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…
SBCO Recognizes Volunteers of the Year, Terry and Tony Lulek Nancy McCluskey-Moore Each year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) recognizes those volunteers who have made a significant contribution of their time and talents to the organization. This year SBCO has named Terry and Tony Lulek as Volunteers of the Year. Prior to moving to SaddleBrooke in…
May 15 Senior Village Performance Georgie Hourigan, Secretary, Sonoran Singers What a wonderful opportunity to perform for SaddleBrooke friends and family at the MountainView ballroom. Sonoran Singers followed an amazing trombone quartet named the Four Decades. Their leader is Mark Lamers, and the others are Dennis Page, Tom Herrera, and Karl Fettenauer. It was an…
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and SaddleBrooke Ranchers Encourage Young Readers Nancy McCluskey-Moore Each year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) funds a grant to provide first graders at Ray Elementary School in Kearny, Ariz., with a wooden bookcase and two new books. The funding also provides for each child to receive two additional books in second and again…
EJ Snearly I know I’ve used this theme, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” before, but paraphrasing the lyrics to Randy Newman’s song remains appropriate. You’ve got a friend in me, When the fairway looks rough ahead, And you’re miles away from the green, Just remember what your golf buddy said, Gal, you’ve got a…
Miam’s ‘M&M’ Program Produces Big Results Nancy McCluskey-Moore Do you recall memorizing the multiplication tables while in grade school? Kevin Hull, principal of Lee Kornegay Intermediate School in Miami, Ariz., knows this knowledge is vital to future success in mathematics. And he should know. Prior to becoming the principal of this third through fifth grade…
SBCO Grants Support Educational Enrichment Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach has long provided grants to help finance education enrichment opportunities and summer sports activities for local students. Among the programs that recently received SBCO grants are the following: San Manuel Softball A $2,500 grant was given to fund a summer softball program for kids living…
Help Fight Hunger—Annual SBCO Food Drive March 6-18 Nancy McCluskey-Moore This year the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) annual Food Drive will once again accept 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 areas.…
SBCO Home Tour Tickets Available March 6 Nancy McCluskey-Moore Want to see what other residents have done to their homes to improve traffic flow, expand storage options, create a space for guests, or simply modernize and beautify their surroundings? If so, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Home Tour is your ticket! The tour will focus…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Adopt-A-Child and Adopt-A-Family programs again brought holiday joy to local families and children. Very generous donors from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch contributed $63,739 to bring holiday cheer. In addition to generous donors, the program owes a huge debt to the volunteer shoppers and wrappers who contributed their time…