October is Vocational Service Month
(from the September Issue of "The Bridge")
If you are planning events for your club for October and you are looking for a speaker perhaps you might consider inviting Paula Lee, District 6330 Chair of Vocational Services, to address your membership.
Paula, a member of the London North Rotary, took on her current role about two months ago. She speaks with passion about her position and has a wealth of ideas for you to consider.
Asked to comment on ideas for clubs to emphasize in Vocational Services Month, the first thing she mentioned was the importance of recognizing the ethics of Rotary as exemplified by the 4-Way Test and the Declaration of Rotarians in Business and Professions. Both are words to live by. It might be worth a few moments in one of your club meetings to review the principles of this declaration and reaffirm your commitment to exemplify them in your workplace.
Another idea would be to ask some of your long term members to update their classification speech, providing information not only about their occupation, but about their passions and interests. A short and snappy review is a great way to introduce themselves to new club members and to potentially rediscover some information about long term friends in Rotary.
The Declaration can be found on the District website and Paula can be reached at paula.lee@sympatico.ca.