Barbara Barr Bengen Rotary District 5500 (Southern Arizona) announced that it has selected Lynn Devou as District Governor for the 2029-2030 Rotary year. District 5500 consists of over 50 Rotary clubs south of Phoenix. In the district newsletter, District 5500 commented, “Congratulations to Lynn Devou, from the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke, on her selection as…
This Quilt Sale Will Have You in Stitches! Christianne Dettmann You and EYE shouldn’t NEEDLE lot of prodding to HEAD to the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club’s first-ever QUILT SALE on Tuesday, Oct. 28, and Wednesday, Oct. 29! In fact, why not PIN those dates to your calendar now, because they will be upon us all…
Christianne Dettmann The SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club is excited to announce that its much-anticipated quilt sale will be held this coming Oct. 28 and 29 (Tuesday and Wednesday) at the Sunny Side Up Café in Catalina, Ariz. Located just south of SaddleBrooke at 15800 N. Oracle Road, the Café is graciously opening one of its…
Christianne Dettmann By Gifting, Lifting, Shifting, Shivering … and Quilting! Okay, so those don’t completely rhyme, but it’s worth noting just how many ways the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary Club finished strong in 2024 and is striding even stronger into 2025. In December alone, the club: * Gifted Christmas goodies and necessities to dozens of needy…
SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary: Repurposing for a Purpose Christianne Dettmann The old adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure,” is often traced back to the Roman poet Lucretius and reminds us that we all have different tastes and different needs. It also encourages us to repurpose, rather than trash, those useful things we no longer…
Barbara Barr Bengen, Joe Guyton, and Bill Demeroutis Can you imagine trying to escape a house fire and having to drop your infant son from a second story window to the arms of a person down below. That’s what happened to the mother of the Mullineux family of five who just lost their Oracle home…
The Rotary Club Has Fun Raising Money for Kids Dan Watson and Barbara Barr Bengen “This was so much fun!” is one thing all the players say about the annual Fore For Kids Charity Golf Tournament. Year after year, the Rotary Club of SaddleBrooke has sponsored a fun tournament to raise funds for programs for…