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Vocational Service

Vocational Service is at the very heart of Rotary; indeed, Rotary was founded by a group of businessmen as a forum for them to share their experiences and to interact with colleagues in different industries. To this day, an integral part of any Rotary club is the maintenance of a balance among classifications of businesses and professions.

Rotarians join as members of their business or profession, and many clubs ask their members to offer presentations on their professions as the program for their club's weekly meeting. But not only does the Rotarian represent his business, profession and industry to the club; the Rotarian also represents Rotary to his work colleagues, customers and the public at large.

Vocational Service is unlike the other three Avenues of Service in one very important aspect. The other three Avenues are all related to the Rotary Club, but the Vocational Service Avenue is the one arena in which the Rotarian is personally involved.

Vocational Grants Applications

The Arnold Rotary Club awards two annual grants to residents of the Ebbetts Pass area.

The Adult Initiative Grant is for adults residing in Calaveras County who have experienced unemployment or have been employed only in entry-level jobs. It may be used for traditional education expenses, but it also may be used for other needs, based on the applicant's situation, such as child care.

The Bob Wehe Memorial Career-Builder Grant will assist an Arnold-area individual at any age and any career stage who is striving to enhance his/her career skills. It may be used to attend a conference, receive specialized training, or to provide new equipment to enhance the small business of the awardee.

For more information on the two grants, please download the following files. The two annotated files give explanations of the kinds of information required on the actual applications. You will need Adobe's Acrobat Reader (free) to view this material.

Grant Information Sheet
Annotated Adult Initiative Grant Application
Adult Initiative Grant Application
Annotated Bob Wehe Memorial Grant Application
Bob Wehe Memorial Grant Application

Scholarships for students

The Arnold Rotary Club also awards two college scholarships with their roots in vocations: the Len Rice Scholarship, named for Arnold Rotarian Len Rice and awarded to a high school athlete, and the Gary Stanley Scholarship, named for Arnold Rotarian Gary Stanley, given to a student pursuing vocational or trade school education.

Calaveras County high school students can contact their school's guidance counselor for more information on these scholarships.

Lyn Norfolk, Calaveras County Tax Collector, is one of the many speakers who have visited the Arnold Rotary Club to talk about what they do and how they do it. The Club has long made itself available as a forum for members of the community -- notably public officials and community group spokespersons -- to tell about their plans and objectives, their experiences, and their relationship with the community.