Nan Nasser Mountain Shadows Presbyterian Church is welcoming back many snowbirds, launching faith enhancing programs and will celebrate its 20th birthday in October. In November we will begin our collection of nonperishable food items suited to Thanksgiving baskets that will be distributed by IMPACT of So. Arizona. December will be our annual time to work…
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February 2017
Gathering Hearts 2017 kickoff
Gathering Hearts next event will be for Youth On Their Own, YOTO. The event will be a gathering of gift cards of $25 from Target, WalMart, Fry’s or Safeway. Your gift will help homeless, at risk youth to purchase food and other essentials. We will collect the cards on Friday, February 22, at the Bistro…
January 2017
Wheels for Kids working together with SBCO
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach partnered with “Wheels for Kids” a 501(c)(3) charity dedicated to providing rehabbed bicycles to kids in need in the Tucson area. To date they’ve provided 1,775 bikes to various charities including 19 to SBCO last spring. To continue this program they are in need of mechanics to fix bikes. If you have…
February 2016
Teens Sew Cool wraps up fall season
Linda Shannon-Hills Teens Sew Cool finished up the fall session in December at the three sites located at Oracle Mountain Vista School, San Manuel Junior/Senior High School and Coronado K-8 School in Catalina. Many wonderful ladies from SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke and Oro Valley area mentor students one-on-one to teach the art of sewing. Each session…
November 2015
Skip lunch; fight hunger
Dear Friends: It’s easy to spend $10 on lunch in SaddleBrooke Ranch without thinking twice. You may be surprised to learn that in the hands of Tri-Community Food Bank $10 will help provide meals for five children. In SE Pinal County children regularly face hunger. Food is a basic need: children cannot grow, thrive or…
March 2015
Annual Food Drive March 14
Nan Nasser Did you ever go hungry as a child? Do you remember the feeling, the inability to concentrate in school? In Mammoth, a community just 26 miles north of us, the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) supplies food to 529 children each month as part of the federal food box program. These children are eligible…
February 2015
Golder Ranch to hold charity pancake breakfast February 6
Jose Samaniego The firefighters of Local 3832 (Golder Ranch Firefighters) will be holding a charity pancake breakfast on Saturday, February 6 at fire station 378 (SaddleBrooke Ranch). The breakfast will be from 8:30-11:00 a.m. and proceeds will benefit the Ironwood Ridge High School Cheer Squad. Hope to see you there!
February 2015
Treats and Talents Charity Auction March 11, 2015
Ann Vernon Mark your calendars and plan to attend the eighth SaddleBrooke Treats and Talents Charity Auction from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the HOA One clubhouse. This auction began in 2007 as a Unit 21 affair and has evolved over the years into a SaddleBrooke auction with steering committee members comprised of people throughout this community.…
October 2014
Help make a child’s holiday
IMPACT of Southern Arizona’s Holiday Adopt-a-Child will get underway in October and November. Gifts will be provided to 200-250 local low-income children, newborn to 18 years old, to make their holiday season extra special. You can be part of this heartwarming project. For each child you adopt, you will receive his or her personalized wish…