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Vocational Service (Youth Service)
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Vocational Service
- Every meeting, one member presents the "vocational minute", in which she/he summarizes a pertinent bit of information about her/his profession.
- In October, we held an offsite meeting at Beerman's Brewery and were given a tour, at which we discussed the intricacies of the brewing industry.
- We hold an annual Speech Contest for local high school students, with the winner advancing to Rotary Area and/or District level competition.
- We annually present Vocational Service Awards to local professional in the areas of law enforcement, fire protection and education.
The Vocational Service Chair is Steve Hoverman.
Youth Service
- We sponsor the annual Battle for The Oak football game between Fair Oaks' two high schools, Bella Vista and Del Campo, and award a trophy and scholarship to the winner.
- We award a total of six scholarships, each between $500 and $1,000, to graduating seniors at Bella Vista and Del Campo High Schools.
- We give semiannual attendance and citizenship awards to students at our local adopted elementary school, Northidge Elementary.
- We have sponsored the Interact Club, a Rotary affiliate for high school students, at Bella Vista High School for the past twenty years.
- We are sponsoring two high school students to attend the Rotary Youth Leadership Assembly summer camp in the Sierras in June 2008.
- The Bella Vista Lacrosse and Field Hockey teams helped as servers at our annual Crab Feed and raised over $2,200 in tips to help their teams.
The Youth Service Chair is Ted Darrow.
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