Vocational Service

Vocational service is a specialized type of service, through which Rotarians can utilize their vocational skills or improve the vocational talents of their community members.

In 1912, Rotary founder Paul Harris wrote: “It is the Rotarian idea that a man’s business is the best and truest expression of the man. The character of the membership of Rotary clubs must be kept high because from the membership of Rotary clubs come your friends and mine.”

One of the greatest assets of Rotary is its diverse membership. Rotarians can use their vocational expertise in medicine, technology, education, agriculture, and other professions to help people locally or abroad. Club members can serve as mentors to youth, promote functional literacy in the workplace, sponsor microenterprise projects, and provide jobs to young people and those with disabilities.

The Rotary Foundation of RI sponsors hundreds of projects that help develop vocational skills so that people can learn a trade and become self-sufficient. You can also put your talents to work as a Rotary Volunteer or have some fun by joining a Rotary Fellowship that focuses on a particular occupation.

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