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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

  On Tuesday, May 5, our lunch speaker will be Peter Franc, Executive Director of Ballet Bend. For the past 20 years, Peter danced around the world as a Soloist and Principal Dancer for several renowned classical and contemporary ballet companies including Houston Ballet, Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, and Oregon Ballet Theatre. Upon retiring from … Continue reading Rotary Lunch Program: Modern Day Ballet in Bend – Peter Franc

  Join us Tuesday, April 28th from 4:30 to 6:30PM for Happy Hour at The Commonwealth Pub with your fellow Greater Bend Rotarians! Bring your spouse, significant other, or a friend interested in Rotary. Address: 30 SW Century Dr #100, Bend. Note that there will be no lunch meeting that day.

  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 – 2026