Tag: food bank

Celebrate Christmas Eve with OVCN @ The Ranch

Pastor Jim Kraemer This fall, OVCN @ The Ranch celebrated three wonderful years of worship and community here at SaddleBrooke Ranch! Our Nov. 2 anniversary gathering was filled with joy—games, heartfelt worship, a delicious dinner, and even a baked goods raffle that raised $1,423 for the Tri-Community Food Bank. It was a beautiful reminder of what makes…

Tri-Community Food Bank Seeing an Increase in Need for Emergency Food Assistance

Marilee Jensen As I write this article for the December newspaper, approximately 135,000 Tucsonans are not receiving their November SNAP benefits. This lapse creates great hardship for low-income families, seniors, and people with disabilities. While the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) cannot provide the amount of food that SNAP provides, we are stepping up to help.…

Tri-Community Food Bank and the Holidays

Marilee Jensen The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) is preparing to provide holiday meals and special offerings during November and December, all made possible due to the TCFB’s generous donors, particularly from SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. Thanksgiving: In November, customers will receive two emergency food boxes, a full Thanksgiving dinner, and a queen-size blanket for each…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – October 2025

Register NOW for the 27th Annual SBCO Walk for Kids! Nancy McCluskey-Moore Don’t miss the 2025 SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walk for Kids. The Walk will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. This signature SBCO event helps support our food, clothing, enrichment, and education programs benefiting youngsters along a 100+-mile corridor from Catalina…

Fresh Vegetables for IMPACT Food Bank

George Van Ess Attention SaddleBrooke Ranch gardeners! The SaddleBrooke Ranch HOA and Robson Communities have donated 10 raised beds to be utilized for growing vegetables for the IMPACT of Southern Arizona food bank, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. We have received donations from Ace Hardware, Home Depot, ARBICO Organics, and Tractor Supply providing much of what…

Bashas’—A Valued Partner of the Tri-Community Food Bank

Marilee Jensen Bashas’ grocery store in Catalina is very supportive of the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) and its mission “Feeding our neighbors in SE Pinal County.” Bashas’ has donated bakery items such as bread, rolls, bagels, pies, cakes, cookies, etc. to TCFB for more than 10 years and provides space for a donation box that…

SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings – April 2025

SBCO Grant Increases Community Involvement with Hayden High School Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) awarded a $5,000 grant to Hayden High School for the 2024-25 school year for a project to increase parental and community involvement with the school, thus strengthening the family and school relationship. Hayden High School already has a strong following…

Tri-Community Food Bank—A Look Back at 2024

Marilee Jensen As 2024 has come to an end, the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) Board of Directors would like to extend a big thank you to the many donors, volunteers, and organizations that have assisted in meeting the TCFB mission “Feeding Neighbors in SE Pinal County.” The food bank serves residents in the Copper Corridor…