You Can Be In the Picture! 7th Annual "Don't Forget Us" Walkathon
Save the date! November 23rd - 25th - Thanksgiving Weekend
* Moonlight Walk - Tues., Nov. 23rd - Nahal Kesalon, near Jerusalem & Beit Shemesh
* Full two day hike in the Carmel Mountain Range - G-d's Vineyard!
* Culminating Thurs. evening, Nov. 25th at a feast with a Thanksgiving flavor
* Professionally organized by Keshet Educational Tours, Inc.
Receive updates. Send your e-mail to: melabev.walkathon@gmail.com
Click here: To Register For Sponsors' Form For Release & Medical Form
Where: Melabev in the Carmel
The Carmel range is one of the most amazing regions for hiking and exploring in Israel and it's easily accessible from the center of the country.
We will hike through nahalim (valleys) and mayanot (springs) of varied topographies, landscapes and degrees of difficulty. Evidence of human activity since the dawn of civilization was discovered in the many prehistoric caves here - which is also the site of Biblical events that took place here and modern dramas which are part of today's Carmel.
Our Melabev Walkathon routes will take us up from the Mediterranean Sea and Nahal Oren, and down into the Jezreel Valley, including Nahal Yagur. We will hike through national parks, walk through forests of pine and indigenous Mediterranean oak. We will follow in the footsteps of the clandestine immigrants who escaped from the British holding camp at Atlit and visit the site of the "Masada Plan - Fortress Carmel," where the leaders of the Yishuv planned to hold out against the Axis forces if they broke through Allied lines at El Alamein and entered our area.
We'll hike through an area so beautiful it's known as "Little Switzerland" and climb from the Etzel pre-state military training base at Shuni up to the beautiful and surprising botanical gardens surrounding Baron Edmond de Rothschild's tomb at Gan HaNadiv.
Some of the trails will be more challenging and longer than others. You will undoubtedly find a trail suitable for your hiking expectations. Join us for two full days of hiking in one of the most unique and beautiful places in Israel - the Carmel, G-d's Vineyard.
Or - Join us just for the Moonlight Walk: Tuesday, November 23rd, late afternoon we will gather for a hike thorugh Nahal Kesalon. Located between Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, Nahal Kesalon is a short drive from either city. An hour-long healthy rustic hike by the light of the full moon through rolling hills will conclude at the Scrolls of Fire, the monumental sculpture created by the late Nathan Jacob Rapoport that memoializes the Holocaust and honors our return to the Land of Israel. Enjoy a tasty supper before the bust trip back - or continue on the ride to the Carmel for the two day trek!
Register for Moonlight Walk: Commit to raise NIS 500 in sponsorship donations. Children under 18, accompanied by an adult: required commitment is only NIS 200.
Registration Fees for Full 2 1/2 Hike: Payment of the registration fee entitles you to lodging, meals, snacks, guides, transportation from Jerusalem to the hiking areas and return, medics and security personnel & T-shirts.
Only NIS 1,000 per participant for 1st time Walkers, or if you register by June 30th. Only NIS 1,080 before Sept. 5th. After Rosh Hashana, the fee is NIS 1,200.
The true cost for each walker is NIS 2,200, which is well over the registration fee. Walkers financially able and willing to pay the full cost of their participation are encouraged to do so. The elders and their families will then benefit, as 100% of the *Sponsorships you raise will go directly to their care in Melabev.
*A commitment to raise $1200 in Sponsorship funds is required of each individual walker.
*A commitment to raise $1800 in Sponsorship funds is required of each couple.
*Raise only NIS 500 in Sponsorship fund if you are joining just the Moonlight Walk. (Children under 18, accompanied by an adult, only need to raise NIS 200.)
Click here: To register For Sponsors' Form For Release & Medical Form
