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ί ̋ࣅɽ̔̋ͭ਷ყҧቃϋึࣛd

n the short walk between Francesco
ࣦ̿Г౶߅hڛ๿Р (Francesco
Arezzo’s makeshift office in the BMO
Arezzo) ੽ண׵ႆतੇვБʕː
Centre at the Rotary International
Convention in Calgary and a patio
(BMO Centre) ٙᑗࣛ፬ʮ܃ԐՑ˒̮ᚣ̨d
outside it, enthusiastic Rotarians stop
him no fewer than a dozen times.
೵೵ٙ༩೻dᆠઋٙҧቃٟࡰЇˇኺɨ˼ɤ఻
With a warm smile, Italy’s Arezzo thanks two
ϣfԸІ່ɽлٙڛ๿Рᑕɪનഹፋʲٙฆ
sergeants-at-arms from India, hugs and
jokes with a past RI director, and poses for a
३dชᑽՇЗԸІΙܓٙ٧࿀dၾɓЗۃ਷ყ
selfie with a group of Rotarians from Korea.
ҧቃଣԫኹ׬Ԩකഹِ३d್ܝձɓ໊ԸІᒵ
It’s the day before the start of the
convention, and while all Rotary presidents
਷ٙҧቃٟࡰකːІשf
draw well-wishers, there’s another reason
why everybody is clamoring to meet Arezzo
Ϥ͍ࣛ࠽ϋึක࿇ۃɼdᒱ್ӊЗҧቃ
and his wife, Anna Maria Arezzo-Criscione:
He’d been selected to be the 2025-26 Rotary
ٟڗேึіˏ༸൭ɛ໊dШڛ๿Рʿ˃ɛτ
president less than a week earlier.
ࢆhီ஁ԭhдᘆ౶ࡌʫ (Anna Maria Arezzo-
On the night of 14 June, Arezzo, a member
of the Rotary Club of Ragusa in Sicily, was
Criscione) ۍᜑ੻̮ࣸˏɛءͦdၖʕᇝ݊͟ Clockwise from left: RI
President Francesco Arezzo
sitting with his Rotary friends at his district and his wife, Anna Maria
˼ʔՑɓ඄ۃʑ࡝ᐏ፯މ 2025-26 ϋܓٙ਷ყ Arezzo-Criscione, at the
conference when he learned of his new role.
2025 Rotary International
ҧቃٟڗf Rotary’s Board of Directors had reached Convention in Calgary,
the decision at a special session after the Canada, in June; a holiday
photo with grandchildren
unexpected resignation of Mário César Francesco and Anna Maria
6 ˜ 14 ˚ૉගdԒމ່ɽлГГԢࢥז and (standing, from left)
Martins de Camargo due to personal reasons daughter Elena, son-in-
̚ᔜ (Ragusa) ҧቃٟٟࡰٙڛ๿Рd͍ၾҧ law Magnus, and daughter
and business obligations at home in Brazil.
Raffaela; aide to the president
Since the news hadn’t been officially John de Giorgio (right, with
ቃλʾίήਜϋึɪΝࣲ΍ાࣛdᐏٝІʉਗ਼ partner Monique Chambers)
announced, Arezzo couldn’t tell anyone. But
has worked closely with
̈΂อᔖf͟׵৵Ԣᆄh͚ီ໤ (Mário César Arezzo through Rotary since
soon, he noticed phones coming out all over
2009. “Francesco is the right
the room. “When the news arrived on social president because he is a
Martins de Camargo) ΪࡈɛΪ९ʿˋГ਷ʫٙ force for unity and stability,
media at about 11 p.m., we were in the middle
representing strong Rotary
of the gala dinner,” he says. “You can imagine
ԫุ່ਕϾจ̮ᗘᔖd਷ყҧቃଣԫึίɓϣ “Rotary faced an emergency values while also being open
to the innovation that Rotary
more than 400 Rotarians all finding out on ʔཀd˼ڌͪІʉʊ๟௪ఱၫfҳԒҧቃ and I’m ready to step up. must apply,” he says.
तйึᙄʕਂ̈əவධӔ֛f
their phones. It was quite an unforgettable
moment. All of a sudden, they all lined up to 30 εϋdڛ๿Рಀዄ΂਷ყҧቃଣԫe2023 I’m very lucky to have
͟׵ऊࢹ͍֠͊ό೯̺dڛ๿Рೌجѓٝ ϋኈဧ͉ϋึ։ࡰึ˴։ഃჯኬᔖਕf˼ಀί the opportunity.”
kiss me and offer their congratulations.”
Two days later, he was on a plane to
΂ОɛfШ˼ܘҞఱ೯ତd࢖ึᝂ༁ٙɛϤৎ 2023 ϋᏐᅄ਷ყҧቃٟڗᔖЗdԨආɝӔ፯
Canada to accept his role in front of the
־ໝdॸॸࣅ̈˓ዚf˼Ϋኳ༸j˜຅ૉ 11 The Rotary world rallied around him. His
convention’s 16,000 attendees from some
touching personal stories, his humble nature,
140 countries. “I didn’t even have time to Τఊf
̸̛ࣛdऊࢹீཀ໊ٟద᜗ෂකdҢࡁ຅͍ࣛ and the unadorned but powerful messages
have a haircut,” he says, pointing to his
Ϥ೦ᑗΚանdΌҧቃ˰ޢேཻɢ޴࣎f
robust head of gray hair.
ίਞ̋ɓఙସɽٙૉ࢖fЫ̙˸ซ྅d൴ཀ in his acceptance speech won him ebullient
applause and a standing ovation.
But, he says, he was ready for this ˼ॆઋݴᚣٙࡈɛ຾ዝeᑹჅٙ׌ࣸd˸ʿί
400 ΤҧቃٟࡰΝࣛί˓ዚɪ੻ٝவۆऊࢹf While Arezzo was in great demand at the
moment. Having been part of Rotary for more
convention, we caught up with him in the
than three decades, Arezzo has served as
ԟॆ݊ࡈᗭҙٙࣛՍfۀԟගd˼ࡁேરඟཀ ఱᔖစႭʕᔊዎۍኼਗɛːٙৃࢹdᙊ੻νཤ
hallway during breaks, inside a minibus en
RI director and chair of the 2023 Melbourne ౛ᑊʿΌఙৎͭߧหf (FAMILY) COURTESY OF AREZZO; (AIDE) ED ZIRKLE
Ըᘠɪኹѕၾज़൭f™ route to a Rotary event, and at his makeshift PHOTOGRAPHS: (STADIUM) MONIKA LOZINSKA;
Convention Committee, among other
leadership roles. He had applied for the RI office to find out more about the new
ኋ၍ڛ๿РίϋึಂගʮਕᐿώdҢࡁ
president’s role in 2023 and was short-listed.
Շ˂ܝd˼ภɪ࠭ዚۃֻ̋ࣅɽdίԸ president. Read on for the key takeaways. (FAMILY) COURTESY OF AREZZO; (AIDE) ED ZIRKLE
ʥл͜;ࢹࣛගίԐ఼ɪeۃֻҧቃݺਗٙʃ PHOTOGRAPHS: (STADIUM) MONIKA LOZINSKA;
І 140 ࡈ਷࢕e1 ຬ 6,000 Τϋึ̈ࢩ٫ࠦۃ
ˋɻʕd˸ʿ˼ٙᑗࣛ፬ʮ܃༁Ҫ౥ዚึમஞ
ટաอᔖf˼ܸഹІʉɓ᎘߱੗ٙϲͣ᎘ቻ३
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