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Join us Tuesday, January 27th from 4:00 to 6:00PM for Happy Hour at Flights Wine Bar with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 1444 NW College Way, Bend, OR 97703. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

  On Tuesday, January 20, our lunch speaker will be our own Steve Ross, with a presentation on The Hidden World of Deep-Sea Corals. Steve is an Adjunct Research Professor (partly retired) at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Dr. Ross was the Chief Scientist for the 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition. Shallow water, tropical coral … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: The Hidden World of Deep-Sea Corals – Steve Ross

  On Tuesday, January 13, our lunch program will be Brian Dunning, Executive Director of Skeptoid Media, talking about What makes us Believe in Conspiracy Theories. Skeptoid Media is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit that promotes media literacy, curiosity, and critical thinking through engaging and educational multimedia content. By instilling the principles of scientific reasoning and … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: What makes us Believe in Conspiracy Theories – Brian Dunning

  On Tuesday, January 6, our lunch program will be our annual New Year’s Toasts, led by Neal Bordenave. If you’d like to give a toast during the meeting, we’d love to hear what you have to say. Signup for lunch here. This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: New Year’s Toasts

On Tuesday, December 16, our lunch speaker will be Dr. Greg Pereira, who’s the new president of COCC. Dr. Greg Pereira is the seventh president in Central Oregon Community College’s 75-year history. His tenure began in July of 2025. Prior to joining COCC, Pereira served as vice president for student affairs at Rio Salado College, … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Dr. Greg Pereira, the New COCC President

On Tuesday, December 9, our lunch speaker will be Dr. Steve Gordon – CEO St. Charles Health System. Steve was named President and CEO of St. Charles Health System in February 2023, after serving in the role on an interim basis for eight months. He joined the Board of Directors of St. Charles in 2014, … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Dr. Steve Gordon – CEO St. Charles Health System

  Join us Tuesday, November 25th from 4:30 to 6:00PM for Happy Hour at Dogwood at the Pine Shed with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 821 NE 2nd St., Bend, OR 97701. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, November 18, our lunch program will be on food insecurity in Central Oregon. Jon Baker of Bethlehem Inn and Kristin Swan of The Giving Plate will be presenting.     Central Oregon is filled with countless abundant resources. Access to Nature, clean air, powdery snow, and a smiling neighbor are just a few … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Food Insecurity in Central Oregon (Jon Baker, Kristin Swan)

On Tuesday, November 11, our lunch speaker will be John Tapogna, President Emeritus at ECOnorthwest and a consultant to the Oregon Business Council.   John Tapogna is President Emeritus at ECOnorthwest, an economic consulting firm, and a consultant to the Oregon Business Council. In 1997, he founded ECO’s social policy practice, which has advised on … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: John Tapogna – Oregon Economy Growth

On Tuesday, November 4, our lunch speakers will be Ashley Johnson and Bre Barrett from the Anti Trafficking Alliance of Central Oregon.   at:project Program Director – Bre Barrett Breanne Barrett, B.S. in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, joined J Bar J Youth Services in 2018 and has dedicated her career … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Ashley Johnson & Bre Barrett – Anti Trafficking Alliance