Tag: SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

Time To Register For Annual SBCO Walkathon

The 21st annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walkathon will be held on Saturday, October 28. Plan now to participate and enhance the lives of many children in nearby communities. The event raises funds for SBCO’s many programs, including Kids’ Closet, Teen Closet, educational opportunities and food donations to the Tri-Community Food Bank. The Walkathon will…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings

SBCO’s 2016 “Golden Goose Fashion Show”

Kids’ Closet improves children’s lives Since its inception in 1996, Kids’ Closet has focused on providing children with new school clothing to raise their self-esteem and school attendance. Each school year, in the fall and spring, thousands of students from rural communities eagerly await their opportunity to come to the custom-built Kids’ Closet in Mammoth.…

It’s all about the kids

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach President Stephen Groth making a presentation to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary

Susan King “It’s all about the kids,” SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) President Stephen Groth explained in a presentation to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary. Stephen gave the Rotary an overview of the positive and life-changing services SBCO provides, including food bank donations, books, clothes and various scholarship opportunities. SBCO focuses mainly on the Copper Corridor where…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

Get ready to walk! The 21st annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walkathon will be held at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 28. This fundraising event helps SBCO support an ever-expanding group of programs benefiting youngsters in nearby communities. Registration for the Walkathon opens on Monday, September 25 following the SBCO General Meeting. This meeting, which…

Mammoth puts science into stem

Co-authors Rico, John and Miguel discuss photo options for their book with tutor, Steve Rumsey. Co-author Sondra was not available for this photo.

Sidonia St. Germaine Educators have long known that it is important to introduce science to children in the earliest years of their education. It is best done through hands-on experiments and projects that provide stimulating and creative learning. Mammoth Elementary School (Mammoth, Arizona) is fortunate to have a science tutor from SaddleBrooke. Steve Rumsey (Unit…

Books at Kids’ Closet

Kids at the Closet select books to take home.

Nan Nasser Do you remember, or even have, one of the first books you read? Did your children, grandchildren enjoy Pat the Bunny or Beatrix Potter stories? Remember Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys series? Books have a magical way with children and are among the special items that children coming to Kids’ Closet may select and take…

SBCO and Wheels for Kids working together

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach partnered with Wheels for Kids, a 501c3 charity dedicated to providing rehabbed bicycles to kids in need in the Tucson area. To date they’ve provided 1,775 bikes to various charities including 19 to SBCO last spring. To continue this program, they are in need of mechanics to fix bikes. If you have…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

A universal thank you!

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach’s (SBCO) story began in 1996 with six SaddleBrooke (SB) women discussing the local schools where the attendance rates were very low and wanted to find a way to help. They found that one reason for this was that some kids did not attend school every day because they had to share their…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach

SBCO presents new mission statement and enhanced logo In February 2016, the SBCO Board met to review our progress since SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in August 1996 (20 years ago!) and to discuss our role in the future. Since the beginning SBCO has continually expanded its programs to provide more services for the…