Carol Thompson Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) plays a big part in helping the homeless through a program we call, “Drop Your Drawers.” Every year we put on a drive to collect new underwear for men and women. This year we donated over 1,050 items to the Gospel Rescue Mission for this sole purpose. This…
SBCO-sponsored tutors help with math skills Nancy McCluskey-Moore For 20 years SaddleBrooke resident Robert Springer has been organizing math tutoring programs for local students. The program he started at Coronado School in Catalina, known as MathPLUS+, involves approximately 40 volunteer tutors working with students in grades three through eight. Currently, he is coordinating instruction at…
Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch will be hosting an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Saturday, June 23 from 7:00 a.m. until noon at La Hacienda Clubhouse in La Mesa and Montana Rooms. To make an appointment call 800-733-2767 or go online to www.redcrossblood.org. Please pass this notice along. Right now, the American Red Cross…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s spring and time to clean house. Pack up your old paper files and outdated electronics and bring them to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, April 21 from 9:00 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by Long Realty-Golder Ranch, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach and the…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The 2018 SaddleBrooke Ranch (SBR) Food Drive will be held on March 17 between 8:30 and 10:00 a.m. Residents need to place their donations at the end of their driveway by 8:30 a.m. for collection, consolidation and transport to MountainView Clubhouse in SaddleBrooke. More than 60 resident volunteers are involved in the SBR…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore The holidays just got a little brighter for many families in the Oracle and San Manuel area thanks to the efforts of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). Just before Thanksgiving SBCO delivered 50 holiday food baskets to area residents in need. Each basket was filled with the traditional Thanksgiving items including a large turkey…
Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch is once again hosting a blood drive by the American Red Cross on Saturday, December 2, from 7:00 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. at La Hacienda Clubhouse in La Mesa and Montana rooms. To make an appointment call 800-733-2767 or go online to www.redcrossblood.org. Please pass this notice along. Right now…
Carol Smith Laundry day donations from SaddleBrooke Ranch residents were awesome! Thank you everybody for your generosity. Youth On Their Own was super excited for the wonderful, much-needed donation. As some of you know YOTO, Youth On Their Own, is a program that supports and guides youth living on their own to continue high…
Nancy McCluskey-Moore There is an easy way for your grocery dollars to help improve the lives of needy children in local communities. Buy a Bashas’ Community Card at the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach office in Suite L at the mini-market complex on SaddleBrooke Blvd. The office is open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday through…
Linda Nicholson On September 13 the Ranchette Putters gathered on the SaddleBrooke Ranch putting green as usual. But on this day the lady putters were putting for a good cause. In August club president Nancy Galant proposed the club’s next charity effort be on behalf of Sister Jose Women’s Center. The idea was warmly received…