To provide resources and support to D5240 Club Vocational Chairs and leadership. To promote the second object of Rotary which is to encourage high ethical standards in business and professions; to recognize the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignity of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society.
What is Vocational Service?
Vocational Service is one of Rotary’s Avenues of Service. It is not only the focus of the second Object of Rotary but is the thread that runs the entire Object of Rotary.
The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
First: The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service
Second: High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society
Third: The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life
Fourth: The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service
Vocational Service Includes:
Connecting our professions and professional networks with our club activities
Using our expertise to address community problems and help others discover new vocational opportunities and interests
Promoting Rotary’s commitment to integrity in our professional and personal lives
Recognizing and advancing the worthiness of all professions