Dorothy Wood Dancing Horse Ranch, right here on the eastern edge of SaddleBrooke, is looking for some volunteer help with feeding, watering and corral cleaning for their eight horses. The chores are light, the horses are gentle and the folks are friendly. Several SaddleBrooke homeowners stable their horses here. As little as an hour or…
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Generals, August 2015
Kids’ Closet update
Melanie Stout Did you know that every year Kids’ Closet provides close to 3,000 wardrobes to needy children within our tri-county community? In addition to shoes, clothing and books the children also receive soap, toothpaste and a toothbrush. The older children, third grade and above, enjoy picking up a small bag of unopened hotel toiletries…
Clubs & Classes, May 2015
Cyclemasters cleans up SaddleBrooke Blvd.
Ted Belanger Twenty two members of the Cyclemasters volunteered their time to help clean up SaddleBrooke Boulevard on Saturday, April 18. The four times a year event has been a special community service for over 20 years! The two mile stretch of road between MountainView Boulevard and Oracle Road was littered with the usual assortment…
Generals, March 2015
Donations needed
Maxine Wilverding Sr. Jose Women’s Shelter located in the homeless corridor in Tucson has a need for the following: adult clothes, twin sheets, blankets (any size), towels and personal care items such as shampoo, shower gel, lotions (regular or travel size) and feminine products. Men’s clothing will also be accepted and donated where needed. The…
Generals, January 2015
Residents enrich their lives, and others, through volunteering
Sue Robisch Mabel has just completed her physical therapy session at the Children’s Clinic in Tucson. She and her mom and dad are getting ready to leave when all of a sudden her face lights up and a huge smile spreads across her face. Waiting to greet her is Lillie, the miniature horse. Lillie and…
Generals, January 2015
SBCO Adopt A Family for the Holidays 2014
Ken and Ellen Perkins We wanted to provide everyone an update from cold and icy New England where we are spending the holidays with our family. The last week of school we borrowed the SBCO Kids’ Closet van on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then borrowed the Catalina Community Services (rebranded as Impact) truck on Thursday…
Generals, September 2014
Help the children of Oracle
An exciting new math curriculum has been implemented at Mountain Vista Elementary School in Oracle, grades kindergarten through third grade. Dr. Carla Springer (SaddleBrooke resident) needs four volunteers to work in classrooms each Monday, Tuesday or Thursday from 8:15 to 11:00 a.m. (with break between classes). The school is only about six miles from SaddleBrooke…
June 2014
Oracle School District – The kids need your help!
Linda Thomas Community residents have recently formed a political action committee (PAC) named Support Oracle Schools. This PAC was established to advocate for passage of an override ballot measure to ensure sufficient basic funding for the Oracle School District. The PAC chair is Jana Looby, an Oracle resident and parent of a Mountain Vista student.…