INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL SOLIDARITY WITH ISRAEL MISSION (Ages 16+)

June 5-17, 2024

Register by April 15th for a chance to win up to $1,000 subsidy toward your airfare!!!

A Life-Changing 12 days in the Holy Land!!!

Sponsored by “The Spirit of the Game” which partners with the Rick Mahorn Big Man Camp, this unique program will bring participants 16 and older to the Holy Land for a show of solidarity with the people of Israel (Jews, Arabs, Druze and Bedouin) for 12 life changing days!

This camp will include:

  • Visits to towns impacted by the horrific events of October 7, 2023 to see with our own eyes the extent of what occurred.
  • Meetings with individuals impacted by those events, including families who were uprooted from both the north and south of Israel
  • Volunteering activities including basketball clinics for kids whose lives were upended on October 7.
  • Meetings with Israeli basketball players and coaches

UNFORGETTABLE TOURS:

  • Jerusalem (Mount Herzl Military Cemetery, Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum, Via Dolorosa and Stations of the Cross, Mount of Olives)
  • Galilee (Mount of Beatitudes, Sea of Galilee, Capernaum, Baptism in the Jordan River
  • Nazareth and Bethlehem
  • Tel Aviv and the beaches of the Mediterranean

The entire program in Israel (a $4,000 value) will be free for qualifying participants. In addition, you may be eligible for a subsidy on airfare to Tel Aviv. To qualify you will need to complete 25 hours of volunteer service in your community by May 1 AND provide additional information which you will find in the registration link. A $500 refundable deposit is required to apply and will be returned to you upon completion of all requirements.

NOTE: If the trip is canceled for any reason, you will receive a full refund.

The following are not included:

  • Medical insurance
  • Approximately 15 lunches/dinners during the trip
  • Any additional baggage fees

The trip will be led Dr. Mitch Smith and professional tour guides in Israel.

QUESTIONS? Contact info@bigman.camp