Tag: Oracle Schools Foundation

For the Love of Music

Ann Vernon As one of the fixed-price events in conjunction with the Oracle Schools Foundation Gala/Auction, Randall Dighton, a SaddleBrooke resident, entertained 35 guests at the home of Ann and Nile Vernon on Oct. 20. It was a beautiful night, and guests mixed and mingled as they munched on a variety of tasty appetizers prepared…

Join Oracle Schools Foundation for a Halloween Spooktacular!

Sherry Kaplan Looking for a fun way to help local kids? Look no further than an upcoming Oracle Schools Foundation (OSF) fundraiser. OSF’s mission is to provide financial and related support to ensure that every Oracle student has unlimited opportunity to succeed. One of its efforts is to provide scholarships for children to attend preschool…

Yellowstone Dine & Dance Night—Yeehaw!

It was a warm and breezy evening in late April, perfect for an outdoor country-western shindig. The Yellowstone Dinner Dance was one of the fixed-price events offered during the recent Oracle Schools Foundation (OSF) Fundraising Gala. Yellowstone Night was a sellout with 40 attendees, which contributed $2,000 to OSF preschools. The party came alive on…

Community Circle Players

Do you Hear What I Hear? MV’s New Sound System Andrea Molberg A new sound system is being installed at MountainView. On behalf of the entire community, Community Circle Players (CCP), SaddleBrooke’s theatre troupe, so compellingly presented the need for the Sound Replacement Project to the SaddleBrooke TWO Board and Finance Committee that their reply…

Oracle Schools Foundation Goes Back in Time

Betsy Levenson Chalk up another winner for the Oracle Schools Foundation’s series of fixed price “Something for Everyone” events: an opportunity for friends and neighbors to meet, socialize, and partake of ethnic gourmet food, all while supporting crucial preschool, developmental, and literacy programs at the Mountain Vista School in Oracle. Not to be outdone by…

A Great Greek Dinner

Ann Vernon Who doesn’t love Greek food? Especially when it is all homemade and based on authentic recipes that have been handed down through generations of the Pachis and Kartsonis families. We are talking the real thing here! There was a spirited bidding war at the Oracle Schools Foundation Spring Fling to see who would…

Be Part of the Launch!

  Ann Vernon Want to be part of a launch? Then put March 6 on your calendar and attend the Oracle Schools Foundation Spring Fling and auction. This auction has three distinct categories: 1.) a silent auction consisting of services and gift cards to local establishments, 2.) a live auction with some high-end items that…

Benefit Concert Set for November 19

Alan Mollenkopf The SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club is sponsoring a benefit concert to raise funds for the Oracle Schools Foundation (www.oracleschoolsfoundation.com). The concert is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m., and tickets are now on sale. The concert venue is the DesertView Performing Arts Center at 39900 Clubhouse Drive. The entertainer is Western Music…

Oracle Schools Foundation’s Spring Fling Auction

Ann Vernon We all know that persistence and patience pay off, but, for me, patience has been a struggle, as I am anxious to get on with a post-COVID life. On the other hand, I am optimistically persisting with plans for the Oracle Schools Foundation’s Spring Fling Auction (formerly the Gala), which will be held…