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On Tuesday, June 3, our lunch speakers will be Amy Fraley and Brook O’Keefe from the City of Bend, talking about solutions to homelessness in Bend.   Amy Fraley is the Senior Program Manager – Houselessness Solutions for the City of Bend. Her primary focus is developing and implementing comprehensive houselessness response for the city. … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Homeless in Bend – Amy Fraley and Brook O’Keefe

Join us Tuesday, May 27th from 4:00 to 6:00PM for Happy Hour at Prost with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 40 SW Century Dr #140, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, May 20, our lunch program will be a historical account of our Rotary club, led by Neil Bryant. Our speakers will include Kit Carmiencke, Allan Bruckner, Patricia Moss, Bob Thomas, Oran Teater, Gary Davis, and Loren Irving. Come learn more about how our club got started!               … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Historical Account of Our Club

On Tuesday, May 13, our lunch program will be autobiographies from new members Laura Thompson, Craig Walker, and Carol-Ann Nelson. Come learn more about some very interesting fellow Rotarians!     Laura Thompson is President of Central Oregon Center for the Arts. After a career as a hospital department director, Laura branched out from hospitals … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Laura Thompson, Craig Walker, and Carol-Ann Nelson

Recently, our Donations Committee gave a grant to J Bar J Ranch to help them purchase and install a greenhouse. We received this today from J Bar J: “Thanks to the generous gift by the Donations Committee from the Greater Bend Rotary Club membership, J Bar J was able to purchase and install a greenhouse … Continue reading New Greenhouse at J Bar J Ranch

  On Tuesday, May 6, our lunch program will be a presentation entitled “Order in the Court! A Look Behind the Bench” from Judge Beth Bagley. Judge Bagley was first elected to the Deschutes County Circuit Court in 2012, and she is in her twelfth year as Circuit Court Judge for Deschutes County. Judge Bagley … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Judge Beth Bagley

Join us Tuesday, April 29th from 4:00 to 6:00PM for Happy Hour at Viaggio Wine Merchant (near the Simpson/Century Drive roundabout) with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 210 SW Century Dr Suite 160, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch … Continue reading Happy Hour April 29th at Viaggio

  On Tuesday, April 22 2025, our speakers will be three Athletic Directors from our local high schools. This is a highlight each year where the Sports Committee provides a recap of our annual fund raiser from the Sports Program, but more importantly we will hear from the Athletic Directors regarding the benefits of high … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Meeting: Sports Program

On Tuesday, April 15, our lunch program will be a presentation on innovation in business and energy and economic development from Rebecca Robinson, Zachary Taie, and Eric Zeece from the Innovation Hub at OSU-Cascades.     Rebecca Robinson serves as the associate vice president for the economic development and industry relations office at Oregon State … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: OSU-Cascades Energy Innovation Center

On Tuesday, April 8, our lunch program will be presentations from three candidates for our club’s beneficiary for the 2025 Duck Race proceeds. The finalists are: Latino Community Association Family Access Network J Bar J Each finalist will do a brief presentation at the lunch meeting to share what the funds will be used for … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Duck Race Beneficiary Candidates