Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) is preparing to provide holiday meals and special offerings during November and December, all made possible due to TCFB’s generous donors, particularly from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. November In November, customers will receive their two emergency food boxes, a full Thanksgiving dinner, and a soft, warm blanket for each member of…
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October 2024, Clubs & Classes
Energy Technologies for a Changing World
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers meetings are held at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse Vermillion Room on Sunday mornings, with a coffee social at 9:15 a.m. and the program beginning at 9:45 a.m. We are proud to have Lockwood Carlson, PhD, speak on “Energy Technologies for a Changing World” on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 9:45 a.m. Energy…
October 2024, Clubs & Classes
Local Dollar General Stores Help the Food Bank
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) receives donations of food and household items from Dollar General stores on a weekly basis. The donations are the result of a grocery rescue program in which the Dollar General Corporation partners with Feeding America to donate excess inventory items to local food banks. Once a week, volunteers…
May 2024, Generals
Food Drives Help Our Pinal County Neighbors
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth received donations from two important food drives during the last couple of months. These donations make it possible to keep the Food Bank open and enable us to continue to feed our neighbors in Southeast Pinal County. In February Epic Rides held their annual 24 Hours…
April 2024, Generals
Verde Sputters and Tri-Community Food Bank Donations
BK Koch At the February luncheon, the committee hosting the luncheon donated a big share of their budget to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth. They created Valentine’s bags to give to middle school girls, which included emery boards, combs, lotion, soap, books, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. On Feb. 8 Marilyn Palatas and Sue Ryan…
Generals, April 2024
Bashas’—A Good Friend to the Food Bank
Rosemary Douglas Bashas’ grocery store in Catalina has been a good friend to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) for more than 10 years. Most mornings that the food bank is open, volunteers drive our van to Bashas’ to pick up food donations. The TCFB receives bakery items such as bread, rolls, bagels, pies, cakes, and…
April 2024, Clubs & Classes
Religion, Identity, and Encounter in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands
Barbara Starrett SaddleBrooke Freethinkers are proud to have Daisy Vargas, Ph.D., assistant professor, Department of Religious Studies, University of Arizona, College of Humanities, speak on “Religion, Identity, and Encounter in the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands” on Sunday, April 21, at 9:45 a.m. This talk will focus on how Mexican Catholic religious practices aid and inform the maintenance…
Generals, April 2024
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – April 2024
Become an SBCO Volunteer and Help Local Students Succeed Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of children living in the 11 current and former mining communities in the Copper Corridor, stretching more than 100 miles north of Catalina. SBCO’s mission of providing children with opportunities to succeed…
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…
Generals, January 2024
The Food Bank Helps Our Neighbors with Hygiene Items
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) assists our neighbors in many ways besides providing twice-monthly emergency food boxes. Individuals and families dealing with food insecurity have a very limited ability to purchase items necessary for personal and household hygiene and even some basic, everyday home supplies we take for granted. The TCFB helps by…