OTISFIELD, MAINE | On July 20, professional basketball players will join 159 Seeds of Peace campers from the Middle East on their journey to overcome legacies of conflict and courageously engage each other as a first step to creating change.
During the 14th Annual Play for Peace clinic, these young campers will get a break from their intense daily dialogue encounters and learn teamwork and hoops skills from some of the best basketball players and minds in the game, including Teresa Edwards, the Basketball Hall of Famer and five-time Olympic medalist, Boston Celtics legend and Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Dave Cowens, Tobias Harris of the Detroit Pistons, two-time NBA Champion Matt Bonner (San Antonio Spurs), Luke Bonner (UMass), Jake Cohen (Aris Thessaloniki).
NBA Champion Brian Scalabrine (Boston Celtics) will be making his record 12th Play for Peace appearance. Joining him is Darren Erman, a former Seeds of Peace counselor, Celtics assistant coach, and current New Orleans Pelicans assistant coach.
A visit from world-class athletes and coaches will bring renewed energy to Camp as the players demonstrate leadership and teamwork skills on and off the field. The visitors will also learn more about our campers and the challenges they face as they work for change.
This is the 14th year that Play for Peace has been organized by Seeds of Peace board member and former sports agent Arn Tellem, who now heads the Detroit Pistons front office.
Seeds of Peace inspires and cultivates new generations of leaders in communities divided by conflict. We equip them with the skills and relationships they need to accelerate social, economic, and political changes essential for peace.