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Rotaract Newsletter District 5280

Rotaract Newsletter

District 5280

VOLUME 07

October

D. R. R.

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Vocational Service Month

Past Events: Big

West Conference

Pas Events: Camp Pendleton &

Youth Conference

Upcoming Events: Ethics Forum

2013 LMU

Rotaract Raffle

October Rotaractor Highlight:

Bobby Schimm

International Service Trip:

Columbia

Four-Way Test

Service Above Self

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Aloha Rotaract Family,

October has been a fun filled month for us, with the District Picnic, Rotaract Big West Conference in Berkeley, toga party, and Dis-trict Youth Conference as our major events. It was especially nice to fellowship with other Rotaractors from various clubs.

I am pleased to announce that a few members from the district committee will be visiting clubs at their meetings:

Hawthorne-Lennox: Tuesday, Dec 10 at 8:30pm LMU: Tuesday, Oct 29 at 12:15pm Marymount California University: Thursday, Dec 5 at 12:15pm Otis: Wednesday, Nov 13th at 11:15am SMC: Tuesday, Nov 12th at 11am UCLA: Wednesday, Nov 13th at 6pm USC: Already visited.

We want to be there to support your Rotaract Club and see how we can assist you. It is an honor to serve on the District Rotaract Committee as I love that everyone involved, simply has a good heart and a passion for making the world a better place.

Yours In Service,

Darlene Fukuji

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October is Vocational Service Month

Vocational Service or in the case of Rotaract, Professional Development, is the theme of October. Those who

attended the Youth Conference this past Sunday, October 27, might have sit in on a lecture by Rotarian Bette

Hall from the Calabasas Rotary Club on “How to Stand Out From the Crowd”. With over 20 years of experi-

ence in Human Resource Development (previously referred to as Personnel), Bette shared the do’s and don’ts

of resumes and interviews. Here are a few helpful tips to from Bette to Rotaractors who are currently in the

market for a new job:

Resume Interview

Always have more than one person

proofread your resume.

Only list relevant information to the

position you are applying for.

Keep it short

Quantify any results (numbers are im-

pressive! Ex. Saved the company over

$1000 in expenses)

No personal information or hobbies

Eat before your interview

Research the company

Act with confidence

Do not oversell or undersell yourself

Be prepared to give examples

Always ask questions at the end of an

interview

Follow up with an immediate “Thank

You” letter or email

Bette Hall provided a full Powerpoint Presentation with lots more information including

practice interview questions. To get your copy of this resource, email [email protected]


Past Events: 2013 Big West Rotaract Conference

Berkeley,CA– Rotaractors from all over District 5280 travelled north to UC Berke-

ley for the annual Big West Rotaract Conference for a weekend of fellowship, net-

working, workshops, and team building. Among the Rotaract clubs in attendance

were Rotaract Club of UC Davis, Cal Rotaract, Rotaract Club of Greater Fremont, UC

San Diego Rotaract Club, and many more. Those from District 5280 included SMC

and USC Rotaract as well as a representative from LMU Rotaract and Rotaract of

West Los Angeles.

“The Rotaract emblem that you wear on your shirts and pins is a symbol to the

world that you are on a quest for service” greeted Rotary District 5160 governor

Steve Lack. “There are Rotaract Clubs in 178 nations and 146,000 Rotaractors in-

ternationally.” That’s a lot of service partners!

Rotaract members gave presentations and opened up inter-club discussions on

topics such as marketing, membership retention, fundraising, publicizing events,

life after college, team-building, time management, building and sustaining com-

munity and college clubs, as well as a training for presidents and president-elects.

Even as a Rotaractor for 6 years, I still learned a lot from this conference including

new ideas for keeping community clubs together and new ideas for fundraising. I

will definitely be there next year, and so should you!

-Tiffany Panlilio, District Secretary


Past Events: 2013 Big West Rotaract Conference contd.


Past Events: Camp Pendleton Halloween Party & District Youth Conference


Upcoming Events: Ethics Forum

Registration Packets are out! Go to http://rotaract5280.org and click the bottom right-hand link.

Cash Prizes: 1st: $1500, 2nd: $750, 3rd: $375

Registrations are due to Cozette Vergari no later than Friday, January 31, 2014

SAG Vocational Service

5777 W. Century Blvd. Suite 1580

Los Angeles, CA 90045

Illegal Immigration Gun Control Laws Affirmative Action Global Warming

Controls on Media Violence Is There Such a Thing as Just

War?

Organ Harvesting Capital Punishment

Legalization on Drugs Genetically Modified Food Human and/or Animal

Cloning

Assisted Suicide

Torture of Terrorists to

Obtain Information

RSVP on our facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/

events/171132743085499/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular


2013 LMU Rotaract Club Raffle


October Rotaractor Highlight –Bobby Schimm

My Rotaract story began when I started my sophomore year of

college at Santa Rosa Junior College. After spending a year at

my junior college, I wanted to get involved on campus to make

friends and admittedly have something put on my transfer ap-

plications. I was introduced to the Rotaract club and thought

the combination of service and fellowship would be a great way

to do good and make friends with similar ambitions. After par-

ticipating in Rotaract at the junior college level for a year, I was

accepted to USC.

Transferring to USC was like hitting the reset button. I had no

friends and was living in a new area. The first thing I did when I moved to USC was look to see if they had a Rotaract

club because I knew it was a sure-fire way to make friends and meet people in an environment I was brand new to. I

joined the USC Rotaract club and was extremely active in the club the first year.

I now serve as the finance officer for the club and continue to

deepen my involvement in the organization because the payoffs

are incredible. I met my best friend at USC through the Rotaract

Club and have made countless others. Not only have I met quite

a few incredible people, but as I prepare to graduate, Rotaract and

Rotary have helped me immensely in my career search and per-

sonal development. Lastly, I have seen our club directly improve

the lives of people in the USC and Greater Los Angeles Area

through service efforts. The pride and happiness from seeing our

club improve people’s lives is incredible. Being apart of Rotaract

has improved my college experience in too many ways to count

and I would recommend joining Rotaract to anyone who is about to begin their college/professional journey

-Bobby Schimm, USC Rotaract

What’s your Rotaract story? Submit entries to [email protected] and you could be featured next!


The Four-Way Test

Of the

things we

think say

or do...

1. Is it the TRUTH?

2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?

3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?

4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?

International Humanitarian Trip: Columbia

March 19-23 2014

8 Humanitarian Projects

$1675/person

Ask for sponsorship from your local Rotary Club!

Also includes City Tour, Colonial City Tour, and Cof-

fee Plantation Tour

Optional Post-Trip to Cartagena (3/23-3/28) with 2

more optional service projects ($800/person)

More information: Arturo & Sandra Velazquez

(818) 594-0081

http://www.rotary.org/en/node/11781

District 5280 Rotaract Clubs

Hawthorne-Lennox

LA Harbor College

Loyola Marymount University

District 5280 Rotaract Committee

Manhattan Beach

UCLA

USC

Service Above Self

2013-2014 Rotary International Theme

Get involved today and

visit our website at :

www.rotaract5280.org

Marymount California

University

Santa Monica College


Rotary District 5280 Website:

www.rotary5280.org

Rotaract is a Rotary-sponsored service club for young men and women ages 18 to 30.

Rotaract clubs are either community or university based, and they’re sponsored by a local Rotary

club. This makes them true "partners in service" and key members of the family of Rotary.

As one of Rotary’s most significant and fastest-growing service programs, with more than 7,000

clubs in about 163 countries and geographical areas, Rotaract has become a worldwide phenom-

enon.

Through the Rotaract program, young adults not only augment their knowledge and skills, but they

also address the physical and social needs of their communities while promoting international un-

derstanding and peace through a framework of friendship and service.

Membership starts with you!

Invite friends, family, and co-workers to become members of your Rotaract club.

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