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…
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Clubs & Classes, August 2021
Rotary Club Honors Senior Village as Organization of the Year
Marly Mora The international Rotary Club has a long history of promoting fellowship, honoring voluntary community service, and fighting disease. Each year, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke recognizes local people and businesses that exemplify outstanding performance in service to our community. This year, the members chose Senior Village at SaddleBrooke as Organization of the Year, in…
Clubs & Classes, July 2021
Rotary Club: Rotary Club Teams Up with the Oracle Community Center
Barbara Barr and Wendy Guyton Members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke helped celebrate the return of the Oracle Community Center monthly lunches with a large grant for the community. The grant from the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will provide funding to renovate the kitchen and get new commercial appliances. The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke also…
Clubs & Classes, May 2021
We’re on the Move
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will be meeting at SaddleBrooke Ranch during the summer months. Historically speaking, one reason why the world’s largest volunteer organization is called Rotary is because it originally met in rotating locations. In that spirit, and due to a growing number of new members from SaddleBrooke Ranch, the Rotary…
Clubs & Classes, April 2021
Baskets of Love
Barbara Barr Imagine being a new mom, scraping to make ends meet, and having no money left over for cleaning supplies. Members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke made baskets of cleaning supplies for new mothers in the Copper Corridor and local area. Bre Zientarski, chair of the Community Service Committee, was alerted by IMPACT…
Clubs & Classes, March 2021
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Fighting Hunger in the Copper Corridor Maggie de Block Help us fight hunger in Pinal County. The first step to making hunger disappear, according to the Feeding America Program, is to recognize the seriousness of the problem. Children face hunger through no fault of their own in higher numbers then the general population. One in…
Clubs & Classes, December 2020
Another Award Winning Year for Rotary
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke celebrated on Oct. 15 as our Past District Governor, Ellie Patterson, presented our club with the highest award in Rotary International. The prodigious “Presidential Citation” was awarded to our club for the 2019-20 year. The award uses four different levels of recognition. The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke was…
Clubs & Classes, November 2020
Rotary: Baby It’s Cold Outside
Barbara Barr Oh, the weather outside is frightful, especially if you have to sleep outside in this weather as well as in the upcoming winter months. Members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke collected single bed-sized blankets to donate to the clients of Sister Jose’s Women’s Center. The club collected an SUV full of blankets…
Clubs & Classes, September 2020
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke’s “Teacher of the Year”
Barbara Barr Each year, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke recognizes an area teacher for excellence in teaching. As the 2020 school year came to a close, area principals recommended a teacher from their school for this honor. Due to COVID-19, we were unable to honor our teacher of the year until school resumed in August.…
Clubs & Classes, July 2020
The Rotary Club Rang in the New Year
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke celebrated the old year and rang in the new year at the Passing the Gavel ceremony on June 25. Outgoing president Barbara Barr praised her board of directors and the members for helping to break records as an award-winning club. The club also led the entire Rotary District 5500…