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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Going on vacation? Bring home from your hotel stay those unopened bottles of shampoo, conditioner or lotion and Kid’s Closet will put them to good use. Annually in the spring and fall Kid’s Closet provides school wardrobes to approximately 3,300 needy children in our tri-county area. In addition to shoes, clothing and books, they are…
Leslie Rocco Gigantic strides are being made to reduce euthanasia at Tucson’s animal shelter. Unsung heroes in this battle are pet rescue groups who annually take in many hundreds of sick, injured and behavioral pets. Rescue groups give the homeless a second chance at love, but the cost of these life-saving efforts is staggering. As…