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On Tuesday, December 17, 2024, our lunch speaker will be Anthony Poponi, and he’ll be talking about “Happiness & Resilience in the Workplace”. Anthony moved to Bend from Colorado in 2020. His career has included decades of work in the public and non-profit sectors. His experience specific to youth development includes serving as a school … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program – Anthony Poponi – Happiness & Resilience in the Workplace

  On Tuesday, December 3, 2024, our lunch speakers will be Karen Brockway, Lisa McCoy, and Megan Minkiewicz from Guide Dogs for the Blind. Guide Dogs for the Blind is a nonprofit organization with headquarters in San Rafael, California and a 50-acre campus in Boring, Oregon, which opened in 1995. GDB is the largest guide … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program – Guide Dogs for the Blind

Join us Tuesday, November 26th from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at the downtown Hola restaurant! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 920 NW Bond St, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, our lunch speaker will be Jon Stark, CEO of EDCO. Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) is a non-profit corporation supported by private and public members and stakeholders. Their mission is to create a diversified local economy and a strong base of middle-class jobs in Central Oregon.   Jon is … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program – Jon Stark, CEO of EDCO

  On Tuesday, November 12 2024, our lunch program will be on our club’s Bill Berg Foundation, presented by Kyle Frick. The Foundation continues to grow and support annual local scholarships, youth programs such as The Gift of Literacy in collaboration with the club, and World Community Service funding. Kyle will be presenting the financials … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Bill Berg Foundation – Kyle Frick

On Tuesday, November 5, our lunch program will be a presentation from Katy Brooks, CEO, Bend Chamber of Commerce. Her vision for the chamber is to catalyze an environment where businesses, their employees and the community thrive. The chamber supports a collaborative business environment and leads efforts to resolve on tough issues like the affordable … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program – Katy Brooks, CEO, Bend Chamber of Commerce

Check out this message about polio eradication from Bill Gates:

Join us Tuesday, October 29th from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at Va Piano with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 425 SW Powerhouse Dr #301, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, October 22, our lunch program will be a review of candidates and ballot measures on the upcoming election, led by Neil Bryant. About Neil Bryant Neil arrived in Bend in August 1973 as a freshly minted Willamette University Law graduate with his wife, Mary, and a three year old daughter. He joined the … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Election Review – Neil Bryant

Four new cases of Polio in Pakistan, plus 50 positive environmental samples. Did you know that most cases of Polio are asymptomatic? Only 1 in 200 cases result in Paralysis. Four paralyzed children means 800 children were infected by Polio. What is going on in Pakistan? All of the cases occurred in remote areas along … Continue reading Polio Update: October 10, 2024