Marilee Jensen The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) is preparing to provide holiday meals and special offerings during November and December, all made possible due to the TCFB’s generous donors, particularly from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. Thanksgiving In November, customers will receive two emergency food boxes, a full Thanksgiving dinner, and a queen-size blanket for each…
Marilee Jensen The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) Board is thankful for the many food bank volunteers who continued to provide food and hygiene products to our clients during the summer months. The volunteers delivered food boxes to clients in high temperatures and prepared food boxes without air conditioning when the unit went out in the…
Marie Starjnski Catalina Mountain Elks 2815 held a month-long pasta drive in June. We collected 240 pounds of pasta for IMPACT of Southern Arizona, our local food bank, to help restock their shelves.
Christianne Dettmann New years often start with resolutions. Many times, we commit to keep up with what’s working. Other times, we resolve to try something new. This year, members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club have continued to commit their mighty muscles to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth, Ariz., at least three times…
Marie Starjnski Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2915 “adopted” 20 kids through IMPACT of Southern Arizona, our local food bank, at Christmas time. We purchased toys, clothing, and art supplies for all, hoping to make their holiday season a lot merrier. This awesome project was made possible by the PERA and generous donations from our members.
Barbara Starrett The Tri-Community Food Bank has a meals on wheels service. The agency provides food orders to qualified low-income or disabled seniors who reside in the service area of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, and Aravaipa. Qualified applicants are determined by the Food Bank. Any aid offered is done in partnership with the U.S. Department…
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers meetings are now held at the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse Vermillion Room on Sunday mornings, with a coffee social at 9:15 a.m. and the program beginning at 9:45 a.m. We are proud to have Thomas P. Miller, Ph.D., speak to us on “How Will Our World Change on January 20, 2025?” on…
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) has more than 500 families, with 1,500 individuals registered and eligible to receive twice-a-month food boxes. These families are our neighbors in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and Dudleyville. In 2023 the generosity of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents, especially during the annual SBCO Food Drive, enabled the TCFB…
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) assists our neighbors in many ways besides providing twice-monthly emergency food boxes. Individuals and families dealing with food insecurity have a very limited ability to purchase items necessary for personal and household hygiene and even some basic, everyday home supplies we take for granted. The TCFB helps by…
Pat Cox Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge #2815 used $2,000 of an Elks National Foundation Beacon Grant to purchase food for distribution by Impact of Southern Arizona which operates as a food and clothing bank for families in need in northwest Tucson, SaddleBrooke, Oro Valley and Catalina. Lodge Community Activities Coordinator Jan Trudeau, with the help…