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This edition of
the RI Vocational Service e-newsletter helps clubs prepare
for Vocational Service Month in October and examines some project
resources from RI. It also lists some important dates to mark in
your calendar.
Ten ways to celebrate Vocational Service Month
Rotarians are busy year round looking for
ways to volunteer their skills and expertise to improve the
quality of life in their communities. Here are 10 ways that your
Rotary club can celebrate Vocational Service Month in October:
·
Devote one meeting to a discussion of
The Four-Way Test and the
Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions.
·
Honor a community member who has shown outstanding
professional achievement while maintaining high ethical standards.
·
Discuss how club members can use their vocational
skills to benefit the community.
·
Invite experts to give a presentation about the
vocational needs of your community, and develop a service project
that responds to those needs.
·
Hold a career counseling fair for youth.
·
Organize a Four-Way Test essay contest for students
in your community.
·
Plan a vocational exchange with a club in another
country through
Rotary Friendship Exchange.
·
Organize a “Bring a Rotaractor/Interactor
to Work Day” where Rotaractors or
Interactors shadow Rotarians at work
to learn about career possibilities.
·
Invite a speaker from a local
Goodwill to discuss ways your club can help eliminate barriers
to employment for disadvantaged community members.
·
Encourage club members to put their vocational
skills to work as
Rotary Volunteers.
Resources
for Vocational Service Month
Online
project resources from RI
New service project resources from RI
President Bill Boyd’s resource groups are available on the RI Web
site. The 2006-07 resource groups focus on family of Rotary,
health and hunger, literacy, public image, and water issues:
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Family of Rotary Resource Group
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Health and Hunger Resource Group
·
Literacy Resource Group
·
Public Image Resource Group
·
Water Resource Group
Special events in 2006-07
During the 2006-07 year, Rotary clubs are
encouraged to use these dates to raise awareness about particular
issues, launch service projects, or celebrate successful projects.
Official Rotary events are italicized.
October Vocational
Service Month
·
1 Oct. International
Day for Older Persons (UN)
·
2 Oct.
World Habitat Day (UN)
·
5 Oct.
International World Teacher’s Day (UN)
·
12 Oct.
International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction (UN)
·
16 Oct.
World Food Day (UN)
·
17 Oct.
World Day to Overcome Extreme Poverty (UN)
·
24 Oct.
United Nations Day (UN)
·
31 Oct. - 6 Nov. World
Interact Week
November Rotary
Foundation Month
·
16 Nov. International
Day of Tolerance (UN)
·
20 Nov. Universal
Children’s Day (UN)
·
25 Nov. International
Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (UN)
December Family
Month
·
1 Dec.
World AIDS Day (UN)
·
3 Dec.
International Day of Disabled Persons (UN)
January Rotary
Awareness Month
February World
Understanding Month
·
21 Feb.
International Mother Language Day (UN)
·
23 Feb. World Understanding and Peace
Day/Rotary’s anniversary
March Literacy
Month
·
8 Mar.
International Women’s Day (UN)
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13-19 Mar.
World Rotaract Week
·
21 Mar.
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
(UN)
·
22 Mar.
World Water Day (UN)
April Magazine
Month
·
7 Apr.
World Health Day (UN)
May
·
15 May International Day of Families (UN)
·
21 May
World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (UN)
·
31 May
World No Tobacco Day (UN)
June Rotary
Fellowships Month
·
4 June International Day of Innocent Children
Victims of Aggression (UN)
·
5 June
World Environment Day (UN)
·
17-20 June RI
Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
·
20 June
World Refugee Day (UN)
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26 June UN
Public Service Day
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26 June
International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking (UN)
What’s your story?
Does your
Rotary club have a story about vocational service they would like
to share? Do you have any comments or suggestions for future
editions of the RI Vocational Service e-newsletter? Send
them to
vocationalservice@rotary.org.
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