Alex Ludwig, a seventh-grade student at the North Shore Hebrew Academy Middle School, is using his Bar Mitzvah "Chesed" project with a basketball fundraiser with the C.W. Post College basketball team. All proceeds will be donated to Camp Koby/The Koby Mandell Foundation.

On Sunday, Nov. 2, Alex will be holding a basketball clinic at Great Neck Synagogue, from 1 to 3 p.m., for boys and girls in grades 5 - 12. The coach for the day will be Tim Cleuss. Coach Cleuss is a past St. John's player, pro in Europe, former high school coach of Danny Green (star of the University of North Carolina Tarheels) and current C.W. Post coach. He will be accompanied by the C.W. Post basketball team. The day will include raffles, prizes, (Knick tickets; Cal Ripken Jr. and Willie Randolph signed baseballs; Tiki Barber, NY Giants great, signed football; Lebron sneakers, etc.), challenge games and contests (3 point challenge, hot shots).

The Koby Mandell Foundation was established by Rabbi Seth and Sherri Mandell after their 13-year-old son, Koby, was murdered by terrorists. The foundation program teaches others bereaved by terrorism to cope, heal and grow. Camp Koby has a support network of kids and counselors, a warm natural therapeutic environment, and a fun program including art, music and drama therapy; swimming, basketball, soccer, and other sports; tours, special entertainment, carnivals and more. The camp motto is, "Healing the heart of children who have lost a parent or sibling to terror."

The minimum donation of $18 will purchase one raffle ticket. A donation of $180 will purchase 15 raffle tickets.