John Carnevale Think globally and act locally Who

John Carnevale “Think globally and act locally”

Who is he? John Carnevale is on the board of directors of Damour Step. ● Engineer (Graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute) ● Creator of Non. Profit D’Amour Step ● Activist (Stands up for what he believes in) ● In 2010, he returned to Uganda and saved money to help make a hospital The Donna Carnevale Medical Center in honor of his mother. He donated over $100, 000 to this facility. o He also built a school in Uganda for the kids. ● Locally he came back to build a gym for his old high school (East Providence High School). ● He also started a project in bringing technology into EP High School. ● He is now working on a project on bringing awareness to fitness. He is hosting a festival full of activities in East Providence, Rhode Island.

Picture of the hospital in Uganda

Why? He’s been an engineer his whole life. He started working in Uganda in 2010. And he started working in his local community after coming back from Uganda. He was making good money as a engineer but he realized he wanted to give back and make people happy. He went on a trip to Uganda in 2009 and unfortunately got sick due to malaria. With him catching this unfortunate disease, he witnessed how the medical care system is lacking in their needs that should be met on daily basis. This made him make a promise to a friend of his to change the youth and his community in a positive manner.

Main Accomplishments John’s main accomplishments are: ● Building the Carnevale Hospital in Uganda and built a school as well. ● Starting the Nonprofit D’Amour Step o This Nonprofit helps improve lifestyle in Africa (more specifically Uganda) ● Helping the East Providence High School improve in technology ● Fundraising and donating hundreds of thousands of dollars to different organizations

Why do they deserve the award? John Carnevale deserves this award because he not only has done work in Rhode Island, by creating a gym for East Providence High School, but he has expanded his community service to Uganda, by creating hospitals, schools, and a water filter for the needy people who don’t normally have access to these necessities. He continues to strive and help others everywhere he goes and he spreads his message of giving to others. He is an inspiration for the people in a community to get together to make a change, that will surely impact lives. The work he has done has influenced many people positively and saved the lives of a great number of Ugandans. Being the determined, passionate, and affectionate individual he is, future generations will want to do more community service in order to give back to their communities.

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