Our motto is “People Helping People” and reflects our commitment to the community and its members.

United Commercial Travelers (UCT) was started by some traveling salesman in 1888 in Ohio. In those days traveling salesman were away from their families for weeks if not months at a time. They felt forming an association could serve two purposes.

To create a group that could purchase insurance (which was very expensive at the time) for all its members at a low cost. To provide a support structure for families when their loved ones were traveling.

As the group grew and flourished and as they became financially stronger they also started not only doing things for their members but also donating to community causes and events. Initially, because several members had children with Intellectual Disabilities UCT focused much of their community donations on causes related to this.

As the organization grew it eventually opened it ranks to all business people and broadened the scope of charities it supported concentrating on Youth and Sports as well as Cancer and senior citizens. Still the core principal of people helping people remained.

Here in Fredericton our council was founded by a traveling salesman, Frank Corbin with the same goals in mind. It was founded on the same principal of looking out for members but also doing good things for the community. Over the years we have donated thousands and thousands of dollars to our community. There are other groups that donate more but we certainly do our part. Often time the charities we choose to support are of special interest to one or more of our members.