Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) annual Food Drive is accepting donations of food, as well as money, to support the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area. On a monthly basis, TCFB serves about 530 households (1,565 people). In…
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March 2024, Generals
The Tri-Community Food Bank—Feeding Neighbors for More Than 40 Years
Rosemary Douglas This history was compiled with the assistance of Joyce McClung, a current volunteer and veteran volunteer since 1997. The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) and Thrift Shop were founded in 1980-1981 by Jean Peterson and Beverly Pyritz. It was originally located in one room in a Pinal County building in Mammoth. Early funding was from…
March 2024, Generals
Taxes Done? Time to Shred Your Old Paperwork!
Nancy McCluskey-Moore If you are weighed down by outdated paper files, get ready to lighten your load. Bring boxes or bags of paper to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 20, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, and…
Front Page, February 2024
Join the Annual SBCO Food Drive to Prevent Hunger
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The 26th Annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive will 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, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area. Donations from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch helped to provide bimonthly emergency food boxes…
Generals, February 2024
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – February 2024
Annual Party Celebrates SBCO Scholarship Students Nancy McCluskey-Moore Every December the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Education Committee invites its college scholarship students and their guests to a pizza party. The event, held at Kids’ Closet in Mammoth, is an opportunity for SBCO to recognize the students’ academic achievements and for the students to visit with…
Sports, January 2024
MPNiners Mistletoe Mischief
EJ Snearly What a wonderfully fun play was performed by some of the MountainView Niners golf league members. This play, Mistletoe Mischief, was written by Niner Denise Gilliat-Norgard. Denise’s co-chair was Janet Ekkert. After multiple rehearsals, dressed and otherwise, the play went off without a hitch. Dec. 5, 2023, started off with a fun golf…
Sports, January 2024
MPLNiners Golf and Giving
E J Snearly The MPLNiners chose to name SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Thanksgiving Baskets to be their charity during the Presidents Cup golf event held at MountainView Golf Club. The raffle and cash donations benefited the SBCO Thanksgiving baskets that were distributed to needy families in Oracle, Mammoth, and San Manuel. The MPLNiners are so…
Generals, August 2023
Donate, Shop, or Volunteer at the Golden Goose and Help Local Kids
Nancy McCluskey-Moore If you have donated items to the Golden Goose Thrift Shop in Catalina, bought something from its ever-changing inventory, or worked at the shop as one of its “gosling” volunteers, then you have helped make a difference in the lives of many local residents. The beloved Goose helps fund two community-based nonprofits: SaddleBrooke…
Generals, July 2023
Kids’ Closet and Teen Closet Help Youngsters Build Self-Esteem
Nancy McCluskey-Moore For the past 26 years, Kids’ Closet has been providing children with new school clothing to raise their self-esteem and encourage school attendance. This SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) program began when a group of women in SaddleBrooke discovered that local children had poor school attendance because they needed to share shoes and clothing…
Generals, July 2023
Help Improve Lives
You can help improves lives—yours and many of those less fortunate. All the profits of the Golden Goose Thrift Shop go to supporting SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and IMPACT of Southern Arizona. Finally, a way to get back more than you give, guaranteed! You can volunteer on the Golden Goose truck, picking up donations—you put in…