SaddleBrooke Ranch Staff Appreciation

Employee Appreciation Committee The holidays are around the corner, and we have begun planning the fourth annual Staff Appreciation event, which will be held on December 5, 2016. The employee appreciation committee is once again asking for your generous monetary donations to show your appreciation for the dedicated employees this holiday season. All monetary donations…

How do you know if you make a difference?

Nan Nasser You ask the people involved in your programs. SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has three major areas to target: clothing, education, nutrition. We received responses that we didn’t even request! Clothing started with Kids’ Closet almost 20 years ago. Children in designated areas of need, primarily elementary school ages selected by school administrators, were…

Gardeners Exchange

The Gardeners Exchange of Saddlebrooke Ranch welcomes Eric Clark, landscape designer and horticulturist. Eric will speak at La Hacienda Club on Wednesday, November 16, at 1:00 p.m. in La Mesa Room. After earning a degree from U of A in horticulture, Eric has spent 30 years in the Green Industry, the last 17 at Civano…

Volunteers needed for Refugee Focus program

Susan Shear Many of us come from families who once were refugees. Some of our families escaped persecution, trauma and death. As I know from the stories of my family of refugees who escaped the Nazis in the 1930s, it is incredibly difficult to come to a new country from a completely different culture, unable…

“Be True to your School” Pickleball social play day

The group of 46 players

Mary Stolze The SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Association kicked off the college football season with “Be True to your School” social play on Friday, September 9. With hats and hands over hearts the evening began with the singing of the National Anthem. Marching band music could be heard on all courts as fight songs played. The…