SaddleBrooke Community Outreach’s (SBCO) general meeting on February 8 will showcase two of our most successful educational programs: College Scholarships and our College for Kids Elementary Science Program done in partnership with Central Arizona College. Our guest speakers are Dave Jungbluth, Jamie Wolghast and Elissa Craig. Dave, a counselor at Mammoth San Manuel High School,…
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February 2016
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
The Education Committee needs your help Last year the Education Committee tutors started an experiment using iPad tablets to help fourth and fifth grade students learn math. They found that using the traditional methods including flash cards to teach multiplication and division in groups of nine or 10 students was not progressing very well. Working…
January 2016
Baby, it’s cold outside!
Anni Evans, V.P. Kids’ Closet Fall and winter can be particularly hard for many of the children Kids Closet serves. With the weather getting cold, these children come to the Closet for warm winter clothes including a knit stocking cap. We at Kids’ Closet are so grateful to the many knitters that provide us with…
December 2015
Holiday Home Tour
Nan Nasser The Holiday Home Tour, sponsored by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, will take place Sunday, December 6, starting at Suite L in the commercial center on SaddleBrooke Blvd. In addition to seven open houses there will be a boutique of items made by our residents! You may arrive at noon to see the boutique, or…
November 2015
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Happenings
General meeting and School Volunteer Fair – November 16 SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, in proud partnership with three local area schools, presents our first School Volunteer Fair. Our mission is to introduce the volunteer opportunities for residents to learn about the need for volunteers at nearby schools and how you can make a difference. This is…
November 2015
SaddleBrooke Holiday Home Tour December 6
Nan Nasser The December 6 Holiday Home Tour, sponsored by SaddleBrooke Community Outreach, will begin at 1:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. that Sunday. Tickets are $15 each, and the booklet with all the maps and write-ups will be available that day as of 12:30 p.m. at Suite L in the commercial center on…
August 2015
Behind the scenes at Kids’ Closet
Patrick Polencheck It’s summer in our wonderful SaddleBrooke community, and many of our dedicated volunteers are gone for the season. But there is still much work behind the scene to be done prior to reopening for the fall/winter school year. This year’s opening will be on Thursday, September 17, and continue through November 23, 2015.…
June 2015
Community Outreach Volunteer of the Year
At the annual Appreciation Program of SaddleBrooke Community Outreach held on April 13, John Young was recognized as Volunteer of the Year for his many years of service on the Finance Committee of SBCO. John first became treasurer of SBCO in 2003 and for the last 12 years has provided all kinds of financial support…
July 2015
Mark your calendar for annual Walkathon
Nan Nasser Do you remember the song These Boots Were Made for Walking? Well, polish off your boots and sneakers and get ready for the 19th annual SaddleBrooke Community Outreach Walkathon to be held Saturday, October 24, beginning at 7:30 a.m. with warmups in the HOA One parking lot, a walk around Ridgeview and ending…
May 2015
Shredding event April 10
Nan Nasser On Friday, April 10, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach joined forces with Long Realty, Golder Ranch branch and the Beacon Foundation, the largest employer of disabled Americans in the area, to host a shredding event for residents and friends of people in SaddleBrooke. Beacon Foundation has several contracts with the U.S. Government for shredding and…