On Tuesday, August 23 2022, our lunch speaker will be Michelle Duff, Community Relations Manager of Rimrock Trails. Rimrock Trails was established as a nonprofit, adolescent residential substance use program at the Prineville Pioneer Memorial Hospital in 1990. Michelle will be speaking about mental health awareness and treatment.

Rimrock Trails operates comprehensive outpatient care in three areas throughout Central Oregon for individuals under age 25, and are approaching three decades of service. They now lead the system of care for addressing substance use and mental health disorders of young adults in our region.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (restaurant side), and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

Join us August 9th at the Convention Center for the Candidate forum for District 53. Our own Neil Bryant will be the moderator. Mike Sipe and Emerson Levy are the two candidates.

On Tuesday, July 12 2022, our lunch program will be on our club’s Bill Berg Foundation, presented by Kyle Frick. We will be recognizing our club members who contribute as Bill Berg Fellows and also have guest from COCC, OSU Cascades and Bend La Pine Schools Foundation to receive checks for scholarships.

The Foundation continues to grow and support 8 annual local scholarships, youth programs such as The Gift of Literacy in collaboration with the club, World Community Service funding and the recent club contributions to Ukraine.

Kyle will be presenting the financials and sharing how our members can contribute to the club legacy and future funding needs.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (restaurant side), and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

On Tuesday, June 21 2022, our lunch program will be autobiographies of some of our newest members: Kristie Schmitt, Amanda Ferrari, and Sharon Gueck. Come get to know more about these awesome new folks in our club!

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (restaurant side), and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

On Tuesday, June 14 2022, our lunch speaker will be Kolleen Miller, Education Director of the Upper Deschutes Watershed Council. Kolleen has taught environmental education courses throughout Alaska, Washington, and Oregon, and worked as the program manager for the Alaska Center for the Environment prior to joining the UDWC in 2002. She has trained and managed staff and volunteers within the context of watershed education, and has coordinated riparian restoration projects, water quality monitoring studies, and collaborative conservation education programs.

She was the editor for UDWC’s Upper Deschutes Subbasin Assessment (2003) and The Place We Cross the Water: Whychus Creek (2007). Kolleen holds a B.A in English from the University of California, Santa Barbara and a M.A. degree in English Studies with an emphasis in Ecocritical Analysis from Western Washington University. As the Education Director for UDWC, Kolleen develops and directs the environmental education programs for the Watershed Council in addition to providing leadership for many community-based watershed education projects in Central Oregon.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (restaurant side), and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

On Tuesday, June 7 2022, our lunch speaker will be Amy Sabbadini, from Classroom Law Project. Amy is Classroom Law Project’s Regional Program Manager for the Central Oregon area, and a National Board-certified social studies teacher with decades of classroom experience. She currently serves as an instructor in OSU-Cascades’ Master of Teaching program and has been mentoring emerging professionals for years. Amy led Oregon Writing Project workshops for teachers over many summers and enjoys educator collaboration and curriculum development. She received her B.A. in Environmental Studies and M.Ed. Secondary Teaching Social Studies from UC Santa Barbara.

Amy grew up in San Diego County and has lived in Italy and Costa Rica. She moved to Bend in 2005, where she is raising a blended family of two children, one dog, and one horse with her husband Dave.

Classroom Law Project is Oregon’s leader in preparing students to become active, engaged, and informed participants in democratic society.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (restaurant side), and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

On Tuesday, May 24 2022, Erik Tobiason will give us an update on our club’s Sports Program. Since 1976, RCGB has published High School Sports Programs that are distributed free-of-charge at various sporting events at Bend, Mountain View and Summit High School.

Through ad sales for these Programs – sold by club members – RCGB is able to donate $15,000-$25,000 per year to the respective athletic departments (this total is allocated among the 3 high schools). Projects from which local high schools have benefitted include the purchase of an activities van, weight room remodel and equipment, fences and lighting for athletic fields, timing devices, football sod, pay to play scholarships (currently $4,500 per year), stadium seating and more. Additional revenue from these ad sales is then distributed to local charities and causes through the club’s formal donation process.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse Convention Center, and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

On Tuesday, May 10 2022, our lunch speaker will be Denise Rowcroft, Program Manager for School Gardens, from The Environmental Center. Denise joined The Environmental Center in 2006 and is responsible for the on-site Kansas Avenue Learning Garden and the Garden for Every School program. She has a B.A. in Outdoor Education from Prescott College, and has over 20 years of experience with youth in classroom, outdoor and therapeutic settings.

Denise had zero gardening experience before The Environmental Center garden broke ground in 2010, and has been learning new things every year ever since. She previously managed the Rethink Waste Project from 2011-2018, and continues to have a deep interest in being resourceful over buying new. When she’s not busy being a mom, she’s skiing, floating a river, or creating jewelry and art from upcycled materials at Lost and Found.

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse (restaurant side), and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.

On Tuesday, May 3 2022, our lunch program will be about the Summit HS Interact Club.

This has been a fun and productive year for the Summit Interact Club! Come hear from some of our dynamic board members about their service activities and projects (helped with CO Veterans Village, started a new tutoring program, developed a volunteer handbook, leading a refresh of the interior courtyard, putting on a 5K Color Run, staff and healthcare worker appreciation, etc.).

Signup for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Riverhouse Convention Center, and virtual.

Join the Zoom Meeting here: RCGB Zoom Link

You can also call in to the meeting at (669) 900-9128 and enter meeting ID: 692 491 9146. If you’re asked, the passcode is 5110.

We will record the presentation for others who aren’t able to attend at noon.