Rotary Club of Bethel, Maine

06/23/2026

Rotarians and Masons are hard at work collecting items for the Rotary Yard Sale Aug. 6-10. We pick up weekly on Tuesdays. If you have items to donate, please call or text 207-870-3805. Proceeds of the sale benefit our many community projects. Thank you!

06/14/2026

06/10/2026

Our speaker this week was Lizz Peacock, co-executive director of Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation. She described the many programs and activities of the long-time organization, which provides year-round education and training for people with disabilities. The programs take place all over the state. For more information go to maineadaptive.org. Thank you Lizz for a great presentation!

06/04/2026

We made a donation this week to scholarships for Paint Doodle Create, an after-school and summer program emphasizing creativity through art. Ashley Oliver of PDC accepted the contribution from Rotarian Richard Tummon. A great program we are happy to support!

05/26/2026

Our speakers today were Birch Allen and Dustin Sysko of West Bethel Makerspace. The nonprofit provides workspace and tools to people with innovative plans and ideas in order to foster economic development and innovation, and support curiosity, learning, and community.
There is a wood shop, a metal shop, digital fabrication, laser cutting and other resources, so people don't have to spend a lot on equipment and tools to develop their ideas into products. WBM also offers courses in related skills.
For more information go to westbethelmakerspace.org. A great resource for the community!

05/19/2026

We presented donations this week to the Mahoosuc Land Trust's Monarch Festival, to a Telstar student group planning a trip to Ecuador; and to the Top Tappin Jazz Dance Studio. With Rotarian Dan Hart are, from left, Barbara Murphy of MLT; student Lilly Lewis and Principal Lindsay Luetje of TMS; and Maryanne Jordan of Toe Tappin Jazz. Again, thanks to the community for supporting our fundraisers that support kids and community projects!

05/18/2026

Our 11th Annual Bethel Rotary/Mahoosuc Kids Association 5k and 1 mile slime run was an epic success on Saturday! More than 100 kids and adults turned out on a perfect late spring day to enjoy the fun and competition. Thanks so much to Healthreach Community Health Centers for their Presenting Sponsorship, to all the Rotary Club of Bethel, Maine, Mahoosuc Kids Association and Masonic Lodge volunteers, to Crescent Park School for hosting and to the 65 business sponsors who supported the event. 100% of the proceeds will be invested back into our community to support after-school and enrichment programs for area youth! Team work makes the dreams work!

05/12/2026

Today we awarded donations to two area summer camps for scholarships for campers for this season. Left, University of Maine 4-H Camp Summer Camp Director Reid Johnson (left) accepts a check from Rotarian Kevin Finley. Right, Camp Susan Curtis Director Terry Mulke receives a donation. We are pleased to support them, and we thank the community for supporting our fundraisers to make it possible!

05/06/2026

We were visited this week by Project Graduation organizers (from left) Jessica Adams, Evan Parsons, Dylan Van Buren and Stephanie Herbeck, who talked to us about the program. Our club is donating funds to support PG, and we applaud this long-time effort to keep grads safe in celebrating their accomplishment!