Barbara Barr Bengen The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke teamed up with IMPACT of Southern Arizona, Oracle Community Center, and Bubb’s Grub, to bring Christmas to 115 seniors and shut-ins in the cities surrounding SaddleBrooke. It took a team to produce a complete Christmas dinner, music, singing, dancing, and gifts. But the smiles on the faces…
Christianne Dettmann New years often start with resolutions. Many times, we commit to keep up with what’s working. Other times, we resolve to try something new. This year, members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club have continued to commit their mighty muscles to the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth, Ariz., at least three times…
Nichole Lawhon The Paper Crafters continued community outreach and brought some holiday cheer over the past few months by delivering over 250 handcrafted cards along with gift baskets to The Rotary Club. The next distribution will be later this month. Please reach out to Suzy Claar if you would be interested in contributing to this…
Linda Drake Mark your calendar for Thursday, March 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Ranch House Ballroom for a “Lunch and Lecture with a Financial Legend.” The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke is holding a great and informative event on revisiting your retirement planning. The “Father of the Four Percent Rule” and member…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Raises Funds to Eliminate Polio Barbara Barr Bengen Bill and Diane Demeroutis opened their home to host over 30 Rotarians and guests for “Paella for Polio.” This is the second year the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has raised funds to end Polio with a Paella Party. Bill and Melinda Gates…
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Supports Mammoth and San Manuel Students Christianne Dettmann The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club participated again in the annual “I Don’t Want It!” sale, held this past Oct. 12 in the MountainView clubhouse parking lot. Favorable weather, fantastic finds, and friendly patrons yielded a donation of $700 to the Mammoth San Manuel (MSM)…
Number One in Service Projects Barbara Barr Bengen and Wanda Bailey District Governor Sue Archibald just made her annual visit to the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke. While visiting, she had two big announcements for our club. We were so excited to learn that our club was #1 in the district in service projects. We were…
4th of July Celebration Barbara Barr Bengen You know when you are a small community, like Oracle, you are going to need some help to make the 4th of July a meaningful holiday for the kids. So, who ya gonna call? Why, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke! For the past several years, the Rotary Club…
The Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke Continues Its Winning Streak Barbara Barr Bengen So there you are at the annual installation of the new District Governor and awards for the 2023-24 Rotary year. You’ve been an award–winning club year after year. In past years you’ve won awards for things like membership growth, membership retention, being a…
City of Tucson Multidisciplinary Outreach Team Spoke to SSR Frank Shipton Guest speakers Thelma Magallanes, Elle Millyard, Alex Manriquex, Laurie Distel, and Zion Alderette from the City of Tucson Multidisciplinary Outreach Team (MDOT) were invited to speak to members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary (SSR) club on March 21. The subject was MDOT’s project promoting…