For six years, Sisters Transportation and Ride Share (STARS) volunteers have helped local residents reach essential medical appointments in Sisters, Bend, and Redmond. Volunteer drivers and dispatchers enjoy flexible schedules, meaningful connections, and the satisfaction of helping their neighbors.

Sisters is notable for the annual number of volunteer hours donated by committed citizens. One such citizen doing his part to help Sisters be a more livable community is Bob Norin. Sisters Transportation and Rideshare (STARS) is extremely fortunate to have Bob on our volunteer team. Bob completed 101 free, round trip rides in 2025. He made sure that our passengers could get to their non-emergency medical appointments 101 times. Bob is pictured here with passenger Diane Salvo.

Sisters Transportation and Ride Share celebrated our volunteers with a catered event at the HUB, complete with awards for exceptional service.

STARS was highlighted in the AARP publication, AARP Livable Communities, as an important part of making Sisters an age-friendly community.

STARS was honored to be awarded a grant from the Oregon Community Foundation. The generous $15,000 grant will go far in supporting our mission to help keep Sisters healthy, one ride at a time. OCF is committed to funding organizations that work to improve lives in every corner of Oregon. Funding free transportation to non-emergency medical appointments is essential to rural areas.