Academic Scholarships Available from The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke John Howard, Linda Howard, and Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is pleased to announce that it is offering up to six $2,000 academic scholarships to high school seniors who will be graduating in 2022. The eligibility criteria are as follows: A high school senior…
Joe Guyton and Barbara Barr Join us Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Ballroom as renowned Tucson artist and well-known philanthropist Diana Madaras brings her gallery to us! While this event is taking place at the Ranch, it is open to all SaddleBrooke residents and features wine and appetizers.…
Barbara Barr Save the date of Saturday, April 9, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the SaddleBrooke Ranch Ballroom, as renowned Tucson artist and well-known philanthropist Diana Madaras brings her gallery to us! While this event is taking place at SaddleBrooke Ranch, it is open to all SaddleBrooke residents and features wine and appetizers. The event…
Honoring Our Veterans Barbara Barr A few months ago, new member Linda Howard approached the Community Service Committee of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke with a new idea for service to our community. Linda has retired from the military and encouraged us to participate in the Wreaths Across America program. As the committee looked into…
Delivering Thanksgiving to 260 Homes Barbara Barr For many Rotarians in the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, the best part of Thanksgiving comes several days before the actual holiday. The best part of Thanksgiving is when we help around 260 area families with turkeys and all the fixings for their holiday. Working with IMPACT of Southern Arizona,…
Barbara Barr The Community Center of Oracle has amazing outreach to the people of the Oracle community. However, they have been struggling with an old stove and aging kitchen. The stove was so old that it was a challenge to get parts, and the kitchen had seen better days. Meanwhile, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke…
Joe Guyton The annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament will take place at the Oro Valley Country Club on Monday, Nov. 22, starting with registration at 11 a.m. and a shotgun at 1 p.m. This is the signature fundraiser of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. All proceeds are used to support area programs and…
Barbara Barr Preventing Alzheimer’s with Cognitive Training (PACT) is partnering with the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke and the Wellness Integrated Network of SaddleBrooke in the fight to prevent Alzheimer’s. Included in the PACT study are Banner Hospital, Duke Health (Duke University Health Care), Clemson Institute for Engaged Aging, the University of Florida, the University of…
Jerry Lujan We few, we Chosin Few, we eternal band of brothers. SaddleBrooke resident, John Hugh Creighton, better known as Moose, was a Marine, not a former Marine or ex-Marine, a Marine. He left his father’s farm to join the Marines when he was only 16. He served in the Marines for four years, seven months,…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Welcomes Five New Members Joe Guyton There are certainly signs that folks are leaving their COVID cocoons and once again looking for ways to reach out to socialize and to give back to their communities. During the past two weeks, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke inducted five new members. We…