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…
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…
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…
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…
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…