Michael Lien A big thank you to all the donors from our last blood drive on May 22. We were able to collect a whopping 69 units. Each unit can help up to three people, which means this one drive helped 207 people. The Red Cross is dropping the mask and temperature checks for fully…
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Generals, July 2021
Health Fair Looking For More Volunteers
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator All Health Fair volunteers should have received an email from Dave Mersy, volunteer coordinator. If you haven’t received an email, contact Dave at [email protected] to sign up and verify your contact information. Expanded facilities will require more volunteers than in the past. Volunteers work a 90-minute shift on the morning of the…
Generals, March 2021
January Blood Drive Success
Michael and Laurie Lien Our January blood drive was a great success. There were 66 units of blood collected, which means over 190 people will be helped by your donations. The next blood drive will take place on March 27, from 7 a.m. until noon at MountainView Ballroom. All precautions will remain in place including…
General, January 2021
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke: Neighbors helping Neighbors
Gather Your Electronics for Community-Wide Recycling Collection Suzanne Marlatt-Stewart Senior Village is working with Suburban Miners of Tucson to offer a community recycling event for all SaddleBrooke residents. Operating since 2007, Suburban Miners shreds all hard drives and guarantees safe and secure recycling. Electronics in working order are also passed on to those in need…
Generals, March 2020
Senior Village at SaddleBrooke – Neighbors Helping Neighbors
Leave the Driving to Us Gary Hammond Most of us probably remember Going My Way, the famous old movie starring Bing Crosby and Barry Fitzgerald. It won seven Academy Awards and was Best Picture back in 1944. Jumping ahead to today, Senior Village has its own version of “Going My Way,” which is our most…
Generals, March 2020
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
Help Feed Our Neighbors – Annual Food Drive on March 21 Nancy McCluskey-Moore Want to make a big difference in the lives of families in nearby communities? It’s easy – just participate in the 22nd annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive. On Saturday, March 21, volunteers will gather donations of food and money to…
Generals, November 2019
Thank You, Wags and Walkers volunteers!
Marcia Vernon Thank you to the Wags and Walkers volunteers for all your support at this year’s I Don’t Want It Sale. Your efforts on behalf of the pets at the Pima Animal Care Center (PACC) helped raise an amazing $4,400. Our success is due in large part to the efforts of this dedicated group of…
Front Page, November 2019
Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child program again brighten the holiday season
Ken and Ellen Perkins For more than a decade, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child program has provided hand-picked and carefully wrapped Christmas gifts to local families and Apache children on the San Carlos reservation. In recent years, the program has grown to annually assist about 90 families and 257 Apache children. SaddleBrooke and…
Front Page, June 2019
Honoring Senior Village volunteers
Stephanie Thomas Once a year, the volunteers of Senior Village become guests of honor at a reception to thank them for the thousands of miles and hours they commit to serving the SaddleBrooke community. Starting on the patio of the Activity Center, they have a chance to mingle, sip wine and appetizers and get to…
Generals, June 2019
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
SBCO honors volunteers and supporters Nancy McCluskey-Moore For more than 20 years, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has supported food, clothing and educational programs for local children. Annually SBCO serves a 100-mile corridor stretching from Catalina to Miami and San Carlos, which includes more than three counties, eight communities, 17 schools, three Head Start programs and…