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Gifts are wrapped, bagged and stored until SaddleBrooke volunteers deliver them to Copper Corridor communities and the San Carlos Reservation.

 Nancy McCluskey-Moore

Since 2007, the SaddleBrooke Community Outreach (SBCO) Adopt-a-Family and Adopt-a-Child programs have provided hand-picked and carefully wrapped Christmas gifts for families in Oracle, San Manuel, Mammoth and Apache children on the San Carlos reservation. This year’s program is called the SBCO Holiday Adopt Program. In recent years, the program has grown to annually assist about 150 families and 230 Apache children. SaddleBrooke and SaddleBrooke Ranch residents provide the money and volunteer services required to make this program such a great success.

The SBCO Holiday Adopt Program is proud to support families whose children are enrolled in school districts in nearby Copper Corridor communities. Several units within SaddleBrooke have been a part of these programs for many years. We hope to have additional units join in this sharing opportunity in 2024. If you, your group or unit wishes to adopt a family or families in nearby Copper Corridor communities, email Kim Seales at kimseales@gmail.com. Volunteers are also needed to help shop and wrap gifts for delivery. Likewise, email Maggie DeBlock at zonbeer@aol.com if you prefer to adopt an Apache child or children. In addition, volunteers are needed for loading and unloading the wrapped gifts.

As always, SaddleBrooke residents are encouraged to donate to the program. Since SBCO is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization (Tax ID # 86-0843458), all contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law. Please contribute between Friday, October 25 to Friday, November 22.

Three Ways to Contribute

  • By credit card, online at https://community-outreach.org. Click the SBCO Holiday Adopt button on the lower center of the home page, then click “Click Here to Donate Online” and fill in the information on the Donation page (including your unit number).

    • Send or take a check payable to SBCO (with “SBCO Holiday Adopt” and your unit noted on the check) directly to the SBCO office at 63675 E. SaddleBrooke Boulevard., Suite L, Tucson, AZ 85739 (in the SaddleBrooke Business Complex).
    • If you have a representative that is coordinating the SBCO Holiday Adopt Program for your unit, you may give the check to them.

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