Danny Horowitz, Adv
District Commissioner between 2012-2013
His motto: “We serve with pleasure”
Born in Haaretz, studied at Tel Aviv University of Law, attorney by profession, resident of Ra’anana since 1977. For over 30 years Deputy Legal Counsel of the Aerospace Industry. Married to a lawyer, father of 3 sons and grandfather of 2 grandsons.
The spirit of volunteering came to the Horowitz family from the late mother Tova, who volunteered for about 30 years at the “Ichilov” hospital. Her son, Danny, volunteered about fifteen years ago with the “Matan – Your way of giving” association and from there, following an ad in the newspaper, he came to the Lions organization With his wife Hoik, and together with other friends, they helped establish a club in their city of Raanana – “Raanana Paninat Hasharon”.
Danny’s hobbies are reading, traveling the world, playing squash and skiing and he is very interested in the study of happiness.
Positions in Lions Israel:
– At the Ra’anana Paninat Hasharon club, Danny Horowitz held various positions, including chairman
Project committee and club president.
– initiated the activities:
(1) In “Dream House”, a hostel for those with cognitive and physical limitations.
(2) at the “Mifatan” school – a special school for boys and girls at risk.
The activity in both projects continued for many years.
– On the side of his activities in the club, he initiated the establishment of a digital printing press for the employment of boys
at risk and prepare them for life in general and professionally in particular. For this he recruited
Dani equipment worth about one million NIS, which includes a digital printing machine, and with the help of friends,
Businessmen, members of the executive board of the association, he operates the project
until today The association was called “Fresh Page” with Danny Horowitz serving as chairman
Her association and among her clients: Ra’anana Municipality, the Aerospace Industry, Municipality
Kfar-Saba and various business entities.
Membership and chairman of commission committees:
– Committee to improve the relationship between the clubs and the Commission.
– Establishment of a sustainability committee (environmental quality).
– Chairman of the Person of the Year and Muppet Committee.
– Chairman of the decision committee of the annual conference.
– Chairman of the committee for selecting the outstanding club.
– Assistance in the preparation of Israel Lions procedures.
training:
– Leadership course in Israel and abroad.
At the world conference held in South Korea, Danny Horowitz was ordained as Lions Israel District Commissioner, District 128. About 45,000 members participated in the conference.
Participation in international activity:
– at the Europe Forum in Bologna, Italy.
– Senior leadership training in Prague, Czech Republic.
– at the European Forum in Maastricht, the Netherlands.
– at the Mediterranean Forum in Ljubljana – Slovenia, accompanied by Prof. Neurologist, lecturer
At the university he lectured me at the conference about Alzheimer’s disease and my path
Assistance to patients and their families.
– A meeting with the leadership of the province of Lombardy in Italy, to discuss the promotion of peace
in our region, with the participation of a Palestinian representative.
Activity as district commissioner:
– Sports day – took place at the sports center of Ra’anana municipality with participation
Over 200 members of the Lions, who engaged in various sports activities
Under the guidance of guides provided by the Ra’anana municipality for the event.
– International Cleanup Day – a multi-year national project that Danny initiated in Israel and has been running ever since
2010 in collaboration with the KKL-Junk and the Lions clubs. The project combines thousands
The children of the schools, their teachers and the members of the Lions and is engaged in the care of the environment: such as whitewashing,
Painting and cleaning in the schools and their surroundings.
– In the peace poster competition, a boy from Nazareth won first place in Israel. in competition
He won one of the first 23 places in the world.
– New project: an international photo contest on sustainability. Club members
They sent photos and a competition was held in Ra’anana. On the side of the competition, blind people were invited
and visually impaired to present their photographs, which were later used for a traveling exhibition in Israel.
– Donation of a retina treatment device to “Assaf Harofeh” hospital.
– Commission weekend in Nazareth, with the participation of about 400 people.
– Day of Good Deeds: a fun day that took place in Ra’anana Park, in collaboration with Irit
Ra’anana, Ruach Tova Association, Easy Shapira House and the Lions Clubs. for its existence
of today, thousands of shekels were donated by business entities to please the
The time of about 450 physically and mentally limited youths, who were taken to Ra’anana
for a fun and enjoyable day.
– It was decided to adopt the Israel Lions procedures.
– A ceremony was held in Hod Hasharon for the laying of a corner stone in the city park, for children
limited
– Lazy eye – a national project to purchase devices for identifying and locating lazy eye
for preschool children, in order to prevent blindness. An appeal was made to LCIF, for approval
A budget that will enable the purchase of a set of devices. So far, a number have already been purchased
Devices and there is a response from the clubs to purchase additional devices.
– Strengthening the relationship with MDA – members of the organization will be involved in volunteer activities with
MDA and a treaty was signed attesting to that.
– At the Person of the Year ceremony, the following exemplary people were chosen: Judge Dalia Dorner,
Gabriela Shalev, Motti Kirschenbaum and Efi Netzer.
– Broad media coverage is provided for the organization’s activities, in the press and on the radio.
– An impressive ceremony was held in the Knesset of Israel, for the painters of the third age.
– Global Vice President John Preston, arrived for the 53rd Lions Conference
Israel and spoke in it. He also met for discussions with members of the cabinet.
– For the first time, an insurance policy was purchased to protect the liability of the organization, its clubs and its members.
– Lions Square in Ra’anana was inaugurated.
– At the end of the year, Danny was awarded a special certificate of appreciation and a gold medal from the president
International, for the leadership ability he showed during the year.
– This year three clubs were added to the organization (Modi’in, Latinos Hasharon and Rishon
Lezion) and about a hundred members. Total growth of the organization by about ten percent (!)
Decisions of the 53rd Conference:
1. A candidate for joining one of the Lions organizations will receive a discount or exemption for the activities of the organization for a period of 6 months, the details of the activities will be determined in the cabinet.
2. In order to ensure a future and stable management continuity for the organization, the number of replacements that will stand for election at the annual conference will be three.
3. The 53rd Conference – definitively approves and adopts the Hebrew version of the 128th District Constitution of Israel, which was translated and adapted based on Constitutional by-laws,
District Revised July 1, 2012 In addition, the conference calls on the “Israel Lions Association” (association no. 580373306 AR) to comply with the statutes of the association and the constitution of Lions International. In the event that a contradiction is discovered between these two documents and previous conference decisions. This will be discussed by the Constitution Committee, which will work to resolve the contradiction.
For the first time, a decision was made at the annual conference, the purpose of which was to unite the Israel Lions organization and the association and turn them into one legal entity. The goal is for all members of the organization to join the association.
And in conclusion:
“I had the great privilege and pure pleasure to lead the Israel Lions organization in 2012-2013. I felt great satisfaction from the work, both in the social and voluntary fields. We initiated new activities this year, which I am convinced will become a tradition in the years to come.
We increased the number of members of the organization at an unprecedented rate.
We have developed special relationships with governmental and municipal bodies in Israel and with the International Lions institutions.
I wish all the following commissioners to continue promoting the organization, for the pleasure of its members and for the benefit of society in Israel. Because “We gladly serve”, is not just a slogan but a way of life. ”
At the end of his commission year, Danny Horowitz returned to his club, for regular activities.