Vocational Service
Vocational Service is the way in which Rotary fosters and supports the application of the Ideal of Service in pursuit of all vocations. Inherent in the Vocational Service ideal are:
(1) Adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations including faithfulness and fidelity to employers, employees and associates and the fair treatment of them and competitors, the public and those with whom one has any business or professional relationships;
(2) The recognition of the worthiness to society of all useful occupations, not just one's own or those which are pursued by Rotarians;
(3) The contributing of one's vocational talents to the problems and needs of society.
Vocational Service is both the responsibility of a Rotary club and its members. The role of the club is to implement and encourage the objective by frequent demonstration, by application to its own actions, by example and by development of projects that help members contribute vocational talents. The role of its members is to conduct themselves, their business and their professions in accordance with Rotary principles and to respond to projects, which the club has developed.
Our Vocational Service Projects Include:
It is the intent of Prior Lake Rotary that at least two of the students to receive this Scholarship be graduates of the Bridges Alternate Learning Center who have successfully enrolled in a vocational school, technical school or vocational college and have met all other scholarship criteria as set for the by Independent School District 719. If insufficient scholarships are awarded to students of the alternative learning center then graduates of the high school who qualify as set forth above will be eligible.
(1) Adherence to and promotion of the highest ethical standards in all occupations including faithfulness and fidelity to employers, employees and associates and the fair treatment of them and competitors, the public and those with whom one has any business or professional relationships;
(2) The recognition of the worthiness to society of all useful occupations, not just one's own or those which are pursued by Rotarians;
(3) The contributing of one's vocational talents to the problems and needs of society.
Vocational Service is both the responsibility of a Rotary club and its members. The role of the club is to implement and encourage the objective by frequent demonstration, by application to its own actions, by example and by development of projects that help members contribute vocational talents. The role of its members is to conduct themselves, their business and their professions in accordance with Rotary principles and to respond to projects, which the club has developed.
Our Vocational Service Projects Include:
- Ethics Program
- Thomas J. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
- Business Recognition
- Rotarian Vocation Awareness
- Vocational Month Celebration
Thomas J. Hatcher Memorial Scholarship
Thomas J. Hatcher was a longstanding and devoted member of the Prior Lake Rotary Club serving as president in 1997-1998. On the event of Tom’s passing, the Rotary Club set aside an annual amount to fund scholarships each year for students graduating from Independent School District 719.
It is the intent of Prior Lake Rotary that at least two of the students to receive this Scholarship be graduates of the Bridges Alternate Learning Center who have successfully enrolled in a vocational school, technical school or vocational college and have met all other scholarship criteria as set for the by Independent School District 719. If insufficient scholarships are awarded to students of the alternative learning center then graduates of the high school who qualify as set forth above will be eligible.
Receipt of this scholarship is conditioned upon student compliance with all application requirements and deadlines as set forth by Independent School District 719. The funds from the scholarship are to be used by the student to defray the cost of admission, books, technology or job required equipment at the trade School, technical school or vocational college which the student has enrolled. Scholarship funds are sent directly to the school by Rotary for distribution to the student.