Lekker SA style Braai for Ubunteros on 16 July 2011

The Idea

• The freshly founded ubuntu council sent out a mail/invitation to members, suggesting, among other things, to organise some social meetings.
• Janb offered to organise a barbecue.

The Venue

• Janb used his own flat in Antwerp for this event. This limited participation to about 10 people. Accessibility to the venue is easy from anywhere in the country.
• A limited amount of overnighters can be accommodated.

The Date

• A doodle was started for people to enter their availability,and stayed open for about two weeks.
• 5 people responded, and a final date of 16 July was chosen

The Event

• Janb decided to make it a braai, South African style.
• The emphasis was put on being casual, and anyone was welcome.
• 5 people confirmed their attendance: Pieter Vande Wyngaerde, Ward De Ridder, Wouter Vandenneucker, Jan Claeys, and Pierre Buyle. Pierre excused himself for personal reasons.
• In the end, we were 8. Janb and his wife, June, the 4 aforementioned ubunteros, **********, a friend of June, and Erik Van Ranst, a friend/collegue of Janb who came later.
• Most people arrived between 5 and 6 pm, and drinks and appetisers were served.
• Murphy was among us too. The rain was at it worst between 6 and 9pm.
• Janb started a fire at around 6.30pm. He relentlessly attempted to prepare some food later, but unfortunately the rain was getting too bad, and we had to braai our food inside.
• All in all, good fun was had by all. The people that wanted to catch the train, did so without problem.
• Wouter and Erik decided to miss their tram/train, and spent the night. We all went to bed at around 2am.

Conclusion

• Judging by the late hour, and the mess that was left in the kitchen, it was a great success.
• Attached photo's summarise it quite well.
• This is definitely something we should do more often.

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