Page 3 - Gears and Ears October 2014

Gears and Ears

Journal of the Rotary Club of Lake BuenaVista
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Dear Lake Buena Vista Rotarians –

October is the start of Fall, the cooling off of temperatures and it also marks the
“season of fundraising”. Please support the club in our two big fundraisers that
will be held this quarter. Remember as a member of the club, there are many
ways you can help--from attending, donating, selling tickets/ foursomes, helping
with registration, etc. The first event is our Sock Hop on October 10, 2014 at
Metro West – please contact Dorothy Benson at benson.ddk@gmail.com (see
page 9) Our next fundraiser will be on December 6, 2014 for the annual golf outing
– please reach out to Darrin Whipple at dwhipple@getbluesquid.com.
October is also Vocational Service Month. After a recent meeting, I was .by one of
the Club’s members and was asked “What exactly is Vocational Service” – I
decided that it would be appropriate to focus on this during this month. Utilizing the
“ABC’s of Rotary” and “A Century of Service” I came up with the following, I hope
this helps in clarifying this Avenue of Service.
Vocational Service
Business and professional life has always been the foundation of Rotary, and Vocational Service has always
been focused on promoting honor, integrity and trustworthiness in the business world. Vocational Service is
difficult to define and is generally conducted by individual members.

The classification system of Rotary originally only allowed one representative to join from each business so that
members would not sit and talk shop or compete against one another. As the focus of Rotary shifted to “Service
above Self,” Rotarians who occupied positions of influence in their profession were ideally placed to use their
stature to make things happen in the community.

In 1940, Rotary International defined the Object of Vocational Service this way:
“To encourage and foster high ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the
worthiness of all useful occupations; the dignifying by each Rotarian of his occupation as the opportunity
to serve society.”

Some examples of service projects that have been completed in Vocational Service are below:
· Human Resource professionals teaching students how to interview and complete resumes
· Accountants teaching those who have never had a checking account how to set up a budget
· Teams of professionals setting up job fairs to assist in choosing careers

During this month, think about what YOU can do on a daily basis through your profession to lend a hand to those
that are in need. Please feel free to reach out to your Committee Chair if you have suggestions for future
projects!
As a reminder, there are five avenues of service with a Service Chair for each - they are listed below. Be sure to
get involved in at least one committee, this is YOUR Rotary club!
Vocational Service – Pam Elliott
Community Service – Michael Morgan
International Service – Jose Mota
Club Service – David Brinckerhoff
New Generations (formerly Youth Service) – Eddie Fernandez

YIRS,
Marti Trieschmann, President