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  On Tuesday, April 21, our lunch program will be a talk entitled “Cascadia Subduction Zone – Earthquakes and Volcanoes” from Dr. Danielle McKay, Associate Teaching Professor of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. Dr. McKay is a Senior Instructor in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Oregon. She lives here … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Earthquakes and Volcanoes – Dr. Danielle McKay

On Tuesday, April 14, our lunch program will be autobiographies from Diana (Dee) Teem, Bob Spaet, Michael Baker, and Stephanie Wascha. Come learn more about our very interesting new club members!       Dee Teem is the Development Director at J Bar J Youth Services. In previous leadership positions—including Executive Director at the Olalla … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: New Member Autobiographies

On Tuesday, April 7, our lunch program will be presentations from our top 3 candidates who applied to be our beneficiary for this year’s Duck Race: Friends of the Children Family Resource Center Saving Grace   Friends of the Children Central Oregon is part of a national network of Friends of the Children chapters across … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Duck Race Beneficiary Candidates

  Join us Tuesday, March 31st from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at The Emerald Loop with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 1012 SE Cleveland Ave #2, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, March 24, our lunch speaker will be Frank Patka, speaking on changing patterns for the incarcerated. In 2010, Frank C. Patka IV faced a pivotal moment in his life when he, at the age of 26, was convicted of Robbery II. He was sentenced to 70 months in prison under Oregon’s Measure 11 … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Changing Patterns for the Incarcerated – Frank Patka

Winners of the Wine Raffle last Friday were: Grand prize of 100+ bottles of wine: Andrea Angell 2nd prize winners of a case of fine wine each: Andrew Ward John Schontz Jamie Sinclair Greg Bryant Aaron Huffman Lauren Thompson Raul Ainardi

On Tuesday, March 17, our lunch speaker will be Solar Energy Specialist Brett Gorbett of National Solar USA. Brett will be presenting on the pros and cons of solar. This discussion will dive into grid tied solar, how that relates to Central Oregon, and the future benefits and concerns around power company billing policy and … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Brett Gorbett, Solar Energy Specialist

On Tuesday, March 10th, our Rotary lunch program is 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 3, our lunch speaker will be Oregon Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston. In 2024, Waterston was named to a two-year term as Poet Laureate of Oregon. Having so far visited twenty-two out of thirty-six counties, she’ll reflect on her first term and the initiative she has underway statewide. Her presentation will also include … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Oregon Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston