Drop off your unused prescription medications! Location: Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation located at 63701 East SaddleBrooke Blvd. in the SaddleBrooke Mini Mart. March Schedule: Tuesday, March 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Requirements: • Please, no liquids, syringes, creams, or sharp needles. • Pills must be in a sealed plastic bag(s) (Ziplocs or other similar product)—no…
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Generals, February 2024
Celebrating a Year of Healing and Help
Joy Wegner As Friends of Pinal County Animal Shelter & Rescues (Friends of Pinal) celebrates the beginning of year number five, the group looks back at the amazing help the nonprofit has provided to many animals at our county’s animal shelter. From generous donors, small and large, far and near, Friends of Pinal managed more…
Generals, January 2024
Golden Goose Volunteer Truckers Needed—No Experience Required
Friendly co-workers, self-scheduling, morning hours. The Golden Goose Thrift Shop gifts 100% of its profits equally between SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and IMPACT of Southern Arizona, serving local children, seniors, and families in need, including those in the Copper Corridor. Helping others while working with like-minded individuals can bring you increased health, energy, a sense of well-being,…
Generals, December 2023
Prescription Drug Drop-Off Program
Drop off your unused prescription medications! It’s easy! Just mark your calendar, rediscover those pills, seal them up, drop them off, and they will be gone! Location: Pinal County Sheriff’s Substation located at 63701 East SaddleBrooke Blvd. in the SaddleBrooke Mini Mart. December Schedule: Tuesday, Dec. 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. Please, no liquids, syringes,…
Generals, December 2023
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – December 2023
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…
Generals, December 2023
SaddleBrooke Used Shoes for the Homeless Celebrates Its Fifth Year
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…
Clubs & Classes, December 2023
Cyclemasters Find Themes in Trash
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…
Generals, May 2023
SaddleBrooke TWO Volunteer Luncheon
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…
Generals, April 2023
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network
‘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.…
Generals, September 2022
Wreaths Across America 2022
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…