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Thank You, Wags and Walkers volunteers!

Wags and Walkers volunteers

Marcia Vernon Thank you to the Wags and Walkers volunteers for all your support at this year’s I Don’t Want It Sale. Your efforts on behalf of the pets at the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) helped raise an amazing $4,400. Our success is due in large part to the efforts of this dedicated group of…

Gardeners Exchange

Margaret Larmour The Gardeners Exchange of SaddleBrooke Ranch, in conjunction with the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch Master Gardeners, welcomes you to attend a presentation by landscape designer Dawn Fried on Thursday, Nov. 21, at SaddleBrooke MountainView West Ballroom at 1 p.m. Local author, Dawn Fried, will be sharing her expertise about desert gardening practices, as…

Community gets an A+ for support of school supply drive

Kellie Terhune Neely The Hughes Federal Credit Union and Banner Children’s fall school supply drive resulted in generous support from Pima County residents, whose donations of cash and education essentials were recently delivered to Banner Children’s hospital school. Donations of notebooks, pencils, folders, books, and even sensory tools for patients on the autism spectrum will…

SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network

Pick up first Friday of the month Karyle Steele The SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network works with Pima Animal Care Center, Pinal Animal Care Center, and several other rescue groups of homeless pets. We provide financial support for the medical needs and behavioral training of the pets to get them healthy and adopted. We have a…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

In 2019, SaddleBrooke Ranch volunteers built a bookcase for each first-grade student at Ray Elementary School. SBCO annually funds the materials for the bookcases and purchases two new books for each student in first through third grade.

Young entrepreneur awarded SaddleBrooke Community Outreach college scholarship Ron Andrea Cassandra Frye was not only an honors student in high school but also a rodeo champion and an entrepreneur. And now, she is beginning her studies in pre-veterinary medicine at Arizona State University with support from a SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) college scholarship. Cassandra grew…

Remember and honor veterans—one wreath at a time

Ed Davis The American Legion Auxiliary Oro Valley Unit 132 is proud to support Wreaths Across America, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with a mission to remember and honor those who have served our nation in uniform. By offering wreath sponsorships to the public, Wreaths Across America hopes that one day, every veteran’s interment site will…

P.E.O.’s Spring Luncheon/Fashion Show – tickets on sale

Dorothy Herr Excitement is already building for the ever-popular spring fashion show and luncheon hosted by Chapter EP of the P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) Sisterhood. Join your friends on Friday, Feb. 21, for a  delicious lunch and see the latest fashions from Chico’s. The doors will open at 11 a.m., with lunch served at 11:30 a.m.…

Unit Happenings

Enjoying the evening on the Branstrom patio. Photo by Ron Talbot.

Unit 27 activities Sue Case Fira Stout arranged for another unit Dine Around on Sept. 24, at Contigo Latin Kitchen, which is located within the grounds of the Westin La Paloma Resort. The diners were seated in a room that had library shelves of wine on one side and windows on the other—a very inspiring…