In 2025, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Enrichment Program awarded a $5,000 grant to the Hayden Public Library in Gila County. Hayden and its neighbor, Winkelman, are two very small rural towns about an hour north of SaddleBrooke. Hayden-Winkelman is an economically challenged area with limited activities for children other than the community pool and…
Marilee Jensen The Tri-Community Food Bank (TCFB) Board of Directors would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all who participated in another very successful SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Food Drive. The donations from this food drive ensure that our clients in the communities of Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth, Dudleyville, and Aravaipa receive a wide…
Dale Farland It is tax season, and many of us are thinking about reducing our personal Arizona (AZ) income taxes. Well, here is a legal way to reduce your Arizona income taxes while helping local charities/nonprofits. It is a win-win! A win as you help a charity and a win for you to reduce your…
Join the Annual SBCO Celebration on April 13 Nancy McCluskey-Moore On Monday, April 13 at 3 p.m. in the MountainView ballroom, SBCO will honor the volunteers and supporters who have made it possible to annually serve children and their families living in the Copper Corridor stretching from Catalina to Miami and San Carlos. This area…
Mona Sullivan SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) has two teams working on providing Thanksgiving baskets to local families. The SaddleBrooke Ranch team, consisting of 18 volunteers, including six students, delivered 40 baskets to San Manuel High School. Ranch volunteers included co-chairs Anthony Signorelli and Tim Bowen, Lu Legel, Susan Knight, Vida Kaczmarek, Jeff Kaczmarek, Gretchen Annan,…
Donate to SBCO and Make a Difference in the Lives of Local Children Nancy McCluskey-Moore For more than 27 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”—former mining…
Register NOW for the 27th Annual SBCO Walk for Kids! Nancy McCluskey-Moore Don’t miss the 2025 SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Walk for Kids. The Walk will begin at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 8. This signature SBCO event helps support our food, clothing, enrichment, and education programs benefiting youngsters along a 100+-mile corridor from Catalina…
Cut the Clutter—Shred Your Old Paper Files! Nancy McCluskey-Moore Stop giving outdated paper files valuable space in your home. Gather those no-longer-needed materials into boxes or bags and bring them to the Shredding and Recycling Event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9 a.m. to noon (or until the truck is full). The event, hosted by…
SBCO Enrichment Grant Supports Innovative Ray Farm to School Program Jennifer Cude In fall 2021, Ray Unified School District (USD) gave me the opportunity to build a gardening and sustainability program at an unused campus location. I was able to serve about 40 to 50 students through classes in the Ray Learning Garden that taught…
Is Your House a Candidate for the SBCO Home Tour? Nancy McCluskey-Moore Each year SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) hosts a tour of remodeled homes designed to show SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents changes that may inspire their own home improvements. This event helps SBCO inform both communities about its food, clothing, enrichment, and educational programs…