On Tuesday, October 4 2022, our lunch program will be a debate between the candidates for Mayor of Bend: Chris Piper and Melanie Kebler. Melanie grew up in Bend and has spent her career as an attorney serving the public. She was elected to the Bend City Council in November 2020. Chris is a former Bend city Councilor, and served on several city committees and as ex-officio to Downtown Bend Business Association and two neighborhood associations.

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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, September 20 2022, our lunch program will be a District 54 Candidate Forum, with candidates Jason Kropf and Judy Trego speaking.

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Judy has worked as the Director for a rural Chamber of Commerce, Chief of Staff, Oregon Senate legislature; Constituent Services Manager, U.S. House of Representatives; and for a non-profit working to reduce the root causes of poverty.

Jason is an attorney and currently serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 54th district (elected in 2020). He currently serves on a number of local boards, including (CASA) of Central Oregon, and on the Bend Park and Recreation Board.

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, September 13 2022, our lunch speaker will be Cassie Lacy, senior management analyst at the City of Bend. She’ll be speaking about Bend’s Climate Action Plan. Cassie Lacy is a senior management analyst at the City of Bend and is responsible for leading the City’s environmental and sustainability initiatives. She has been with the City of Bend for over 4 years and oversees the development and implementation of the Community Climate Action Plan.

Cassie was the City’s first staff person dedicated to environmental stewardship projects. Prior to the City, she has helped to launch new sustainability programs on a broad range of topics in the consulting, non-profit and higher education sectors.

Sign up for lunch here.

This meeting will both in-person at the Convention Center, Room Cascade CD, 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, September 6 2022, our lunch program will be autobiographies of some of our newer members: Jamie Garza, Glen Rojas, and Derek Williams. 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, 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.