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.…
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…
Barbara Barr Who helps deliver produce to the needy, funds after school tutoring for K-8 students while providing tutoring jobs for high school students, packs food for the food bank, provides computers for a technology lab in a school without one, helps fund a school robotics program, financially supports a sewing program for teens, helps…
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…