Tag: Rotary Club

You’ll want to remember this on April 15

Barbara Barr Mark your calendar for April 15. You’ll want to remember to attend the 21st annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. This year’s event will be held again at the Oro Valley Country Club. There’s something for everyone! First, you have golf. Get your foursome together!…

Rotary Club

The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke meets the new SPOT Sheila Tuhy Some of us remember when Spot was a dog in the life of Dick and Jane who helped us learn to read. The SPOT introduced to The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke during the January 10 meeting is an acronym for a new vision screener…

Rotary Club supports Little Hooves and Big Hearts

Stephen Argentati After an immensely successful 20th Annual Fore For Kids charity golf tournament, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has been able to positively impact our community by supporting a variety of local organizations that serve youth. This is one of the many ways that the club lives up to their motto of “service above…

Sun Lakes Rotary Club and Healing Vets present the Hooked on Healing Veterans Ride February 23

This rapidly growing ride raises funds that go to support our returning wounded veterans. One hundred percent of our ride proceeds go to the Phoenix program of Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing, a not-for-profit dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military personnel and disabled Veterans through fly fishing and associated activities…

The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke at work

Barbara Barr Golder Ranch Road is looking good after some of the members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke did a fall cleaning! Clothed in safety vests and cactus proof (as much as possible) clothing, members dodged cactus spines while improving the roadside. Doug May, A.T. Barr, Barbara Barr, Joe Dylewski, Rudi Faller, Jim Fry,…

Fellowship and fun are in the bag

Barbara Barr Several members of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke found lots of fellowship and fun in filling bags! Our members gathered on a recent Saturday morning at the offices of IMPACT of Southern Arizona to pack over 200 of bags of food for the local food bank. This is just one of many ways…

IMPACT in our community

Barbara Barr Have you ever wondered what services are available for residents in SaddleBrooke and the surrounding areas? Have you ever considered how you would age in place in the home you love? Find out the answers to these questions and a whole lot more from the Executive Director of Impact of Southern Arizona. On…

Dogs lend a helping paw

Stephen Argentati JoAnn Turnbull, the president and CEO of the local non-profit Handi-Dogs, Inc, recently spoke to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke about the variety of benefits derived from owning a dog and the differences between a service/assistance dog and a therapy dog. JoAnn also explained that in addition to more well-known positive effects such…