Linda Shannon-Hills SaddleBrooke Ranch will be hosting its first blood drive by the American Red Cross on Saturday, July 15, 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…
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April 2017
SB PaperCrafters donate cards
Carol Thompson Once again Amber Lights senior living center residents were the recipients of handmade cards from our own SaddleBrooke PaperCrafters members. Back by popular demand these folks loved the cards we placed on their doors last year, and we were asked back to do the same this year!a Our PaperCrafters group donates greeting cards…
April 2017
Gathering Hearts – A SaddleBrooke Ranch Outreach Group
Thank you to all who donated a gift card on our last event. Over $500 in gift cards were donated to Youth On Their Own! The cards will be used for emergency student needs. Thank you so much! Our next event will be happening on Wednesday, June 7. While at YOTO we discussed what their…
March 2017
SBR annual spring food drive planned for March 25
Bob Johnson It is time to begin planning your food purchases for the upcoming SaddleBrooke Ranch spring food drive. This has been an annual event for several years and is conducted in collaboration with SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). This year the food drive will benefit the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth and serving…
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…
November 2016
Used iPads needed
Elise Grimes Last year the Education Committee tutors started an experiment using iPad tablets to help fourth and fifth grade students learn math. They found that using the traditional methods including flash cards to teach multiplication and division in groups of nine or 10 students was not progressing very well. Working with the school administrators…
September 2016
YOTO donation night a success
Carol Smith Gathering Hearts would like to thank all those who donated to the YOTO (Youth On Their Own) men’s toiletries donation night. The event was a success. We collected 73 deodorants, 61 bars of soap, 43 toothbrushes, 29 toothpastes, 39 bodywash/shampoo/conditioners, seven lotions, toilet paper, 37 packs of disposable razors, four combs and one…
August 2016
Gathering Hearts needs your donations
Gathering Hearts, a SaddleBrooke Ranch Outreach Program, needs your donations of men’s toiletries. Examples: disposable razors, shaving cream, deodorant, body wash, etc. We will have a drop-off location at the Bistro during happy hour on Friday, August 5, between the hours of 4:00 and 6:00 p.m. Bring your donations down and stop and have a…
August 2016
Food Drive for San Manual Food Bank – August 24
On Wednesday, August 24, 2016, Gathering Hearts will be sponsoring a food drive. All donated food will be donated to the Tri County Food Bank in San Manual. Please have your nonperishable food at the end of your driveway by 8:00 a.m. and someone will be by to pick it up. An example of items…
Front Page, June 2016
Donations For Youth On Their Own
Gathering Hearts, the new SBR outreach program, had its first meeting on 5/5/2016. It was a mini-breakfast at the Bistro for ladies wherein they all brought feminine hygiene products that were donated to the Tucson area program Youth On Their Own (YOTO). YOTO supports the high school graduation of homeless unaccompanied youth in the Tucson…