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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

On Tuesday, February 4, 2025, our lunch speaker will be Dr. Steve Ross, Adjunct Professor at the Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington.   Steve will be talking to us about deep-sea science and returning to the Titanic shipwreck. Chief Scientist of the 2022 Titanic Survey Expedition, Dr. Ross led a … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program – Dr. Steve Ross – the Titanic Shipwreck

Join us Tuesday, January 28th 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 21, our lunch program will be autobiographies from new members Eric Taylor and Ron Parodi, and long-time member and past president Mark Capell! Come learn more about some very interesting fellow Rotarians!     Eric Taylor is an attorney at Brix Law. His diverse business and real estate practice focuses on acquisition, … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Autobiographies (Eric Taylor, Ron Parodi, Mark Capell)

On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, our lunch speaker will be Jenny O’Bryan, Executive Director of the St. Charles Foundation.   Jenny is an Oregon native who has spent the past two decades working in the nonprofit sector, first with the Portland Rose Festival Association, and then as Senior Vice President of Revenue and Development at … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program – St. Charles Foundation

  On Tuesday, January 7, our lunch program will be our annual New Year’s Toasts, led by Neil Bryant. 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 at the Riverhouse (Deschutes South, our usual room), … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: New Year’s Toasts

Join us Tuesday, December 31st from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at Stihl Whiskey Bar with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 550 NW Franklin Ave #118, Bend, OR 97701. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

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