin Hitt, Christopher Mosconi, Noah Artis, Ron Reed, Emma Peeters, Kacie Hymers, Michael Hamilton, Andrew Stanton, Tristan Ethier Matthew Rubin, and Alanmichael Rubin take off from the finish line at the start of the…
CHAMBER CELEBRATES SUCCESS Helios, Rustic Ridge Join Best Of The Best…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21 Turkey Dinner For Senior Citizens ANGEL TREE PROGRAM – Give the Gift of Christmas this holiday season. Adopt a family in need. Visit www.allotsego.com/angel-tree-program/ to learn how. TURKEY DINNER – 5 – 6:30 p.m. Senior citizens are invited for delicious dinner sponsored by Lions Club, LEOs, CCS PTA. Take-out available. Cafeteria, Cooperstown High School. 607-547-2401.…
OTSEGO COUNTY CHAMBER BREAKTHROUGH AWARD Click For Reservations To Nov. 21 Otesaga Banquet • Helios’ Dan Ayres, ‘Man With A Plan’ Hospice Successor Prepares Long-Term Care For Future By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – By 1995, Dan Ayres – “Dan, the man with a plan” – had been vice president/support operations for five years at Fanny Allen Hospital in Winooski, Vt., when the news broke: The small community hospital was about to be merged into the much…
