The Rotary Foundation and the Bill Berg Foundation

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.

Deschutes Land Trust – Brad Chalfant

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

Brad Chalfant on Tumalo MountainBrad 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.