BETHEL — Bethel Rotary recently hosted a discussion with Peter Vrooman, U.S. ambassador to Rwanda
Vrooman, who was a guest at the July meeting, first learned of Rotary through a scholarship, and has joined Rotary clubs in four different countries over the course of his diplomatic career. He is a former colleague of new president Lucy Abbott.
The Bethel Rotary also had two Rotarian guests from Zambia, Oscar Musonda and Dickson Ngoma, invites by Rotarian Steve Wight, who would like to create a partnership with the Bethel and other clubs in Maine on projects in their country.
Additionally at the July meeting, Bethel Rotary welcomed Joe Sirois, the new president of the River Valley Rotary club, John Wholey who has rejoined the Bethel club after a brief hiatus, and Antje Schaefer and CriCri Gorycki, both members who also joined the meeting from their homes in Cape Cod and Torrington, Conn.
