Aged 20+ Singles - LAG B'OMER Bonfire Get-together

You knew it first, friends. It's happening.
EFRAT is hosting a giant LAG B'OMER bonfire for young people 20+ (21-29) - a get-together around the medura (bonfire).
It will be held on the Zayit, in the park across from 28 Pitom HaKetoret. We even put a RESERVED sign on the rocks there.

Let's get those young people together. Come on, we can do it.

Encourage everyone 20+ that you know to participate. Together, we can create a fantastic opportunity for young people to meet one another.

We hope to have a giant crowd of young people, who together with their friends, will meet new people, make new connections and enlarge their social circle. AND YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SOCIAL CIRCLES ARE ENLARGED. :)
The medura is being organized by a fabulous group of volunteers - AND YOU'RE INVITED TO JOIN IN. If you'd like to volunteer, email me - izzy@actcom.co.il .

The goal is to give the dati-leumi 20+ singles crowd (Israelis and olim) a place to meet without pressure and with lots of fun.
There'll be food, music, and a great atmosphere.
If you're 20+ please come and bring your friends. If you're the parent of someone 20+, please tell him/her that they're expected at the medura.
Everyone is asked to bring some food or drink.
Anyone who plays the guitar is asked to please bring it along.
More info to come: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/event.php?eid=113532312010839&ref=mf

Today's Parents are Afraid of Their Kids

Okay, this might be a wierd blog, but it's a wierd problem.

A few days ago, my friend Leah and I discussed organizing a Lag B'Omer fire for young adult singles. Leah and I would organize it, but we wouldn't be there at all (so no one will be embarrassed by our presence). We were hoping that these 20-somethings would meet one another and either find a match around the fire, or think of one for a friend.

So, I called up a bunch of my friends and asked them to ask their kids if they'd come to this bonfire. Well, would you believe it? My friends said, "I think it's a terrific idea, but I can't ask my daughter/son. If I ask, s/he won't participate."

So, I've made ten phone calls to parents with great 20-something kids, and they're hemming and hawing and even asking me to call their kid instead of them.

Parents afraid of their kids??

It's 9:45 PM. I'm going to keep trying for one more day.

DO YOU THINK 20-SOMETHINGS WOULD COME TO A LAG B'OMER BONFIRE?? I'd like to know.

We've really got to light a fire under our 20-somethings. I thought this might be it.