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Tupper Lake – On November 19, 2025, Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted their Friendship Volunteers and Elder Friends for a Holiday Craft Event at Raquette River Brewing in Tupper Lake. This festive Holiday Event brought together Friendship Volunteers, Elder Friends, and community members as they crafted beautiful, one-of-a-kind wreaths in a joyous social gathering. The room was filled with laughter and warmth, fostering meaningful connections among friends. We are so grateful to have such a supportive community!

The purpose of Mercy Care Creativity in Aging Events is to bring together Friendship Volunteers and their Elder Friends for social outings while expressing creativity together to help ease the isolation and loneliness people of all ages are experiencing, especially around the holiday season.

Transportation for Elders was coordinated by Mercy Care and provided by Friendship Volunteers.

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Technology Assistance Workshop: Accessing Health Care Portals, and Applying and Managing Benefits Online

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Saranac Lake — On November 5, 2025  Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted their Technology Assistance Workshop, at AEC BOCES in Saranac Lake, covering essential topics including accessing a health care portal and valuable insights on applying for and managing benefits online. Some of our Mercy Care friends joined the Mercy Care Permanent Loan iPad Program and received one-on-one instruction to get them started on their digital journey.

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Annual Spirituality Retreat

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On September 17, 2025 Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted its Annual Spirituality Retreat, at Paul Smith’s College Visitor Interpretive Center, focusing on the theme of Living Well: Caring for the Human Spirit in Times of Growth and Change. The presenters, including Sr. Brian Marie Latour, Martha Gallagher, Kathleen McPhillips, and Jane Stratton, led a thought-provoking discussion. It was a truly inspiring day of hope and introspection.

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Technology Assistance Workshop: Accessing, Applying, and Managing Benefits Online

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Saranac Lake — On August 20, 2025  Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted their Technology Assistance Workshop, at High Peaks Church, covering essential topics including online banking management and scam awareness  and valuable insights on applying for and managing benefits online. Some of our Mercy Care friends joined the Mercy Care Permanent Loan iPad Program and received one-on-one instruction to get them started on their digital journey.

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Annual Educational Forum

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On June 18 Mercy Care for the Adirondacks held its Annual Educational Forum at Paul Smiths College on the topic of Age-friendly: Growing Up, Growing Older and Living Well.

Jeanette Leardi, Author of Aging Sideways, is a gerontologist, community educator, writer, public speaker, and aging wellness leader who has a passion for empowering older adults and helping them identify and share their wisdom with others. Her decade of experience as a caregiver to her parents inspired her encore career goals of changing perceptions about the aging process and promoting awareness of elders’ inherent dignity, wisdom, and unique value as mentors and catalysts for social change.

Julia Hotz, Journalist and author of The Connection Cure, is a solutions-focused journalist based in New York. Her stories have appeared in the New York Times, WIRED, Scientific American, The Boston Globe, Time, and more. She helps other journalists report on the big new ideas changing the world at the Solutions Journalism Network.

Greg Olsen is Director of New York State Office for the Aging. Working with public and private partners at the state and local level, Greg is leading the effort to combat ageism, generalizations, and stereotypes about what aging is and demonstrating value in addressing social determinants of health and their role in helping older adults maintain their independence with dignity.

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Technology Assistance Workshop: Apple Device Basics

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Saranac Lake — On June 11, 2025  Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted a full class of 26 for their Technology Assistance Workshop covering the basics of Apple devices at High Peaks Church in Saranac Lake. There was an engaging presentation on the basics of using Apple products, followed by one-on-one instruction for attendees.

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Mercy Care Garden Planting Day

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Lake Placid— On June 4, 2025 Mercy Care Volunteers and Volunteers from St. Joseph’s, spent the afternoon preparing the Mercy Care Destination Garden at the Lake Placid Community Garden. We planted some of the vegetables and cutting flowers that will be available for garden visitors to harvest/cut to take home throughout the growing season. With support from a LEAF grant we’ve added a table with shade umbrella, benches for resting and reflecting at both ends of the garden, created a pathway to make the garden more accessible and we hope you will come often!

Gardening provides many benefits and remains available to us as we age. The Mercy Care Destination Garden at the Lake Placid Community Garden is open to all Mercy Care Volunteers and Elder Friends as well as any older adult in the community.

We look forward to meeting you in the garden!

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Technology Assistance Workshop: Internet Safety

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Saranac Lake — On February 5, 2025 the Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted a full class for their Technology Assistance Workshop covering Internet Safety at BOCES in Saranac Lake. There was an engaging presentation on Internet Safety and a presentation on Apple product tips and tricks. Everyone expressed their gratitude for the workshop and are looking forward to the next one!

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Holiday Craft Event

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On November 20, 2024, Mercy Care for the Adirondacks hosted their Friendship Volunteers and Elder Friends for a Holiday Craft Event at Raquette River Brewing in Tupper Lake.  Guests made holiday centerpieces to bring home and enjoy throughout the holidays.  Guests were in full holiday spirit while crafting, socializing and enjoying treats from Spruce and Hemlock in Tupper Lake.

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Build and Learn Terrarium Workshop

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On September 12, 2024 Mercy Care for the Adirondacks Volunteers and Elder Friends, the Lake Placid Garden Club, and members of the community joined together at the SL Hot House located at 50 Bay Blvd for a Build and Learn Terrarium Workshop. All attending created and learned how to care for Terrariums under the guidance of knowledgeable Hot House Staff.

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