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VOCATIONAL SERVICERotary Club of Hollister

Avenues of Service

• Club Service

• Community Service

• International Service

• Youth Service

• Vocational Service

Concept of Vocational Service

Rooted in Second Object of Rotary, which calls on Rotarians to ‘encourage and foster ’;

• High ethical standards in business and professions

• The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations

• The dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society

Vocational Service

As a Rotarian, how can you put these ideals into action?

Consider these suggestions:

• Talk about your vocation in your club, and take time to learn about fellow members’ vocations.

• Use your professional skills to serve a community.

Vocational Service

• Practice your profession with integrity, and inspire others to behave ethically through your own words and actions.

• Help a young person achieve his or her career aspirations.

• Guide and encourage others in their professional development.

Vocational Service

• If you do these things, you are performing vocational service.

• And if vocational service motivates and energizes you, then you’re in the right place, because

Vocational service is the

very essence of Rotary.

Classification

• Our club’s membership represents a cross-section of our community’s business and professional population.

• This ensures diversity in experiences and perspectives.

• Classification and vocational service go hand in hand.

Classification

TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:

• Hosting a classification talk at a club meeting.

• Organizing tours of members’ workplaces.

• Joining or forming a Rotary Fellowship related to your vocation.

– Learn more at www.rotary.org/fellowships

• Volunteering for a service project that uses your vocational skills.

Integrity and Ethics

• The Four-Way Test

• Rotary Code of Conduct

• Advancing High Ethical Standards in the Workplace

• Rotary’s Commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility

Integrity and Ethics

TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:

• Talking about The Four-Way Test and the Rotary Code of Conduct.

• Organizing a workshop on ethics in the workplace.

• Giving ethics awards to businesses or professionals who demonstrate high ethical standards.

Vocational Training and Professional Development

• Rotary’s guiding principles emphasize the importance of work.

• Work provides people with a livelihood and gives them dignity.

• Society benefits from having all of its members employed.

• Rotary clubs are committed to promoting professional development.

Vocational Training and Professional Development

TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:

• Networking with non-Rotarian professionals in the community.

• Providing career counseling for unemployed or underemployed adults.

• Giving career guidance to a young person.

Vocational Training and Professional Development

TAKE ACTION through vocational service by:

• Joining a vocational training team.

– Vocational training teams offer a hands-on approach.

– Groups of professionals travel either to learn more about their vocation or to teach local professionals about a particular field.

Resources

• Contact the District Vocational Service chair.

– Renee Mello: Renee@Reneemello.com

• Observe Vocational Service Month – October.

• Sign up for Vocational Service Update, Rotary’s free e-newsletter of vocational service.

– Subscribe at www.rotary.org/newsletters or email rotary.service@rotary.org

Resources

• Sign up your business in the District 5170 Yellow Pages.

• Go to District 5170 webpage:

– www.clubrunner.ca/portal/home.aspx?did=5170

• Look across top menu bar, starting with Home until you see ‘Yellow Pages’, click on it.

• Click on Signup – circled in red below.

• Enter Your Name and Business Information, then Click Submit – circled in red below

Questions?

CATHY BUCKVocational Service Chair