Melabev's Hike for Alzheimer's Care
November 12-13, 2025
Join our special, and impactful fundraising event that combines agriculture volunteering, a stroll through nature, sightseeing, and wine tasting. Meet friends committed to helping Melabev provide much-needed services to individuals with Alzheimer’s and related dementias.
This year’s hike will be dedicated to giving back to Eretz Yisrael by helping our farmers.
Each participant in the Melabev Hike for Alzheimer’s Care takes on a personal sponsorship goal and is committed to supporting people with dementia, usually older adults, but sometimes also younger adults.
Sponsorship goals:
– ILS 7,200 for a single Melabev veteran hiker
– ILS 5,400 for first-time single hiker
– ILS 13,000 for veteran Melabev hikers joining as a couple
– ILS 10,000 for new hikers joining as a couple
– 2 friends can sign up as a couple and receive the couple’s discount
Registration fee per person: ILS 1,000
ILS 200 discount p.p. for early registration by September 18, 2025*
* Please note: Registration after September 18, 2025 is dependent upon room availability at our overnight lodging at the Nir David Kibbutz Lodge.
Day 1, November 12: Early morning departure from Jerusalem (additional pick-up stops may be available depending on registration). On our way to the north, we will participate in an agricultural volunteer experience. There will be options for volunteering from which you can choose. Following lunch, there will be an afternoon of sightseeing, touring, and hiking in the Beit She’an area. In the evening, we will enjoy a fun BBQ dinner.
Our overnight lodging will be at the beautiful Nir David Kibbutz Lodge situated in the heart of the Valley of Springs (Emek Hamaayanot) at the foot of Mount Gilboa.
Day 2, November 13: Touring with some easy walking. Tour Tzippori National Park and visit the Rish Lakish Olive Press in Moshav Tzippori. Lunch, wine tasting in Jazreel Winery, meeting the owner and winemaker, tour of Beit Shearim caves – burial site of Rabbi Yehuda Hanasi, compiler of the Mishna.
Spread the Word – It’s not only fun but also a blessing to tour the land of Israel with family and friends, and to do chesed while doing so!
Join us and ask friends to come along! Help Melabev raise funds to address the critical needs of older adults with Alzheimer’s and related dementias while enjoying a meaningful two-day trip with like-minded people. There’s no limit to sharing and caring!
Register here today.
https://web.causematch.com/sign-up/melabev25-hike
Contact Debra Katz, Melabev Hike Committee volunteer, with any questions: [email protected] or +972-(0)54-459-7379.
Please click here for sample fundraising appeal letters and ideas on how to answer FAQs from potential sponsors to help you meet your commitment goal.
The hike is subject to the approval of the Israel Police and the IDF in coordination with the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel on the day of the hike.
