Patti R. Albaugh On May 25, 2017 SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary launched the project Protein for Growing Minds to help ease hunger in Pinal County children and senior citizens. Cynthia Chevalley of Tri-Community Food-Bank inspired the project. At an earlier meeting she told Rotary members that hunger is especially problematic in the Copper Corridor of Pinal…
Patti R. Albaugh SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club recently helped a young man with his music career. Sammy Rivas, son of Jorge and Betty Rivas, received a scholarship to the University of Arizona School of Music. The only problem was the terrible condition of his saxophone, a well-used instrument that had seen better days. Sammy was…
Patti R. Albaugh and Dick Kroese The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club recently honored Monique Morquez (“Mo”), waitress at MountainView Country Club, for her outstanding attention to the needs of her customers. We are not always an easy group to serve. She might hear “Iced-tea, please” while she is scurrying to hand 20 people their breakfasts,…
Patti R. Albaugh SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club recently welcomed two new members and recognized a new Paul Harris Fellow. New members are Dee Zoline and Susan King. Membership Chair Mark Douglas presented them with their membership materials. Welcome, ladies! Ron Lenz, a new member also, is the latest Paul Harris Fellow in SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary…
Dick Kroese Club members enjoyed hearing Greg Byrne talk about University of Arizona athletics. Byrne officially started as Arizona’s Director of Athletics on May 3, 2010. Byrne has helped Arizona athletics maintain its proud position both nationally and in the Pac 12 through the department’s five goals and principles: “Graduate Student-Athletes; Follow the Rules; Represent…
Mark Your Calendars! Have you needed your smoke alarm batteries replaced? Ever had a snake in your yard? Needed medical attention? Needed medical transport? Ever had a fire emergency at your home? If your answer to any of these questions is “yes” then you have had the assistance of the Golder Ranch Fire Department. To…
Patti R. Albaugh Al Mollenkopf recently spoke to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary about the newly formed SaddleBrooke Western Heritage Preservation Club. Al may have grown up in Michigan but his childhood fixation with Tom Mix movies started his interest in all things western. When he moved to SaddleBrooke a few years ago he started a…
Doug Sweetland On July 28, the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club hosted representatives of the SaddleBrooke Troop Support (STS) at its weekly meeting. Attending from the STS were George Bidwell, president and Bo Nanna, publicity chair. Mr. Bidwell shared the history in the formation of the organization with the start in 2005. Initially the organization was…
Dick Kroese Mark Schwartz recently spoke at the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club about the cold war and how it affects all of us. It affected our everyday life including politics, economics, military, sports culture, entertainment which created a counter culture generation. This unique era provides a framework to examine our lives via presentations, discussions and…
Dick Krose Habitat for Humanity of Tucson came to SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club and shared its ongoing mission to create a more just and compassionate world by bringing people together to build homes, communities and hope. Habitat Tucson offers an innovative solution to the crisis of substandard housing by offering hardworking, local families a hand…