Associations
SAIRAC HONOURS FELLOWS
AT ANNUAL LUNCH
By Ilana Koegelenberg
The SAIRAC Johannesburg centre’s Annual Fellows Lunch was a
not-to-be-missed event on the 2018 social calendar, celebrating the
association’s most loyal members and their contribution to the industry.
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he 2018 fellows lunch took place on 19 October at the
Woodmead Country Club in Johannesburg and boasted
a great turnout as usual. This event is always a calendar
highlight for the South African Institute of Refrigeration and
Air Conditioning (SAIRAC), as it gives members a chance to
reconnect at the end of a year.
SAIRAC Johannesburg centre chairman, Jaco Pieterse,
kicked things off with a few formalities and welcomes before
introducing the guest speaker for the day, Piet Pompies, who
did a motivational talk and entertained guests with some
songs as well.
Afterwards, Pieterse handed over the gifts to the fellows
in attendance: biltong cutters with a SAIRAC plaque. Seven
of the nine regional fellows were in attendance and the total
attendance for the event was 74.
Out of the 15 fellows, seven were in attendance. The
fellows who received gifts were: Annemarie Wake; Kathy
Sharp; Grand Laidlaw; Patrick Burke; Colin Kelly; Allan Curry;
and Alec Johannsen.
After the gift giving, Pompies sang a few more songs
before the buffet lunch was served. The entertainment
continued throughout the luncheon. RACA
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The SAIRAC fellows
in attendance. Back,
from left: Grant
Laidlaw, Patrick
Burke, Jaco Pieterse
(SAIRAC Johannesburg
chairman), Allan Curry,
and Bob Vuletic. Front,
from left: Annemarie
Wake, Alec Johannsen,
Colin Kelly, and Kathy
Sharp.
The fellows received
SAIRAC biltong cutters
as gifts.
The fellows with the
SAIRAC Johannesburg
committee at the lunch.
RACA Journal I January 2019
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