Do you shop on Amazon.com for holiday gifts or other items? Would you like a percentage of your purchase price to help needy youngsters in our area? Then AmazonSmile Foundation is for you! When you are ready to shop, go to smile.amazon.com. Millions of items are eligible for a five percent donation to SaddleBrooke Community…
Tag: SaddleBrooke Community Outreach
December 2016
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach supports Teens Sew Cool
Linda Shannon-Hills For some students, learning to sew opens up new opportunities for them, learning a new skill, becoming independent, learning how to become creative in design and skills to share their art by making gifts for family and friends. Teens Sew Cool provides an opportunity for teens and pre-teens living in Oracle, San Manuel…
December 2016
Shop and support SBCO
SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that is a wonderful way to help the kids clothe and educate children in the SBCO service area extending from Catalina to the San Carlos Apache Reservation. A great way to do this is by shopping at Bashas’ and using their Bashas’ Community Support Card. The…
November 2016
How do you know if you make a difference?
Nan Nasser You ask the people involved in your programs. SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has three major areas to target: clothing, education, nutrition. We received responses that we didn’t even request! Clothing started with Kids’ Closet almost 20 years ago. Children in designated areas of need, primarily elementary school ages selected by school administrators, were…
October 2016
Make a difference! Make a donation! Providing opportunity for kids to succeed
Shawne Cryderman As the year comes to a close we ask you to consider making a difference in a child’s life. SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) provides clothing, educational opportunities and support of the Tri-Community Food Bank to help improve children’s lives in communities near us who experience extreme poverty. Our Programs: Kids’ Closet provides new…
October 2016
Smile as you shop
Emilie Siarkiewicz Did you know that your purchases on Amazon.com can benefit needy children in our neighboring communities? Amazon has a program called “AmazonSmile” whereby they will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to the charitable organization of your choice. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know: same products, same prices…
October 2016
Golf Ball sales help kids
Emilie Siarkiewicz Need golf balls? Have we got a deal for you! SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) is selling a dozen golf balls for only $5! They are recycled balls retrieved from bunkers, water hazards, back yards and places where most humans dare not go. They have been cleaned and sorted by guys who know a…
October 2016
AZ Tax Credit: Giving can save you money
SBCO qualifies for Arizona Tax Credit of $400 for single or head of household and $800 for married filing jointly. As you start your tax planning for the balance of 2016 please consider giving to SBCO’s many programs for kids. If your residence is in Arizona then the Arizona Tax Credit allows you to deduct…
September 2016
SBCO needs volunteer office help
Pat Andrea If you are looking for a local opportunity to volunteer with flexible hours and a chance to meet new people, this may be the right choice for you. Starting in September the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) office at the SaddleBrooke Minit Mart Plaza (located in Suite L next to the dentist) will be…
September 2016
Annual Walkathon
Nan Nasser As we move into our 20th year of supporting kids, SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) will host its 20th Walkathon on Saturday, October 29. Vital Moves will have warm-up exercises at 7:30 a.m. and walkers, led by the Grand Marshals Pat and Ron Andrea, will head out at 8:00 a.m. for the standard walk…