Monday, October 28, 2013 - Vocational Service

Posted by Johanna Smith 
on Oct 24, 2013
 

October is Vocational Service Month in the world of Rotary, a time for Rotarians to focus on their vocation and its importance to their local community and society at large. The Monday, October 28 meeting will focus on vocational service, spotlighting two Rotarians and their vocations. 

The concept of vocational service

  • The concept of vocational service is rooted in the Second Object, 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
 

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.
  • 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.

If you do any of 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. It is what sets Rotary apart from other service organizations.

(Taken from Rotary International’s Vocational Service Handbook)