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Italian service clubs leadership updates (July (June–August 2026)
In Throughout June and July 2026, Italian service‑club service clubs underwent extensive leadership saw multiple appointments and programme launches across Rotary transitions and Lions districts. Prefect Raffaele Ricciardi hosted a launched various community initiatives. In the Lions Youth Exchange Camp Club network, new presidents were appointed in Ravenna, while Lina Ricciardello became Augusta, Biella, Asti, Grosseto, Alessandria, Viterbo, Imperia, Fasano, Terni, Ancona, Ostiglia, Priolo Gargallo, Senigallia, Somma Lombardo, Viarigi, Sciacca, Aragona, Nuoro, Santa Teresa di Riva, Vasto Adriatica, Ceglie Messapica, L’Aquila, and Ruvo di Puglia. Notable appointments include Gloria Mazzi, the first female governor of Rotary District 2110 (Sicily and Malta) and visited the Rotary Club in Licata. Francesca Suriano was installed as president of the Rotary Club Lamezia Terme, focusing on training, inclusion and environmental projects. The Lions Club Napoli Host started a permanent service, “A Tavola con la Solidarità”, at Centro La Tenda. Salvatore Mancuso took over the Rotary Club Sibari Magna Grecia‑Cassano presidency Grosseto Host, and Serafina Teramo continued her strategic plan Anna Turrisi for the Rotary Club Scilla Costa Viola. Later in the month, Ceglie Messapica Alto Salento. Additionally, Loris Baraldi succeeded Alberto Vistoli as was named governor of Lions District 108 Tb, and Antonella Morreale was appointed as a district officer in Sicily. Rotary Club leadership changes included new presidents in Crema, Lecco, Garbagnate Milanese, Strongoli, Valle Caudina, Varese Ceresio, Sassuolo, Viterbo, Capo d’Orlando, Brindisi, Valle Telesina, Pescara Nord, Teramo Est, Appiano Gentile, Senigallia, Castelfranco di Sotto Valdarno Inferiore, Pantelleria, Cosenza, and Ferrara. Eugenio Boni was elected governor of Rotary District 2072, both emphasizing culture, environment and literacy. On 26 July, Rotary District Governor Stefano Gobbi visited 2072. Service activities remained diverse, ranging from the Rotary Club of Tolentino, received Strongoli opening a new headquarters in a Norman Castle to the Rotary Foundation’s Grande Donatore pin and honoured Lions Club Sciacca Host launching the late honorary member Franco Moschini, underscoring member involvement. In Cortemaggiore‑Pallavicino, outgoing president Fabio Callori handed “Viva Sofia – Two Hands for Life” first-aid programme. Other initiatives included the club to Tiziana Benzi Lions Youth Exchange Camp in Ravenna and Tirano, and the Rotary Club Brindisi’s support for 2026‑2027, recalling projects humanitarian efforts in Uganda and Ukraine. The period was marked by traditional ceremonies such as a Quiet Room for autistic the “Passaggio della Campana” and visually impaired individuals, polio‑awareness events, wheelchair tennis, distribution of over 40 000 food packages, library cataloguing, school water‑and‑energy initiatives, a water‑purifier donation, road‑safety education the “Passaggio del Martelletto,” emphasizing continuity in community service, health, and a drug‑collection drive for Venezuela. cultural projects.