Clean Out Those Files! Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s a new year and time to bring your outdated paper files to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 17, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and the Beacon Foundation, will be…
SBCO Honors Judy Falewicz as Volunteer of the Year Nancy McCluskey-Moore Judy Falewicz has been a dedicated SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) volunteer for approximately nine years. She began by working as a dresser at Kids’ Closet, helping young shoppers choose their school clothing and shoes. At the same time, she started working as a cashier…
Save the date for the 22nd annual Food Drive on March 21 Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Saturday, March 21, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) volunteers will once again gather donations of food and money to support the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, and Oracle. Our community’s…
Young entrepreneur awarded SaddleBrooke Community Outreach college scholarship Ron Andrea Cassandra Frye was not only an honors student in high school but also a rodeo champion and an entrepreneur. And now, she is beginning her studies in pre-veterinary medicine at Arizona State University with support from a SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) college scholarship. Cassandra grew…
Homes and volunteers sought for 2020 SBCO Home Tour Nancy McCluskey-Moore The next annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Home Tour will focus on remodeled homes, like last year. The 2018 and 2019 tours were so well received that the events committee agreed to offer SaddleBrooke residents another opportunity to see how their neighbors have adapted…
2019 Food Drive breaks all records Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) and Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) are grateful to the SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents who supported this year’s food drive. This year’s effort to fight hunger among residents of Mammoth, San Manuel and Oracle brought in more than $68,000 in cash donations (a…
2018 Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child brightened the holidays Linda Russell and Maggie De Block This year marked a transition in management for the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Adopt-a-Child and Adopt-a-Family programs. Linda managed the Adopt-a-Family program while Maggie managed the Adopt-a-Child program. We worked closely with Tribal Social Services as well as school counselors, principals and…
SBCO college scholarships change lives Nancy McCluskey-Moore Skyrocketing college tuitions pose a special challenge for young people growing up in former mining towns. Edward Aguirre was one of 24 graduates from Hayden High School in Winkelman. “I knew I needed to go to college, but I didn’t know how to get there. Not many…
Come celebrate with us Nancy McCluskey-Moore Since 1996, the mission of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has been to provide opportunities for kids to succeed. SBCO programs and grants focus on three things important to the success of children in need: food, clothing and education. Over the past 20+ years, the variety of programs we…
Adopt a Family/Child 2017 Ken and Ellen Perkins The economy continues to improve for most of the SaddleBrooke community, but there are still many people in need and many of them are children. During the past 12 years that we have been organizing this program, the residents of SaddleBrooke have been very generous in helping…