Please join us in celebrating our SaddleBrooke Ranch employees for the 15th year. Many of our employees do not work in positions that provide the residents with the opportunity to personally thank them throughout the year. All our employees play a big part in what makes the Ranch a special place we love to call home. These individuals watch over…
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Generals, November 2026
Holiday Offerings at the Tri-Community Food Bank
Marilee Jensen The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) is planning to provide our clients with holiday meals and special offerings in November and December, all made possible due to the TCFB’s generous donors, from SaddleBrooke, SaddleBrooke Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, as well as the United Food Bank in Mesa. Thanksgiving In November, clients will receive two…
Generals, June 2026
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – June 2026
SBCO Elects New Board of Directors for 2026-27 Nancy McCluskey-Moore On April 13 at the annual meeting of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO), the organization elected its Board of Directors for 2026-27. The members of the new board include: President – Laura Pauli Executive Vice President – Gayle Van Natter Recording Secretaries – Susan Knight and…
May 2026, Front Page
Third Annual Shoe Drive May 26!
Debora Witten The Dinking Divas of SaddleBrooke Ranch have again been asked to host a shoe drive at SaddleBrooke Ranch. It will occur on Tuesday, May 26, from 8 to 10 a.m. Drop off all shoes to the SaddleBrooke Ranch Pickleball Ramada. Last year the Divas collected over 2,000 pairs of shoes. The first year…
Sports, May 2026, Generals
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – May 2026
SaddleBrooke Communities Made 2025 SBCO Food Drive a Great Success! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The compassionate residents of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch made this year’s Annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive a great success. The Food Drive raised a total of $157,650 and approximately 14,000 pounds of food. This is a great result and the families…
Features, April 2026
Sharing Your Spare … Living Kidney Donor Needed
Georgine Hurst As a past advocate of living donors for kidney transplants I’ve published several articles in the Roundup, in SaddleBrooke, and in Oro Valley. As a result, a donor did come forward in 2024 and saved the life of an Oro Valley man, Joe Rivera, who had PKD, polycystic kidney disease. I’ve also connected…
Generals, April 2026
SaddleBrooke Ranch Blood Drive: Saturday, April 4 at The Ranch House Sol Ballroom
Please join SaddleBrooke Ranch and The American Red Cross on Saturday, April 4, 7 a.m. to noon, at The Ranch House Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Dr., Oracle, AZ 85623. To make an appointment, go to: redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=saddlebrookeranch. You will need either the Red Cross Blood Donor App or a form of ID to register at…
Generals, March 2026
SaddleBrooke Ranch Blood Drive: Saturday, April 4 at The Ranch House Sol Ballroom
Please join SaddleBrooke Ranch and The American Red Cross on Saturday, April 4, 7 a.m. to noon, at The Ranch House Sol Ballroom, 31143 S. Amenity Dr., Oracle, AZ 85623. To make an appointment, go to: redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=saddlebrookeranch. You will need either the Red Cross Blood Donor App or a form of ID to register at…
March 2026, Front Page
Residents Growing Vegetables for IMPACT Food Bank
George Van Ess Our first season. A tremendous success! In mid-September, a group of SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) volunteers started with 10 Robson-donated beds in the SBR Community Garden. They replaced desert dirt with nutritious soil and organic fertilizer. They added watering hoses and timers. They built shade cloth structures. And they planted, tended to, and…
Generals, February 2026
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – February 2026
Happy Tail “Miracle Kitten” Romayne Trudo On Nov. 5, 2025, Kathy Coffman had no idea that a tiny miracle was about to enter her life. While her car was parked at the DesertView Complex, a fragile six-week-old kitten crawled up into the chassis, seeking warmth and safety. Later that day, as Kathy pulled into her…