Porat Meir
Commissioner between the years 2006-2007
Slogan: “Seeing far”
Meir Porat born in Israel, born in 1950, lives in Kfar Saba, mechanical engineer by profession,
Self-employed, consultant to technology companies in the field of laser microprocessing, married to Leah,
And together they are parents of three children.
The Porat family came to Israel Lions about 20 years ago, through neighbors who were friends
the club. After a year of candidacy as is customary in the club, they were accepted as members. to
During his tenure as club president in 1998/99, Meir Porat served as chairman of the club
The following committees: Scholarships, scholarships and youth exchanges.
Even before he was elected president of the Kfar-Saba club, Meir Porat served in key positions
at the Israel Lions Commission, including the chairman of the national youth exchange committee, the chairman of the relations committee
international.
With the end of his position as president of the Kfar-Saba club, Meir Porat returned to activity in the commission
Lions Israel and held positions among them: chairman of the area, chairman of the training of officials,
Promoting and strengthening the establishment of clubs, establishing connections in the field of youth exchanges in the world.
At the World Conference of the International Lions Organization held in July 2006
In Boston in the USA, Meir Porat was appointed Commissioner of Lions Israel.
Upon his return to Israel, Meir became involved in the Zionist activity, and among other things:
The Lions, through the members of the clubs, helped the returnees of the North following the Lebanon War
the second Gift packages were collected, donations of about 1,000 blood units were made, a poster was made
Peace to the children of the north, we were included in the training activity in the city of tents and the sessions
in the bud
A committee chair meeting where an overview of the action plan for the work year was given
And two new committees were introduced: a. A knowledge preservation committee, which gathered knowledge of activities
Switchboards in Lions Israel. on. A visual impairment support committee that coordinated a central issue
that the Lions support him from the beginning.
The peace poster graduation ceremony was held in Kfar Saba with the participation of Minister Yuli Tamir and Mayor Yehuda Ben Hamo, who sponsored the event.
A long weekend was held for the first time in Nazareth with the participation of 300 members:
A. We went to Birya Park, which was partially burned in the war, and we planted trees in cooperation with KKL-Junk.
on. A formative social activity was held that included a tour of Nazareth, and recognition of the culture
Christian in the city.
third. The new member’s day, which included a social workshop, was held in the open air in the vineyard of the Harel –
“Fields of Israel”.
* The music competition ceremony was held in the presence of the mayor of Kfar Saba and the Minister of Health.
A sports day at the Nahal Alexander Reserve with the participation of blind cyclists using companions.
Exhibition of Lyons artists who sold their works, the proceeds were transferred to the Visual Impairment Fund.
Cooperation between the Kodak company, the Lions and the Ministry of Education to run a program
for youth employment at the Kodak company.
The Hod Hasharon Club established a cycling club for the visually impaired, called Gal Lions.
Hosting the youth from abroad in Be’er Sheva under the auspices of the three southern clubs.
As part of the Person of the Year committee, the following outstanding people were chosen: a. Prof. Musaev, director
The Eye Institute at Sheba Hospital, for its contribution to the health system in Israel.
on. Col. Yitzhak Tur’gman, for his contribution to the Atidim project and his personal contribution
To promote the education of the youth in Israel. third. Rafi Ginat, for his contribution and the contribution of the program
Calbotek, for the development of consumer awareness and research in Israel. d. Gesher Theatre
and its director Uri Levy, in the field of culture and art, for their contribution to the development of the theater
in Israel and for a life’s work in the field of accepting new immigrant artists and actors.
With the end of his position as commissioner, Meir Porat returned to his activities at the Kfar-Saba club, and he
Assists the Commission’s activities as much as possible.