Tonight, a candlelight vigil is planned for the Las Vegas shooting victims: Tonight at 6:30-7:30 Drake Park Stage Area There will be no speakers! We will quietly gather for an hour to pay our respects. Please share so everyone knows! If you’re interested check out the link and share it … Continue reading
The Summer 2017 Lego Robotics coach workshop schedule has been finalized. These workshops are for adult coaches and mentors of FIRST Lego League (FLL) Robotics teams. They help you understand the various aspects of running a team, as well as get your hands on a new EV3 robot. We provide the robots … Continue reading
Here is a great event that just showed up on my radar today: a benefit for Saving Grace, Smiles of Hope & Healing. It’s taking place Thursday, February 23 at Healthy Bend Dental Implant Center down in the Old Mill District, and it’s free. Here’s the post and details from … Continue reading
We are right the middle of the Humane Society of Central Oregon‘s annual Pup Crawl fundraiser for homeless animals, with participating breweries hosting a stop on the crawl a different night through the 24th. Come out for one – or all – evenings of HSCO’s 6th annual Pup Crawl! This … Continue reading
You might have seen the cards and stickers and posters around town lately for the Bend JOY Project. In light of everything that’s been going on in recent months, this is an interesting project that exists to bring, well, joy to the community: The Bend JOY Project is a challenge, … Continue reading
Next week from Monday, December 5 through Thursday, December 8, the Bend Fire Department’s Santa Express returns for their annual food and clothing drive. Fire trucks will be driving through a different neighborhood each night collecting items. The Bend Firefighter’s Association and Bend Fire and Rescue are working with The … Continue reading
Each year the FIRST Robotics Club Team 753 (the High Desert Droids) holds a Garage Sale Fundraiser in November to help raise money for the club for the upcoming season, and as part of that they also hold a donations drive. This year’s Garage Sale takes place at Mountain View High … Continue reading
This Saturday, November 14, the High Desert Droids robotics team is holding their annual garage sale fundraiser, which helps to offset funds needed for students to participate in this challenging program. The Droids are four time champions at statewide robotics competitions and need to raise money to help sent the team … Continue reading
Do you like robots, and/or LEGO? My friend Jen (occasional contributor to Hack Bend) forwarded this email to me today: This coming Sunday there is a LEGO robotics tournament planned at Mountain View High School in Bend, OR. Seventeen teams comprised of Central Oregon students in grades 4-8 will be … Continue reading
The Santa Express is the food and clothing drive held by the Bend Fire Department each year to help those in need during the holiday season. This year, in addition to BFD volunteers, they have help from a local 4H group, Girl Scout Troup 50811, and students from Bend High. The … Continue reading