Frank Shipton Members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club shared booth spaces with other organizations at the annual SaddleBrooke Activity Fair and enjoyed meeting and greeting potential new members while also honoring one of their own.
Frank Shipton After nine years of outstanding and dedicated service, Mary Thompson is leaving the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) and the SaddleBrooke community to move back East near her family. As a demonstration of our club’s appreciation, Ron Lenz, SSR president, presented Mary with certificates of appreciation and a plaque. Mary intends to remain…
Frank Shipton SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club (SSR) members participated, along with many other individuals and organizations, in support of SaddleBrooke TWO’s annual “I Don’t Want It” Sale. Held on Oct. 14, the rain-soaked event didn’t stop anxious buyers from participating in a fun-filled day, making purchases and supporting the SSR to raise, once again, funding…
Frank Shipton Past President and current Club Foundation Chairman Maggie DeBlock pins and presents a new membership packet to Julia Halvacs as she is welcomed as a new member into the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club, a service-oriented club that emphasizes fun while supporting the needs of our community and its surrounding area.
Jennifer Williams has been welcomed as a new member into the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club, a service-oriented club that emphasizes fun while supporting the needs of our community and its surrounding area. If you want to help but are not sure how you can make a difference, our club invites you to attend a club…
Marsha Lindeken SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary participated in the I Don’t Want It, You Can Have It Sale, held on Oct. 16. Members gathered treasures to sell, set up, and manned our booth. The proceeds from the sale benefit the 51 Homes Vets project. We have supported this project in many ways—helping to purchase mattresses, putting…
Patti R. Albaugh What is a cause-based club? Rotary Club International has created a new model for club structure and activity, and SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club has adopted the new format. It’s a simpler club model with less administrative hassle, fewer meetings, and quality time with fellow members doing self-selected projects. In this model, members…
Maggie deBlock SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Cause Club members delivered books to the San Manuel/Mammoth Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade teachers’ library as well as books donated for other grade levels. The Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade books were purchased using matching grant money from Rotary District 5500. This story began when the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary…
Dick Kroese Ally Baehr, the Chief Operating Officer of Make Way for Books, presented to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club. Established in 1998, Make Way for Books’ mission is to give all children the chance to read and succeed. Make Way for Books works to empower economically-disadvantaged young children with the emergent literacy and language…
Patti Albaugh Joelle Schumacher spoke to SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club about working as a cashier at Bashas’ in Catalina. She compared the goals of Rotary to the goals of a neighborhood grocery. Rotarians pledge to help a community through donations and work projects. So does Bashas’! As an Arizona company, Bashas’ supports in-state charitable organizations…