SEBASTIAN — The internationally-acclaimed Harlem Ambassadors will be visiting Indian River County for a game at Sebastian River High School Gymnasium on Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m.
The Harlem Ambassadors offer a unique brand of Harlem-style basketball, featuring high-flying slam dunks, dazzling ball-handling tricks, and hilarious comedy routines.
The Ambassadors feature non-stop laughs and deliver a positive message for kids wherever they play.
“At our shows, we want the kids to know that they’re part of our team, too. We invite as many kids as we can to come sit on the bench, have a front row seat during the show, and get involved in all of the fun stuff we do,” Coach Ladè Majic said.
The Ambassadors set themselves apart from other “Harlem-style” basketball teams by working with local not-for-profit and service organizations and holding Harlem Ambassadors shows as community fundraising events.
For Indian River County’s event, the Ambassadors have partnered with The National Alliance on Mental Illness in Indian River County and The Florida Comets Youth Basketball Organization to help raise funds for the mentally ill and youth basketball.
The Ambassadors have worked extensively with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Boys & Girls Clubs, Big Brothers Big Sisters, American Red Cross, as well as Rotary, Lions, and Kiwanis clubs in communities throughout the U.S. and perform more than 200 shows a year.
Those shows have helped raise millions of dollars, an accomplishment of which Ambassadors President Dale Moss is very proud.
“It feels good to be able to provide quality entertainment and create memories that the fans will take with them. We’re able to give even more when we can help provide funding for a Habitat for Humanity house or new computers for the school library, and that feels great,” Moss explained.
Tickets are $10 for age 13 and up, $6 for age 6-12, and 5 and under are free. Tickets are available at Sebastian River High School Athletic Dept., Sebastian River Area Chamber of Commerce, and Scott’s Sporting Goods in Vero Beach.
