The Golden Goose received the Legacy award from the Oro Valley Chamber of Commerce! On Aug. 13, Larry Clark and our own Stephanie Urdiales stepped up to the podium to receive this prestigious award. What a day, and what an organization! The story of the Golden Goose is an amazing “Cinderella” story: It’s a story…
Tag: SaddleBrooke Community Outreach
June 2024, Clubs & Classes
Woodworkers Club Builds Bookcases for Young Readers
Bren Hirschberg Saddlebrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has a summer reading program for the communities north of us in Pinal County. Each year, new first–graders are given several age-appropriate books to read during the summer, from first through sixth grade. They also give each student a bookcase to keep all the books they receive. A group…
June 2024, Generals
How Many Chickens Does It Take to Make a Goose Happy?
Chris Grey Well, if it’s the Golden Goose, your favorite thrift shop in Catalina, the answer is: quite a few! You probably know that the Goose is almost completely staffed by volunteers. Indeed, without them the Goose could not exist, at least as the entity it is. You see, 100% of its profits are split…
May 2024, Generals
Food Drives Help Our Pinal County Neighbors
Rosemary Douglas The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB), in Mammoth, received donations from two important Food Drives during the last couple of months. These donations make it possible to keep the Food Bank open, and enable us to continue to feed our neighbors in southeast Pinal County. In February, Epic Rides held their annual “24 Hours…
Clubs & Classes, March 2024
SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine Event
Deb McGiboney The SaddleBrooke Ranch Women of Wine (SBRWOW) club hosted the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) at our January SBRWOW event. SBCO is a nonprofit, all volunteer community organization to help the Arizona communities and school districts between SaddleBrooke and Miami, including the San Carlos Indian Reservation. This 100-mile corridor includes more than three counties, eight school districts,…
February 2024, Clubs & Classes
Rotary – February 2024
Rotarians Participate in Wreaths Across America Frank Shipton SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotarians Ron Lenz, Maggie DeBlock, Dick Kroese, Jennifer Williams, and Roger Swett participated in the laying of the Wreaths Across America on Dec. 16, 2023. 2023 Tucson Marathon Frank Shipton Members of the SaddleBrooke Sunrise Rotary (SSR) once again manned a hydration station in support…
November 2023, Generals
Donate to SBCO and Make a Difference!
Nancy McCluskey-Moore For more than 25 years, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has been providing young people in local communities with opportunities to succeed through programs that provide food, clothing, enrichment grants, and scholarships. We serve youngsters living in the “Copper Corridor”—mining towns stretching more than 100 miles from Catalina to Globe. Programs implemented by…
November 2023
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach – November 2023
Support Adopt-a-Family and Brighten the Holidays for Local Families Kim Schweitzer For the last 14 years, SaddleBrooke Ranch has participated in the “Adopt-a-Family” project sponsored by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). We ask that Ranch residents choose an “angel” from our tree, which contains the name, age, size, and wish list of holiday items for a…
November 2023, Generals
Support Adopt-a-Family and Brighten the Holidays for Local Families
Kim Schweitzer For the last 14 years, SaddleBrooke Ranch has participated in the “Adopt-a-Family” project sponsored by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). We ask that Ranch residents choose an “angel” from our tree, which contains the name, age, size, and wish list of holiday items for a child or adult. The gift recipients are referred to…
Generals, May 2023
Our Warehouse Is Full!
Rosemary Douglas The 25th annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive took place on March 18. The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) in Mammoth was the recipient of money and food donated by the generous residents of SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch. The donations received during the Food Drive make a major contribution toward keeping TCFB open and…