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…
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…
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…
Barbara Barr Pinal County Sheriff Mark Lamb captivated members of the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. Introduced by Program Chair Peggy Knowles, Lamb included a description of improvements to the department, updates on border issues, insights into Arizona crime and tips for SaddleBrooke residents. “Mark Lamb was named valedictorian of his class at the Maricopa County…
Barbara Barr The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke got the inside scoop on Oro Valley. Dave Perry, President and CEO of the Greater Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce, spoke to the club about the latest Oro Valley area updates. Our Rotary members got the up-to-the-minute details about Nakoma Sky, the Oro Valley Marketplace and fascinating information…
Stephen Argentati Former Air Force pilot Doug May was recently installed as the newest president of The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. This is one of over 32,000 Rotary clubs throughout the world which all follow the motto, “Service above Self.” “Our primary fundraiser, the Fore For Kids annual charity golf tournament, has had twenty…
Doug May On May 24 SaddleBrooke resident Dr. Robert Springer presented a program about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education at the middle school level to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. Robert received his PhD degree from the University of California at San Diego. His area of expertise is Visual Psychophysics – the relationship…
Stephen Argentati The 20th annual Fore For Kids charity golf tournament broke records this year and raised over $36,000 to be used to support youth-oriented charities in the local area. The tournament was created by the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, a service organization that focuses on service above self. At the most recent club meeting,…
Tim Morsani The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has a mandate from Rotary International to make literacy and the improvement of literacy one of its top priorities. Part of that endeavor involves the distribution of books and dictionaries to elementary school students. In the past twelve months, over 3,000 books and 152 dictionaries have been delivered…
Tim Morsani A work party from The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke recently joined several nearby clubs for a mass tree-planting at the “new” Veterans Cemetery in Marana. Rotarians supplied and planted over 100 trees on the 32-acre site. For details about the cemetery, see dvs.az.gov/arizona-veterans-memorial-cemetery-marana. This group-effort dovetailed nicely with the Rotary International president’s…