Italian civil engineer and former owner of an architect planning firm Carlo Ravizza was the 1999-2000 world president of Rotary International, the network of 29,000 community-based service clubs with more than 1.2 million members in 161 countries. He was the second Italian to lead the international community volunteer organization, the first being Gian Paolo Lang 1956 .
"I am deeply honored to serve Rotary," says Ravizza, who has worked extensively for Rotary in developing nations. "It's an honor to serve in every area of the world, but particularly where people are poor and in need of resources Rotary can provide."…
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