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North Bethesda Rotary meetings are currently held at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel in North Bethesda, MD, and via Zoom conference calls on Fridays @ 7:15 AM.

06/16/2026

Welcome to this week’s NBRC meeting!
It’s a big one for the club as we’ll be presenting the Teacher of the Year Award, organized by Kent Mason.

We hope you’ll join us this morning and help celebrate this important recognition.

Looking forward to seeing everyone bright and early Friday morning.

06/08/2026

We’re getting ready to enter a new Rotary year - and with it comes our new theme: Create Lasting Impact.

After a year of strengthening connections through Unite for Good, we now take the next step. This year’s message encourages us, as People of Action, to turn those connections into meaningful, sustainable change - in our communities, around the world, and in our own lives.

Here’s to a year of creating impact that lasts.

06/03/2026

We’re looking forward to a new NBRC meeting this Friday!

This week we’ll enjoy a Classification Talk from our newest member, Karen Willetts, and we’ll kick things off with a 3‑minute talk from Bruce Fowler.

We meet at the Bethesda Marriott on Pooks Hill.
The meeting starts at 7:30 AM, but don’t miss the best breakfast in the area - we’re there from 7:00 AM, and you’re more than welcome to join us early.

See you Friday morning!

05/27/2026

It’s the last week of the month, which means this Friday’s meeting will be Zoom only!

We’re kicking off the morning with a 3‑minute talk from Claes Ryn, which promises to be both enlightening and thought‑provoking.

We’ll also spend time working through the District Awards as we prepare our club’s submissions.

Grab your coffee and join us online this Friday - see you on Zoom!

05/20/2026

A new week means another great Friday morning with NBRC!
This week we’re pleased to welcome Alaha Ahrar, a Social Justice and Human Rights expert based in Virginia and a candidate for the U.S. Congress in Virginia’s 7th District. She’ll be visiting our club to share her work and perspective.

We’ll kick off the meeting with a 3‑minute talk from Victoria.

Let’s gather with strong women in mind and in spirit - living out Rotary values together.
📍 Marriott at Pooks Hill
🕖 Meet at 7:00 AM

Come early and enjoy a wonderful breakfast and great fellowship.

05/13/2026

We’re looking forward to another inspiring Friday morning at NBRC!

This week we’re excited to welcome this year’s RYLA students to our club. They attended the RYLA leadership gathering in February, and they’ll be joining us to share what they learned and how the experience has shaped them. Help us give them a warm NBRC welcome!

We’re also delighted to have Dhardon Sharlin with us - an interdisciplinary scholar‑activist with more than 20 years of experience in public advocacy communication, democracy promotion, and gender and climate justice. She currently lectures at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is the founder of the TenDrel Initiative.
Full bio is available on our website.

The meeting will begin with a 3‑minute talk by Sadiq Amini.

See you bright and early Friday morning!

05/06/2026

We’re gearing up for another great NBRC Friday!
This week we’re excited to welcome Mr. Bart Marcois as our speaker - a dynamic voice with a fascinating background. You can read more about him below, and it’s definitely a morning you won’t want to miss.

We’ll also kick things off with the 3‑minute talk from Ron Sigelman, always a highlight and a great way to start the meeting with energy.

See you bright and early Friday morning - coffee, conversation, and community await!

05/01/2026

Just in!
We will be joined by former Ambassador Ashraf Haidari, now serving as Founder and President of Displaced International.

Ambassador Ashraf Haidari is a diplomat and humanitarian leader, and the Founder and President of Displaced International. A former Afghan Ambassador to Sri Lanka and senior official in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he brings decades of experience in security, regional cooperation, and displacement—shaped by his own journey as a former refugee. Educated at Wabash College and Georgetown University, he has held prestigious fellowships, received the Roots of Peace Global Citizen Award, and continues to teach and advocate globally on forced displacement, peacebuilding, and development.

04/27/2026

What an evening we had!

Rotary Club of North Bethesda’s Annual Charter Night this past Saturday was everything our club stands for.
We came together the way we always do - we talked, we awarded, we ate, and we enjoyed every moment.

A big thank‑you to Maggiano’s for hosting us again this year. The food, the atmosphere, and the company made it a night to remember.

04/22/2026

Wrapping up April with our final meeting of the month!
We’re on Zoom only this Friday as we take another look at the ByLaws - fingers crossed the tech behaves. Melissa will kick us off with a great three‑minute talk.

☕ See you bright and early Friday morning - coffee in hand and ready to go.

Address

5151 Pooks Hill Rd
Bethesda, MD
20814

Telephone

+13018979400

Website

http://nbrotary.org/

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