Barbara Barr The day before Easter Sunday was cold and rainy, but that didn’t keep hundreds of families away from the Oracle Community Center to pick up fresh produce for their families. The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke and Rotary District 5500 raised money to provide 7,000 pounds of produce for families in need in the…
Barbara Barr One of the best things about being a Rotarian is that you get to really make a difference locally and globally. One of the greatest joys of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has been funding a robotics program in an area school. When you see the excitement in the student’s eyes, you…
Barbara Barr On Thursday, Feb. 27th, Dave Perry will present “What’s Up in Oro Valley?” at the Rotary meeting at the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse. Dave is the President and CEO of the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce. When he visits our Rotary Club, our members and guests are always riveted by his stories and information…
Barbara Barr On a regular basis, some of the members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will start their Saturday mornings at IMPACT of Southern Arizona packing meals for the Food Bank. Our club members have fun mixing fellowship and fun to make a difference in the community. We generally fill grocery bags for between…
Doug May The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke sponsors a high school-age club called Interact at Mammoth-San Manuel PK-12 School. Members of this club had a service project to improve the Oracle Community Learning Garden. The garden is used by the community and local schools for growing vegetables and education. On this project, an area of…
By Barbara Barr The Rotarians from the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke are about to share in the joy of making Thanksgiving happy for many area residents in need. Collaborating with IMPACT of Southern Arizona, the Golder Ranch Fire Department, and the Catalina Mountain Elks Lodge, members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke will help provide Thanksgiving meals…
Wolf Tombe In a first of its kind meeting for the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, President Barbara Barr invited other Region 6 District 5500 Rotary clubs to participate in a panel discussion about their signature fundraising projects as well as their service projects, and the things they do that make them unique. Participating on the…
Barbara Barr On Thursday, Oct. 17 at the SaddleBrooke One Clubhouse, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke invites to join us to learn more about the bond issues on the ballot in November. It doesn’t matter if you are registered with a party, or not. What is important is to be an informed voter. Members of the…
Stephen Argentati The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke recently celebrated its annual Passing of the Gavel ceremony, where past president Doug May “passed the gavel” to the incoming president, Barbara Barr. Barbara has been a powerhouse rotarian for many years, and we are excited to begin the new year with her at the helm! The assistant…
Tales from Biosphere 2 – back by popular demand Barbara Barr On Thursday, Aug. 15, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke cordially invites members of our community to hear “Biospherean” Linda Leigh present “Tales of Biosphere 2.” Linda was a resident of Biosphere 2 for two years and selected the combination of plants that went into…