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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

  Join us Tuesday, October 28th from 4:30 to 6:00PM for Happy Hour at Midtown Yacht Club with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 1661 NE 4th St., Bend, OR 97701. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, October 21, our lunch speaker will be FBI Special Agent Chad Lapp.   Mr. Lapp was born in Cleveland, OH. He received a B.S. in Physics from the United States Naval Academy in 2007. Prior to working for the FBI, Mr. Lapp was an Operations Manager for U.S. Steel, and a Surface Warfare … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Chad Lapp, FBI – Dealing with Scams

On Tuesday, October 14, our lunch speaker will be Bill Kowalik, Board Chair from DarkSky Oregon. Bill is a founding board member of DarkSky Oregon (2019). Originally from Pennsylvania, Bill has lived in Virginia, Colorado, California, Western Australia and now resides in Bend. Bill’s lifelong activities include community advocacy, movie-making, woodworking, bicycling and cross-country skiing. … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Bill Kowalik – DarkSky Oregon

On Tuesday, October 7, our lunch speaker will be fellow club member Cort Vaughn. Cort will be giving an update on the state of Rotary’s efforts to eradicate polio worldwide. Cort Vaughan is a Polio survivor. He and his wife Tonya have two sons and two grandsons. Cort joined the Rotary Club of Greater Bend … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: World Polio Update

Join us Tuesday, September 30th from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at Ballers & Brews with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: