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Don and Nancy Smith have been incredible community supporters here in Central Oregon, including projects at J Bar J. Watch this video–you’ll see many members of our Rotary club in this video talking about Don & Nancy’s contributions.

On Tuesday, July 7, our lunch program will be a tour of J Bar J Boys Ranch, and an autobiography from one of our newest members: Jan Eric Nordmo.   We’ll be at the J Bar J Boys Ranch this week. Address: 62895 Hamby Rd, Bend, OR 97701. Click here for driving directions. Signup for … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Tour of J Bar J + Autobiography (Jan Eric Nordmo)

  Join us Tuesday, June 30th from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at Crux Fermentation Project with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 50 SW Division St, Bend, OR 97702. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

On Tuesday, June 23, our lunch program will be the passing of the gavel from outgoing President Laurel Fishkin to incoming president Neal Bordenave. We’ll be in our usual room at 10 Barrel East. Signup for lunch here. This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Pass the Gavel

On Tuesday, June 16, our lunch speaker will be Lieutenant Nathan Garibay from Deschutes County Search & Rescue. The Deschutes County Sheriff’s SAR mission is to provide professional, high-quality search and rescue assistance to citizens of Deschutes County, visitors who recreate locally, and mutual aid to other counties as requested. The ability to save a … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Deschutes County Search & Rescue – Lt. Nathan Garibay

On Tuesday, June 9, our lunch program will be our own member Heidi Wright, who’ll be giving a presentation entitled “Inside a Journalism Lab: Reporting on Homelessness in Central Oregon”. Heidi is currently Board President, Fund for Oregon Rural Journalism.   Heidi is also Executive Director at ING (Independent Newspaper Group), an industry association committed … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Reporting on Homelessness in Central Oregon – Heidi Wright

Don’t miss lunch on Tuesday, June 2nd, for an enjoyable and inspiring program that promises to be one of the highlights of the year! At this year’s Rotary Student Recognition Lunch, we will honor exceptional high school students who have been chosen by their respective schools as the epitome of the Rotary ideal of “Service … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Student Recognition

  Join us Tuesday, May 26th from 4:30 to 6:30PM 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, May 19, our lunch program will be our president elect, Neal Bordenave, who’ll be speaking to us about the California Wildfire insurance crisis. Is Oregon next? Signup for lunch here. This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon. Join … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Wildfire Insurance Crisis – Neal Bordenave

  On Tuesday, May 12, our lunch program will be our local high schools’ Athletic Directors, giving us an update from the 2025/26 school year. Glen Rojas will be introducing the Athletic Directors. Signup for lunch here. This meeting will both in-person and virtual. We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Sports Program/Athletic Directors