A Big Thank You SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s annual Pet Food Drive was a huge success! On Oct. 18 the Network held its annual Pet Food Drive to benefit Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.), which provides temporary pet food assistance to qualified residents of Pinal County who may be struggling to provide for their…
Jerry Fay Five years ago, the Used Shoes for the Homeless program was inspired by a few usable used tennis shoes being left on a shelf at the SaddleBrooke Tennis Center. Jerry Fay had been working with a homeless group and asked if they had a need for such shoes. The answer was a resounding…
Cindy Holm If you happened to drive along SaddleBrooke Blvd. during the first week of November, you may have noticed the orange garbage bags dotting the roadway. These bags were filled by 20 members of Cyclemasters who volunteered their time to keep the entrance into our community looking clean and inviting! This recent event was…
The annual Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon was held on April 5 at the MountainView ballroom. Approximately 125 volunteers attended the luncheon. Each year the SaddleBrooke TWO Board of Directors sponsors the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon to say “thank you” for the many hours and years that the volunteers have so graciously donated. Six of the volunteers attending…
‘Happy Tail’ Kitty with Nine Lives Romayne Trudo In the dead of winter last year, Jeff, a SaddleBrooke resident, found a pure white kitten in the snow on the side of the road in Durango, Colo. He rescued the little girl and named her Princess Leia. For the next year, she was his best buddy.…
Linda Nicholson In 1992, with the end of the holiday season approaching, the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine, found they had an excess of wreaths. They also found a very special use for them by placing them at Arlington Cemetery. By 2007, Wreaths Across America was organized. With the help of corporate sponsors, thousands…
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The 2022 Health Fair is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m. until noon. This is one of the largest volunteer events here in SaddleBrooke featuring a representation of the medical facilities, healthcare providers, and health-related nonprofits in the area. Both SaddleBrooke One and MountainView clubhouses will be filled with…
Volunteer Motivated by Love of ‘The Kids’ Nancy McCluskey-Moore Kris Sallee moved to SaddleBrooke four years ago from San Diego. For 29 years, she worked as a bookkeeper and auditor for Vons, a grocery store chain now owned by Safeway. Before retiring, she worked in accounting for a nonprofit mental health system. For many of…
Rosemary Douglas We are sometimes asked where the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) gets the food that we distribute to our customers. The answer is that we get food from a variety of sources. In the past, donations from food drives have been one source of supply. Recently, however, food donations have been minimal due to…
Help Stop Hunger with 24th SBCO Annual Food Drive ancy McCluskey-Moore Between Feb. 19 and March 19, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) will hold its annual food drive to benefit the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area. Many in these communities…