Shalom Institute 75th Anniversary Alumni Kick Off

Camp Alumni, please join us for a reunion and kickoff event as we look ahead to our 75th anniversary in 2026! 

We’ll gather at 10am to catch up and schmooze, and then we’ll get to work with an Alumni Avodah project. After getting our hands dirty, we’ll have a relaxing lunch and hear status updates on the rebuild. Plus, we’ll have a memorabilia station where you can bring your favorite camp treasures to either donate to Shalom Institute, or let us photograph them for our archives! You’ll also have the opportunity to tell us about your favorite camp memories, either on video, or in writing as we collect testimonials to forever-preserve camp magic.

A ticket to the Alumni Anniversary Kick-off includes admission into Hanukkah Family Fun Day, so make sure to stick around after we wrap up Alumni activities around 1pm. Join a Robbo singalong at 2pm in addition to all of the fabulous Hanukkah Family Fun Day activities (see below)!

Alumni Kick Off Actvities (10am-1pm):

• Alumni Reunion and Schmooze
• Avodah Service Project
• Lunch!
• Malibu Rebuild Update
• Design your own camp t-shirt
• Memorabilia station
• Bring your favorite camp treasures to either donate to Shalom Institute, or to let us photograph for our archives
• Alumni Testimonials station
• Share your favorite camp memories on camera or in writing as we collect testimonials to forever-preserve camp magic

Hanukkah Family Fun Day Schedule & Activites

• Experience Our Epic Rock Wall & Ropes Course!
• Enjoy Hanukkah-themed activities including: dip candles, menorah crafts, Macca-blue bike blender sips, edible dreidels, face painting, and more!
• Sing-a-Long with Robbo at our new Amphitheatre!
• Bring Lunch and Picnic at Our Beautiful Alan D. Leve Campus
• Shemesh Farms Stand
• Community Menorah Lighting

Schedule:

12:00-4:00 Ropes Course, Hanukkah Activities

2:00 Robbo Sing-a-long

3:45 Community Candle Lighting for the 1st Night of Hanukkah

4:00 Closing

Activities:

• Hanukkah Creativity: Friendship bracelets & lanyards, dip candles, foraged menorah making, rock painting, intention (kavanah) bracelets for 2025, make your own shamash holder!
• Get into the holiday spirit: face painting and nail painting
• Hanukkah sips on the bike blender – Macca-blue lemonade!
• Renewal seed balls: setting intentions for 2025
• PJ Library holiday book corner presented by NuBloom
• Robbo Sing-a-long at 2:00pm!
• Experience the rock wall and ropes course!
• Bubble-mania
• Gelt competitions!

Ticket Pricing

*Tickets to the Alumni Kick-off include complimentary entry to Hanukkah Family Fun Day, which runs from Noon-4pm at our Malibu campus

Kids under 3: Free

Kids age 4-14: $18

15 and older: $36