Registration Now Open for 25th Annual SBCO Walk for Kids! Nancy McCluskey-Moore It’s time to register for the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walk for Kids. The walk will begin with a warm-up session at 8:40 a.m., followed by the walk at 9 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 28. This signature SBCO event helps support our food, clothing,…
SBCO Enrichment Grants Bring Summer Fun to Local Kids Nancy McCluskey-Moore Did your childhood include visits to summer camp? For many of us, these trips into the “wilderness” provided opportunities to try new activities and experience life away from home. Triangle YMCA Ranch Camp in Oracle offers local kids a week filled with archery, horseback…
Consider a Legacy Donation to the SBCO Scholarship Endowment Fund Nancy McCluskey-Moore William James, the American philosopher and psychologist said, “The greatest use of a life is to spend it on something that will outlast it.” The Board of Directors of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) engaged in this type of farsighted thinking when it established…
SBCO and SaddleBrooke Ranchers Encourage Young Readers Nancy McCluskey-Moore Each year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) funds a grant to provide first graders at Ray Elementary School in Kearny, Ariz., with a wooden bookcase and two new books. The funding also provides for each child to receive two additional books in second and again in third…
SBCO Honors Special Volunteers for 2022-23 Nancy McCluskey-Moore For the past 26 years, all-volunteer organization SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has provided food, clothing, educational grants, and scholarships for local children in communities along the 100+-mile Copper Corridor that stretches north from Catalina to Globe. On April 10, SBCO board members, volunteers, and supporters gathered to…
Annual Food Drive Kicks Off on March 6 Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) annual Food Drive will this year gather donations of food and money to support the Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) based in Mammoth. TCFB serves needy families living in Mammoth, San Manuel, Oracle, and the Dudleyville/Aravaipa area. Donations from SaddleBrooke and…
SaddleBrooke Ranch Residents Brightened Thanksgiving for Local Communities Mary Heasley SaddleBrooke has been providing Thanksgiving baskets to the Oracle area for more than 10 years funded by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO). In 2022, for the first time, SaddleBrooke Ranch took this on for the San Manuel and Mammoth area, providing food for 32 families. “This wasn’t…
Become an SBCO Volunteer and Help Local Students Succeed Nancy McCluskey-Moore SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) was founded in 1997 to meet the needs of children living in the 11 current and former mining communities in the “Copper Corridor,” stretching 100 miles north of Catalina, Ariz. SBCO’s mission of providing children with opportunities to succeed is…
Make a Difference with a Donation to SBCO Nancy McCluskey-Moore For 25 years SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has been providing children in nearby communities with opportunities to succeed through programs that provide food, clothing, enrichment grants, and educational opportunities. Of the 14 schools served by SBCO, all are Title I Schools, meaning at least 40%…
Register Now for the 24th Annual SBCO Walk for Kids! Nancy McCluskey-Moore The SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walk for Kids (formerly known as The Walkathon) will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. This SBCO event helps support our programs benefiting youngsters from Catalina to the San Carlos Indian Reservation and the Miami…