Tag: Donations

CCSB Tours Tri-Community Food Bank

Kathy Doran The Mission Committee from the Community Church at SaddleBrooke (CCSB) went on a tour of the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth, AZ. Our committee frequently tours the missions that CCSB supports to learn the needs of the various missions. “Let no child go to bed hungry” is TCFB’s mission statement. The TCFB…

Call to Duty: Troopers for veterans

Kay Lantow and Linda Nicholson Calling all SaddleBrooke Ranch residents to duty for Wreaths Across America. This year’s event will be held on Saturday, December 16, 2017, at the Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson. Sheron Jones, an American Gold Star Mother and president of the Tucson Chapter, is also the Location Coordinator for the Tucson event.…

Stuff the Bus a huge success!

The Oracle School District National Junior Society

Dennis Blauser On Saturday, August 19, the Oracle District visited the communities of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch for its annual “Stuff the Bus” copy paper and school supply drive. As usual the awesome residents of the two communities came out in force to show their support. The drive was coordinated and run by the Oracle…

Shred, recycle and donate in one easy step

Nancy McCluskey-Moore Is your home cluttered with useless paper files and electronics? Pack up those unwanted items and bring them to the shredding and recycling event on Saturday, November 11, 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 Beacon…

Get ready for ‘Laundry Day’

Carol Smith Gathering Hearts, a SaddleBrooke Ranch Outreach Program, needs your donations of laundry soap pods and dryer sheets. All donations will be given to YOTO (Youth On Their Own). YOTO is a 501(c)(3) local non-profit agency dedicated to support the high school graduation and continued success of homeless youth by providing financial assistance, basic…

American Red Cross Blood Drive set for September 23

Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch will be hosting its second blood drive by the American Red Cross on Saturday, September 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. We added more registration spots, so please sign up…

Get ready for Laundry Day

Carol Smith Gathering Hearts, a SaddleBrooke Ranch Outreach Program, needs your donations of laundry soap pods and dryer sheets. All donations will be given to YOTO (Youth On Their Own). YOTO is a 501(c)(3) local non-profit agency dedicated to support the high school graduation and continued success of homeless youth by providing financial assistance, basic…

“Stuff the Bus” paper drive set for August 19

The new school year is right around the corner, and the Oracle School District will once again be holding its 10th annual “Stuff the Bus” copy paper drive. Thanks to the amazing communities of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch, not only was last year’s bus stuffed to the hilt with boxes of copy paper, the NJHS…

Put your aluminum cans to work

For more than a decade SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has been recycling donated aluminum cans to raise funds for clothing, food and educational programs that benefit children in nearby communities. Using the recycling services of Tucson Iron & Metal, SBCO has to date raised $48,099. To recycle bags or boxes full of aluminum cans simply…

Summer is backpack season

Backpacks for the coming school year

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach’s Kid’s Closet doesn’t go on hiatus even when the school year ends. Annually the program purchases backpacks and fills them with grade-appropriate school supplies for the coming school year. Backpacks have already been purchased and loaded with much-needed supplies such as ruled paper, folders, scissors, pencils, glue, eraser and crayons. In May…