At the Golden Goose fashion show in 2025, volunteer Diana Larroque modeled a beautiful ensemble created from the shop’s donated merchandise.
Experience the Golden Goose Fashion Show at the SBCO Fall Meeting
Nancy McCluskey-Moore
Did you know that the Golden Goose Thrift Shop divides its net proceeds between SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) and Impact of Southern Arizona? Whenever you donate items to the store or buy treasures from its inventory, you are helping to support the work of both of these great local charities. Since its founding more than 20 years ago, the Golden Goose has contributed more than $21 million to these two non-profits, changing the lives of thousands of local residents.
Every year the SBCO Fall Kick-off General Meeting features the popular “Golden Goose Fashion Show.” This year’s meeting will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12 in the MountainView Clubhouse ballroom. In addition to seeing some affordably priced (but very stylish) clothing, you can learn about the wide variety of SBCO programs to feed, clothe, enrich and educate local youngsters—and maybe be inspired to become an SBCO volunteer!
We owe a big “thank you” to Betsy Lowry, Melanie Stout, and Suzanne Marlatt Stewart who organize this much-loved fashion show. After they decide on a theme, clothing and coordinating accessories are selected for quality and style to display some of the best things available to Golden Goose shoppers. Betsy promotes the fashion show among Golden Goose volunteers to recruit models, many of whom contribute their own fashion savvy and sense of humor to the occasion. Melanie writes the outfit descriptions and helps the models proceed to the “runway” in the order determined by Suzanne. Suzanne then serves as the show’s very stylish and engaging mistress of ceremony.
Join us at 3 p.m. on Oct. 12 for an afternoon of humor, style, and inspiring stories—you’ll be glad you did.
Last year, happy volunteers wrapped gifts, gifts, and more gifts that were then bagged and delivered by SaddleBrooke volunteers to the Mammoth/San Manuel School District office.
Support the SBCO Holiday Adopt Program—Bring Cheer to Local Children and Families
Nancy McCluskey-Moore
Since 2007, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Holiday Adopt Program (formerly the Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child programs) has provided hand-picked and carefully wrapped Christmas gifts for families in Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth and Apache children on the San Carlos reservation. Recently families in the Hayden-Winkelman School District have been added. Last year the program assisted 207 children, 131 adults and 210 Apache children. SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents provide the money and volunteer services required to make this program such a great success.
The SBCO Holiday Adopt Program is proud to support families whose children are enrolled in school districts in nearby Copper Corridor communities. There are currently seven units within SaddleBrooke that have agreed to support the program this year. We hope to have additional units join in this sharing opportunity. If you, your group, or your unit wishes to adopt a family or families in nearby Copper Corridor communities, please contact Kim Seales at kimseales@gmail.com. Volunteers are also needed to help shop and wrap gifts for delivery. Likewise, contact Maggie DeBlock at zonbeer@aol.com if you prefer to adopt an Apache child or children. In addition, volunteers are needed for loading and unloading the wrapped gifts.
As always, SaddleBrooke residents are encouraged to donate to the program. Since SBCO is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization (Tax ID # 86-0843458), all contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please contribute between Oct. 19 and Nov. 20.
There are three ways to contribute:
1. By credit card online at SBCO (community-outreach.org) by clicking the SBCO Holiday Adopt button on the home page and filling in the information on the donation form (including your unit number). Online donations are accepted Oct. 19 through Nov. 20.
2. Mail or take a check payable to SBCO (with “SBCO Holiday Adopt” and your unit noted on the check) directly to the SBCO office at 63675 E SaddleBrooke Blvd., Suite L, Tucson, AZ 85739 (in the SaddleBrooke Business Complex).
3. If you have a representative that is coordinating the SBCO Holiday Adopt Program for your unit, you may give the check to them.
Make Space by Shredding Your Old Paperwork!
Nancy McCluskey-Moore
If you are weighed down by outdated paper files, get ready to lighten your load. Bring boxes or bags of paper to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 to 11 a.m. (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and the Beacon Foundation, will be held on the SaddleBrooke One parking lot next to the bocce ball courts.
To protect your privacy, all documents are put into containers at the drop-off site. The containers are locked and transported to the Beacon facility for shredding. In addition to documents, only computer hard drives, which may still be inside computers or laptops, will be accepted for donation/recycling.
For each bag or box of items delivered for shredding or recycling, please bring $5 or five cans of food. All donations of cash or food will benefit the Tri-Community Food Bank and the Beacon Group.
For more information, please contact Long Realty at 15250 N. Oracle Road, #110 (in the Bashas’ complex) or 520-665-4200.