Wednesday July 28, 2010
Whats happening at the club?
Just to let you all know that we had some changes at the club recently.
1) Jorrie Jordaan resigned from the committee - so we are looking for a new committee member to take his place. Please get in touch if you want to be involved.
2) The West Brisbane Bulldogs club started charging us to use their venue the last couple of times. The club can not afford this expense on our current budget, so we are looking for a new venue to have our regular gatherings at. We will be going to the Toowong Bowls Club this month to trial it there. Let us know if you have any connections that may work for us.
We are all getting together this Friday, 30th July, for our regular gathering, and we look forward to seeing you there. Bring a plate of food to share and a non perishable item of food to donate to a charity for Christmas in July.
Have a great week guys.
Much love
Morne, Charl, Paul and John.
30 July - Monthly meeting "Christmas in July"
We have our next monthly meeting on Friday 30th of July 2010 at 18:30 at the Toowong Bowls Club. 59 Gailey Road, Taringa.
Our theme for this month is Christmas in July. We thought it would be good to support a charity, and we are asking you to bring something along that we can donate to the less priviledged in Brisbane. A tin of food or non-perishable food item will be gladly received on the night destined for charity. Make someone else's day by gifting them food.
Looking forward to catching up with everyone, have a drink, some biltong a few good jokes and generally just a fun time.
Please bring a plate of food to share and your dancing shoes. We will have some music to get your feet moving. Drinks are for sale from the clubhouse.
8 Aug Kookaburra River Queen vir Enkellopendes bo 25
8 Augustus 2010 om 12:00 middag.
Kom geniet 'n heerlike vinger-ete op die pragtige Kookaburra River Queen. Nooi al julle enkellopende volwasse vriende om die middag saam met ons te spandeer en nuwe vriende te leer ken. 25 jaar en ouer welkom.
Koste beloop $35 per persoon. Ons vertrek 12h00 vanaf die Eagle Street Pier.
Laat weet asb so gou as moontlik as julle belangstel om te kom sodat ons die besprekingsgetalle kan deurgee.
Stuur epos na suleen09@hotmail.com vir bespreking.
All singles over 25, come and join us for a lovely day trip on the Kookaburra River Queen. Meet new friends while enjoying refreshments. Licenced.
Sunday 8/8/2010. Departing at 12:00 from the Eagle Street Pier. Cost $35 pp. RSVP suleen09@hotmail.com
27 August Monthly Gathering - Cadac braai in the park
We are really happy to let you know about next months gathering. We will be having a bring-en-braai / picnic in Captain Burke Park, near the Story Bridge. (The same spot we normally get together for Riverfire event). Bring your own meat and drinks! No bar available this time.
Cadac has recently returned to Australia and is now selling a whole range of products to the Australian market. You may have noticed the Safari Chef in Anaconda (if you are a camping fanatic), or the Carry Chef (Skottelskaar) as it is now called. Do you need some spares, or would you like to get your hands on one of their new items. Come along and see the stuff for yourself.
Shaun Olivier will be there to demonstrate the new items to you and you can even braai your own meat on his equipment to make sure it works ok for you.
If you want to get hold of Shaun before the meeting, then ring him on 0417 980 524 and he can bring some extra items for sale with him.
See you guys there.
Past events
Potjiekos @ Tanglewood Gardens
We had a lovely weekend relaxing and enjoying good company at Tangelwood Gardens. A big thank you to Ann, Dawid & Angelique for their great place and friendly atmosphere. Fun was had by all.
Congratulations to the winners:
1st Place - Augusta McCarthy - Two nights for two people at Tanglewood Gardens in a Rainforest Cabin
2nd Place - Claudi Preller -
A Cadac Potjie (new casserole style)
3rd Place - Jacques Malan -
Fishing trip for two.
Sponsored by Dennis McCarthy
4th Place - Alex Pretorius -
Bottle of wine
5th Place - Philip Fouche -
Bottle of wine
Photos of the weekend can be found on Facebook, or click here if you are not on Facebook.
Rugby - TriNations SA vs Aus at Suncorp
Lots of supports in their green jersey arrived at the "Paddo" a few hours before the game. It is really difficult to imagine that once there were hardly any Springbok Jerseys around in Brisbane, cause on Saturday the whole way from Roma street station to the Paddo South Africans were strewn all over the place.
Our worst fear came true, another loss at the Suncorp slaughter yard. So bad that friends & family back in SA are telling me rather no to go to the stadium again as it might be I that jinks them. Nonetheless, fun was had and beer did flow. Lets hope for great results back in SA when the Aussies and Kiwis take on the World Cup energy in SA.
Sponsorship update
Please support them, as the club really need their support.
Insight Optometrists. Gold sponsor.
Special offers:
1) 2 Pairs of specs for $179
2) 20% of all designer wear frames in stock
Sabona magazine. Gold sponsor.
Raine and Horne Commercial. Bronze sponsor.
Membership
Membership fee is $30 per family for 2010. We need your support in order to be able to run
the club successfully and to keep being able to organise fun events for you, so
please make sure you have paid your membership.
Membership
name tags have been updated, so if you don't have your printed name tag at the
next meeting, then you have not paid your fees for the year. We would love you
to join up again to enjoy the club activities.We rely on your contribution to run the club, so please support us.
Facebook
The Africa Club is on Facebook .
Check it out! Click on Facebook to go to the group.
Load your own pictures and start your own conversations. Want to ask a questions to fellow Saffers, do it here.
Spread the word
Please spread the word about the club. Invite your friends and join us for a dop, a chat and a couple of hours, or more, of enjoyable socialising. Children are welcome.
Look forward to seeing you at our next gathering.
Best regards,
Morné Barnes
President Africa Club
Club Sponsors
We have a three-tier club sponsorship scheme, with benefits depending on the level of sponsorship. This year’s sponsors are listed below. Please support them, then you support the club as well.
GOLD SPONSORS
*** Insight Optometrists ***
Your independent choice.
- 2 Pairs of specs for $179
- 20% of all designer wear frames
"Connecting good people - with good property . . . through Education, Research and Quality Professionals"
The magazine for Southern Africans living in Oz.
BRONZE SPONSOR
Brian Manne
Raine and Horne Commercial
Commercial Real Estate -Sales and Leasing
0410 476 602 brian@rnhcommercial.com.au
Springbok Foods
New contact details:
oxshop@springbokfoods.com
Phone: (07) 5580 5299
Remember that you can place your order with them before our meeting, and they will bring it to the meeting. This includes their full range of foods, snacks and drinks.
SILVER SPONSORS
New sponsors, please raise your hands. We aim to assist you promote your business through our club. Sponsorships for this year will be closing soon, so don't delay.
