Senior Village Hosts Recycle Collection Event Senior Village hosted a household hazardous waste and electronics recycle collection event on April 23. SaddleBrooke residents were able to unload four 22-foot box truckloads of unwanted electronics, old cans of paint, and household chemicals. More than 15 Senior Village volunteers made this a successful endeavor. Avoiding Scams and…
Stay Off Ladders in Your Home! Diane Demeroutis Did you know older people are particularly vulnerable to falling from ladders? Although they fell from lower heights, the elderly sustained different and more severe injuries than younger adults. The University of Arizona Medical Center Trauma Registry studied falls from ladders over a five-year period. Our aging…
Give Your Eyes a Rest: Listen to Audiobooks for Free Marly Mora Most of us enjoy reading and consider it one of life’s greatest pleasures. Many older adults find that age-related challenges keep us from enjoying reading as much as in the past. That small print seems to get smaller and smaller. Audiobooks offer the…
Benefit Concert Was a Hit The Texas Swing duo of Kristyn Harris and Hailey Sandoz performed recently at a concert fundraiser hosted by The Western Heritage Preservation Club of SaddleBrooke. These award-winning Texas artists sang, fiddled, strummed, and yodeled their way into the hearts of all the attendees. More than $3,200 was raised to benefit…
Recipe for Holiday Baskets of Love Barbara Barr Each year, the Senior Village at SaddleBrooke volunteers assemble holiday baskets for members who are not able to get out. This is the recipe for making this the most wonderful time of the year: Ingredients: 1 Holiday House to store baskets and gifts galore 1 Paper Crafters Club…
Choose Your Option to Give Where You Live Linda Hampton When SaddleBrooke residents respond to the oft-asked question, “Why did you move here?”, their replies often include comments about the weather, or the mountains, or the amenities, or the low cost of living, but, more often than not, a deciding reason is “because the people are so friendly.”…
Senior Village Thanks the Community Diane Demeroutis “It takes a village” rings true when it comes to Senior Village at SaddleBrooke. As the wise Greek Aesop expressed, “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” In addition to unbounded gratitude for the thousands of hours spent annually by the Village’s 210 volunteers to…
Racking Up Appreciation Marly Mora The Pool Players of the Brooke were so impressed with the COVID-19 vaccination clinics held in SaddleBrooke they wanted to find a way to thank the many Senior Village volunteers. How did they choose to honor over 500 volunteers who gave of their time and energy to help coordinate the drive-thru…
Volunteers Imagine the Future of Senior Village Stephanie Thomas The main post-COVID question continues to be: Where do we go from here? Many aspects of our lives have changed in the past year. Senior Village at SaddleBrooke is no exception. As more and more residents became familiar with the Village through its organization of the…
Cheerful May Baskets Stephanie Thomas What do butterflies, flower buds, and SaddleBrooke residents have in common? Answer: They are all bursting forth with new spring energy. To celebrate SaddleBrooke’s post-vaccination emergence, Senior Village wanted to spread much-needed cheer to randomly selected members by delivering May baskets, provided by a special gift fund. Friendly Contact and…