On Tuesday, August 8th 2017, our guest speaker will be Congressman Greg Walden.

U.S. Rep. Greg Walden represents the people of Oregon’s Second Congressional District, which includes 20 counties in central, southern, and eastern Oregon. Walden and his wife spent more than two decades as radio station owners in the Gorge. He’s also a licensed amateur radio operator (W7EQI). He put that small business and technology experience to work as chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. His work in support of Oregon’s rural farm and ranch economy has earned him local and national recognition. He’s helped write and pass bipartisan legislation to expedite treatment of fire-prone forests, and continues to work across the aisle to find natural resource solutions. The House has also passed bipartisan legislation Walden has championed to fix broken federal forest policy to restore forest health and put people back to work in the woods, as well as legislation (now law) to bring more water and power to Central Oregon for job creation.

On Tuesday, August 1st 2017, our guest speaker will be Rotary District Governor Claudette McWilliams.

Claudette joined Rotary in 1999. Since that time she has served as club president, AG and Executive AG in addition to her service on numerous club and district committees, including the Nominating, Credentials and Elections, Membership, Strategic Planning and DRFC Committees. She is a Charter Interact Club Advisor, graduate of the District Leadership Academy and a PETS Instructor. Claudette is a multiple Paul Harris Fellow, who was selected as Rotarian of the Year by her club. She is a recipient of RI’s Four Avenues of Service Award.

On Tuesday, July 18th 2017, our guest speaker will be Kyle Gorman, Region Manager at Oregon Water Resources Department. Kyle will be talking about the Deschutes River and the Klamath River Basin.

On Tuesday, July 11th 2017, our guest speaker will be Kim DeBroux from TechTrek.

Tech Trek Central Oregon is a local, week-long camp at Oregon State University’s new Cascades Campus for girls who are passionate about Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). 36 rising eighth-grade girls from Jefferson, Crook, and Deschutes counties will attend the camp July 23rd – 29th. Tech Trek is uniquely designed for girls and offers a first-hand look at how exciting careers in the science can be.

Roger Lee from EDCO will be our presenter.

Founded in 1981, EDCO is a non-profit corporation supported by private and public members and stakeholders. Their mission is to create a diversified local economy and a strong base of middle class jobs in Central Oregon. They attract and guide outside employers through the relocation process as a resource for regional data, incentives, talent, site selection and more; they mentor and advise scalable young companies from concept to exit on issues such as access to capital, critical expertise, and strategy; they partner with local traded-sector companies to help them grow and expand.

Tom Counos and Tom Cocanower will be presenting on the Rotary Foundation and our club’s own Bill Berg Foundation.

The Rotary Foundation is Rotary International’s foundation for funding Rotary International’s six causes:

1. Promoting peace
2. Providing clean water
3. Saving mothers and children
4. Supporting education
5. Growing local economies
6. Fighting disease

Our club’s Bill Berg Foundation was formed in 1995 to provide a permanent fund from which youth-related projects in our community can be funded.

Join us from noon till 1:15 at the Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend, OR 97702.

On Tuesday, June 6th, 2017 our speaker will be Brad Chalfant, the Executive Director of the Deschutes Land Trust.

Brad is responsible for the leadership and direction of the organization, as well as for communicating the Land Trust’s mission to the public. Brad provides overall supervision of fundraising activities, land and conservation easement acquisitions and land management activities. Brad was one of the original founders of the Land Trust, the first President of the Board and became the Executive Director in 1997. Prior to starting the Land Trust, Brad was the Property and Real Estate Manager for Deschutes County. Brad earned a B.G.S. in Economics and Geography from the University of Kansas and his J.D. from Northwestern School of Law, Lewis & Clark College. Brad is an avid backpacker, skier and cyclist and enjoys being outside with his wife Brenda.

Join us from noon till 1:15 at the Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room, 901 SW Simpson Ave, Bend, OR 97702.