Out In The Community

SeaComm Canton Employees Get “On The Bus”

SLC Office for the Aging Director Barbara McBurnie (left) and Eleanor Teal of Canton look on as St. Lawrence County Planning Office Transportation Coordinator Nancy Robert accepts a donation for the senior transportation pilot project from Teresa Filios (right), Head Teller at SeaComm’s Canton Office.

Canton – An important part of being a SeaComm Federal Credit Union employee is service to the community and when Canton based employees were looking for service opportunities, St. Lawrence County’s senior transportation pilot project came to mind.

The project’s goal is to provide bi-monthly transportation service through St. Lawrence NYSARC to six senior housing units in the County. Residents of Senior Courts Apartments in Edwards, McBrier Park Manor in Hermon and Sunrise Valley Apartments in DeKalb Junction, as well as Grasse River, Law Lane and Partridge Knoll Apartments in Canton would have the opportunity to travel to shopping centers in Ogdensburg and Canton for a suggested donation of $3 per ride. The bus will travel to Ogdensburg on the second Wednesday of the month and Canton on the fourth Wednesday of the month.

SeaComm’s Canton Employees made a donation to help offset the operating costs of this pilot project from the proceeds of their cookbook sale and then decided to take a step further. The tellers and financial service representatives will also travel to the Canton senior apartment complexes and assist the residents as they board the bus and also when they return with groceries and other items purchased during their trip.

This effort grew out of a successful summer project by the non-profit agricultural agency, Garden Share, which provided weekly transportation for seniors to the Canton Farmers Market. Participants in that project expressed the need for transportation for older adults and people with disabilities to shopping sites at least once a month. The project is expected to commence in February and run throughout 2008 with an eye toward developing long-term partnerships with supporting agencies to enhance the program in St. Lawrence County in the coming years.

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