VOCATIONAL SERVICE

Vocational Service is one of Rotary’s Avenues of Service.

Vocational Service calls every Rotarian to:

Aspire to high ethical standards in their occupation;

Recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations, and;

Contribute their vocational talents to the problems and needs of society.

Rotarians, clubs, and districts should implement the following strategies in their support of Vocational Service:

Strengthen the emphasis on vocation and classification in new member recruitment and induction.

Identify means of emphasizing vocation in club activities.

Create a stronger emphasis on business networking with integrity in Rotary at the club and district level.

Focus more attention on business networking with integrity as a means of attracting and mentoring the new generation.

Emphasize the connection between the Four Way Test and the Rotary Code of Conduct (formerly called: Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions) and their importance to the values of Rotary.

Pageant of the Arts

The Pageant of the Arts is a combination of four competitions for high school students in the areas of art, dance, music, and speech.

Vocational Service Literacy Breakfast

The Literacy Breakfast is an annual event that focuses on issues related to literacy within our local communities.

Rotary Mean Business Fellowship

Rotary Means Business Fellowship was created to encourage Rotarians to network among themselves and to find ways to do business and support each other.

The Pageant of the Arts is a combination of four competitions for high school students in the areas of art, dance, music, and speech. The competitions are held simultaneously in a building complex at Loyola Marymount University which includes an art exhibit space, a music auditorium, a dance studio and an adjacent building for the speech contest. Individuals and teams compete for 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and Honorable Mention in each contest.

Each club in the District can enter one student in each area of competition. Some clubs conduct their own competitions in order to send the top winner to the Pageant. However, it is not necessary to host a competition. Clubs may have their local high school, boys & girls club, or YMCA nominate a student to compete in any one of the areas of competition. Attending the Pageant is an awesome experience as you see the wonderful talent that is brought to the event.

District Rotarians are strongly encouraged to attend this dynamic event. We also invite the top winners to attend either the District conference or a District breakfast to showcase their talent. It is important for clubs to begin the process now to identify possible high school students for these competitions.

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Learn the secret recipe to business success and the Porto's Family's dedication to giving back to the community through service. The breakfast will be a continental breakfast with Porto's Bakery delicacies served.

Our featured speaker is Beatriz Porto, Owner & Vice President Community & Guest Relations, Porto's Bakeries.

The Rotary Means Business Fellowship program will be introduced as well. Save the date and join us for this event.

Vocational Service Literacy Breakfast details:

Date: Saturday, September 18 from 9:00am-11:30am

Cost: $15/person

Register: Click here to register and pay

In 1911, Paul Harris, the founder of Rotary, wrote an article entitled “Rational Rotarianism” which can be summarized as follows: “Life in Rotary should be a rational mixture of business, civic activities, and good fellowship.” Rotary Means Business Fellowship was created to encourage Rotarians to network among themselves and to find ways to do business and support each other. An original intent of Rotary was for like-minded business professionals to amplify their fellowship and through association strengthen businesses as well as their communities.

Learn more about the Rotary Means Business Fellowship

Jewel Price

SAG Vocational Service

jdaloiaprice@gmail.com