Rotary Club of Bethel, Maine

11/03/2026

We were visited this morning by Amy Connell (left) and Jenn Evans of the Mahoosuc Kids Association. They updated us on the many afterschool and summer activities the program offers, and Rotary President-Elect Mike Rodney presented them with a donation from us to support their efforts. We thank the community for supporting our fundraisers that make these contributions possible!

10/28/2026

This week we were visited by Rotary District Governor Michele Bois-Gilbody (left), a member of the Freeport club. Michele told us about efforts and events going on within our Rotary district and offered us ideas on how to improve our work in the community. She also presented our president, Brandy Rodney, with a certificate recognizing the club's financial contribution to Rotary's worldwide effort to end polio. We thank her for her visit and wish her well in her continued work during the rest of her year as governor.

10/13/2026

Our speaker today was Allison Genovese of SeniorsPlus, which serves Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties. It provides support for senior citizens in a wide range of areas so that they may stay living in their homes independently for as long as possible. Resources include counseling, fitness classes, Meals on Wheels, adaptive equipment, Medicare counseling, financial advise and more. FMI go to seniorsplus.org. Thanks to Allison for the great information!

09/02/2026

Our speaker this week was Henrietta List, representing the Youth Hub program at the West Parish Congregational Church. The program offers space at the church for middle- and high-school age students to gather once a week after school. It provides food, a safe place to visit with friends, and activities, serving about three dozen kids with average weekly attendance ranging from 8 to 25. After Henrietta's talk Rotarian Mark Beck presented her with a donation from the club for the program. As always, we appreciate the community's support of our fundraisers that make these donations possible!

08/31/2026

The 6th Annual Mahoosuc Art & Agriculture Tour is right around the corner!

Join us Sunday, September 6th from 10:00 am–4:00 pm for a day celebrating the creativity, agriculture, and community that make our region so special.

This year’s tour features 7 locations, 16 local artists, live music, local food, and family-friendly activities!

Tour maps are available for purchase:
• Saturday, August 29 at the Bethel Farmers' Market
• Monday, August 31 to Friday, September 4th at the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce
• At each participating farm on the day of the tour

We hope to see you there!

Sponsored by Real Maine, The Local Food Connection, Rotary Club of Bethel, Maine, and BAAM.

08/31/2026

Rotarians grilled and helped serve food at yesterday's Monarch Festival at Valentine Farm. A fun event, and great to see so many people!

08/29/2026

The annual Monarch Festival takes place tomorrow, Aug. 30 at the Mahoosuc Land Trust Valentine Farm, 162 North Road in Bethel. Rotarians will be there helping to cook and serve food. Hope to see you there!
Go to https://www.mahoosuc.org/event-details/2026-monarch-festival for more.

Many new things to see and do this year!

08/19/2026

For their outstanding effort in organizing our annual Yard Sale, Rotarians Jon Pearson and Scott Parker were recognized with a certificate of appreciation and Paul Harris Fellow Award, respectively. Presenting the awards was Michele Varuolo Cole. Jon and Scott worked tirelessly to make the event a success. Congratulations to them!

08/11/2026

The 2026 Rotary Yard Sale is in the books and it was a huge success. Thanks to everyone in the community who contributed so that we may use the proceeds to benefit local community programs and projects. Tuesday was clean-up day at the sale site, and Rotarians gathered for a group photo after the work was completed. See you all next year!

08/09/2026

WMTW Channel 8 with Jacob Murphy is on site at the Yard Sale this morning until 8 am. Tune in and see what we have!