Throughout the Rotary International District 3020 which is spread across 6 revenue districts of the coastal part of Andhra Pradesh, India, Rotarians have celebrated vocational service in many ways during October, designated for this. The District Seminar on Vocational Service was held in Kakinada on 3rd October, 2010, in a spacious and pleasant ambience provided by Surya Kala Mandir.
My home club RC Peddapuram-Samalkot hosted it. And I had the privilege of conducting it as Seminar Leader, thanks to District Governor Dr. Damodar Reddy and District Counselor (Voc. Service) PDG Anajaneya Murthy.
Inaugurated by DG Dr. DamodarReddy, the plenary part of the seminar was marked by presentation of District Vocational Service award to Dr. I.V. Rao, a renowned physician, former Director of A.P. Medical and Health Services and present Vice-Chancellor of NTR University of Health Sciences.
Sri Chaganti Koteswara Rao, a spiritualist and wellknown speaker delivered a motivating keynote address on the importance of integrity in and dedication to service through one's profession. The other guests of honor, Sri Ch. S. Venugopalakrishna, Chairman, Zilla Parishad and Sri Dwarampudi Chandrasekhar Reddy, MLA, Kakinada City - both being Rotarians - narrated to the 300+ audience how they were motivated by the service of Rotarians and emulated them whenever an opportunity presented.
In the second session of the seminar, District Counselor-Vocational Service PDG. Anjaneya Murthy stressed on going back to the basics for a meaningful service through vocations.
PDG. Chaya Devi highlighted the need and ways and means to shape the presentation generation towards adulthood driven by ethical values, through value-based education.
Rtn. Dr. C Suryaprakasa Rao spoke on striking balance between profession and ethics.
DGE Ramu stressed on recognizing one's own profession as the best opportunity to serve the society and quoted several examples from the district, for ex., how a hotelier has been providing free meal to poor and meritorious students year after year. He also exhorted the rotarians to fulfill the governor's goals in vocational service.
A brief interactive session followed.
The host club RC Peddapuram-Samalkot has put up an impressive show with an excellent team work and wonderful hospitality, besides 74% attendance (40/54). The registrations excluding host club were 135.
Host president RV Subba Raju, Seminar Chairman Ambati Subrahmanyam and all rotarians of the club deserve rich compliments.
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