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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

On Tuesday, April 1, our lunch program will be on the topic of dementia, with member Greg Ferenz explaining generally about the disease states and pathology of cognitive decline and then how and when interventions happen. Dr. Gregory Ferenz, DO, is a distinguished neurologist based in Bend, Oregon, renowned for his comprehensive, patient-centered approach to … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Dementia – What can you do?

  Join us Tuesday, March 25th from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at Bend Wine Bar with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 550 SW Industrial Way #194, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, March 18, our lunch program will be the annual “Invention Convention”. Every year, our club hosts the Invention Convention, where students from Miller Elementary School are encouraged to think up (and present to the club and their family members) their inventions to “save the world” or just make life a little easier for … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: The Invention Convention

  On Tuesday, March 11, our lunch program will be on the Latino Community Association of Central Oregon. Our speakers from the LCA will be Executive Director Catalina Frank, and Deputy Director Mary Murphy.   The Latino Community Association (LCA) is an essential connecting point for our immigrant community to ask questions, have letters translated, … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Latino Community Association of Central Oregon

On Tuesday, March 4, our lunch speaker will be Eric Denbrook.   From 1989-2019 he worked for Orbital Sciences Corporation where he worked on the upper stage for the space shuttle as well as numerous rockets including Pegasus, the first successful commercial rocket. Before that, Eric was at Hughes Space and Communications from 1979-1989, where … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Eric Denbrook – a Real-Life Rocket Scientist

Join us Tuesday, February 25th from 4:00 to 6:00PM for Happy Hour at Elixir Wine Group with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 11 NW Lava Rd, Bend, OR 97703. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, February 18, our lunch speaker will be Shareef Dajani, Vice President of Business Development, Strategy, and Sales at Silverlabs Inc.   Silverlabs leverages AI from leading companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, Getty Images, and Eleven Labs to transform written text into video. The company focuses on using AI responsibly to create marketing videos, training … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Shareef Dajani, Silverlabs Inc.

On Tuesday, February 11, our lunch speaker will be Kira Sandiford from the Central Oregon Trail Alliance (COTA).   Kira is a leader in the outdoor industry with a focus on public lands and trail stewardship. She currently serves as the Development Director for COTA. Prior to that, Kira spent 8 years working for REI, … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Kira Sandiford, Central Oregon Trail Alliance