Vocational Service  

The Rotary Club of Maryville, Tennessee
P. O. Box 4726
Maryville, Tennessee 37802 USA

Vocational Service

Vocational Service encourages Rotarians to serve others through their vocations and to practice high ethical standards.

 

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District 6780 RYLA
Margaret Butler
The Rotary Club of Maryville
P.O. Box 4726
Maryville,TN 37802

When professionals join a Rotary club, they do so as a representative of their particular business or profession. This gives Rotarians the dual responsibility of representing their vocation within the club and of exemplifying the ideals of Rotary within the workplace.
Vocational service focuses on:
  • Adherence to, and promotion of, the highest ethical standards in all occupations, including fair treatment of employers, employees, associates, competitors, and the public.
  • The recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations, not just your own or those that are pursued by Rotarians.
  • The contribution of your vocational talents to the problems and needs of society.
  • The values expressed in The 4-Way Test and the Declaration for Rotarians in Business and Professions, which promote high ethical standards in the workplace, a central theme of Rotary throughout its history.
Some of the projects in which the Maryville Rotary Club participates under the avenue of vocational service include RYLA, the Retired Teachers Tribute, the Wolff and Coulter Scholarships, and selecting an individual from the community as an Honorary Rotarian.

RYLA

Each year, thousands of young people take part in the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program worldwide. Young people ages 14-30 chosen for their leadership potential attend an all-expenses-paid seminar, camp, or workshop to discuss leadership skills and to learn those skills through practice. Rotary clubs and districts select participants and facilitate the event's curriculum.
RYLA aims to:
  • Demonstrate Rotary's respect and concern for youth;
  • Provide an effective training experience for selected youth and potential leaders;
  • Encourage leadership of youth by youth; and
  • Recognize publicly young people who are rendering service to their communities.
RYLA was officially adopted by Rotary International in 1971, and is one of the most significant and fastest-growing programs of Rotary service. RYLA programs often lead to the formation or strengthening of Rotaract and Interact clubs. RYLA participants often go on to become Youth Exchange students or Ambassadorial Scholars. For more information about RYLA in your area, contact your local Rotary club or your district RYLA chairperson.

Each year thousands of young people across the world are selected to attend Rotary-sponsored leadership camps or seminars. These RYLA programs offer challenging discussions, inspirational addresses, leadership training and social activities designed to enhance personal development and good citizenship. District 6780’s RYLA provides these same opportunities as well as highlighting our commitment to the District’s youth. The District 6780 RYLA is a one-day, hands-on, leadership skills development program open to outstanding High School Juniors with demonstrated leadership qualities selected by your Club from high schools in your community.

Retired Teachers Tribute

Each fall, the Maryville Rotary Club sponsors a brunch honoring the Blount County Retired Teachers Association for their service to the Blount County community. The morning is spent at the Green Meadow Country Club with a guest speaker. In 2006, State Representative Doug Overbey give a very moving speech about the influence of some of the teachers in his life. We were further honored to have Blount County Mayor Jerry Cunningham stop by to declare the day Blount County Retired Teachers Day. You can read about our 12th Annual Retired Teachers Tribute in the Blount Today article by Sherri Gardner Howell Honoring those who taught is lesson in gratitude.

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