Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are back to Sunday mornings at a new venue, the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse Vermillion Room. The program starts at 9:45 a.m., with a coffee social at 9:15 a.m. We are proud to have Dr. Anat Balint, the inaugural Jeffrey B. Plevan Chair in Modern Israeli Studies at the Arizona Center for…
Thank You Friends Our recent Fashion Show/Luncheon was a tremendous success! Because of all who purchased event tickets and/or bought cash raffle tickets, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network, a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible corporation, will be able to assist many local pet rescue facilities. This year’s event surpassed even last year! Thank you! Monthly Pet Donation Drop-Off Program…
Michael and Laurie Lien As always, the holidays have left the blood supply needed to meet demands very short. SaddleBrooke has always been a shining light when answering the call for donors. Let’s all start 2024 with a life-giving gesture. Our next blood drive is on Jan. 13 at MountainView ballroom from 7 a.m. to…
Stuart Watkins When I heard about Produce on Wheels Without Waste, or POWWOW, I asked Dan Boring, a Vista United Methodist Church member, to give me more information. He explained that on the second Saturday of each month, seasonal produce that crosses the border at Nogales, Ariz., is donated to Borderlands. Borderlands then delivers the…
SBPRN Fashion Show & Luncheon November 29-30 This year, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s (SBPRN) Fashion Show & Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 29, and Thursday, Nov. 30. Calle Rose will be returning with her beautiful clothing and accessories. More details to follow. Fashion Show & Luncheon tickets will go on sale on Wednesday,…
Michael and Laurie Lien It is hard to believe that we are already more than halfway into the year and more than halfway into our yearly blood drives. So far this year, we are well ahead of units collected from last year. Our next blood drive is on Sept. 16 at the MountainView Ballroom from…
Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge 2815 had a month-long food drive focused on canned tomatoes. Elks Lodge members donated 323 pounds of product to the IMPACT of Southern Arizona Food Bank.
Pet Donation Drop-Off Program Marcy Vernon Our various pet charities are always in need and are always thankful for your donations. Please consider dropping off any of the items listed below. Cash donations are also accepted and appreciated. The drop-off location is at the SaddleBrooke One bocce ball courts on the first Friday of every…
Stuart Watkins What a joy to be on hand at the Tucson International Airport when a family fleeing the Russian invasion arrived safely in Tucson. Members from SaddleBrooke and Vista United Methodist Church greeted them with flags and a bouquet of sunflowers (the national flower of Ukraine). The smiles on their faces said it all.…
Oh, What a Night! Ann Vernon With a record-breaking 270 attendees, this year’s Oracle Schools Foundation Spring Fling Gala was a huge success! Great energy floated around the ballroom as people socialized and bid on silent auction items or signed up for fixed-price events. The live auction bidding was very spirited! A special thank you to…