Vocational Service Committee

Vocational Service is one of the Four Avenues of Service that allows Rotarians to share their skills and expertise as business leaders. Vocational service efforts play a vital role in improving the quality of life for hardworking members of the community who need direction and expertise.

Chair:    Richard Middlemiss

Standing Committees:

• Leadership & Ethics Conference
• Four Way Test Essay Contest
• Literacy
• Vocational Service Awards

Projects:

• When I Grow Up I Want To Be Poster Contest
• High School Interview Day
• Owens Valley Career Center Interview Day
• Vocational Service Display at Club Expo held during October 2007 District Conference

Vocational Service is the responsibility of both a Rotary club and its members. The role of the club is to develop projects that help members contribute their vocational talents. The role of members is to conduct their professional lives in accordance with Rotary principles and to share in projects which the club has developed.

Vocational Service evolved from the classifications principle - a feature originally unique to Rotary that limits active membership to one representative from each business or profession. This one-member, one-classification system remains the basis for each Rotarian's personal obligation in Vocational Service - to serve as a representative of that classification within the club. This knowledge and experience gives each club the resources to complete projects that address all aspects of the second Avenue of Vocational Service.