The first quarterly Mingle of the year kicked off at Sport Central on Thursday, February 19, 2009. As usual, we had a fantastic spread of tantalizing appetizers ranging from onion rings, mini quiches, spring rolls, samosas to sautéed jumbo prawns and chicken wings with every sauce imaginable. Since balance is important in everything we do, an assortment of fresh fruits and veggies completed the mix.

Even though it took a little while to get everyone to participate in the Fransen Speed Meeting activity (a spinoff of speed dating), once we had everyone in two rows facing each other, there was no holding back as each person connected with the other through a series of getting-to-know-you questions prepared by the Social Committee. Throughout the afternoon, five lucky people won some nifty staplers that are environmentally friendly and actually use no staples!

Have you been enjoying the variety of the Charity snack tray recently? We have been experimenting with some new snacks such as the Toblerone bars, sunrype snack bars, exploding gum, salmon jerky, and a plethora of nuts. Richard and I do our best to get to Costco on a regular basis and are always open to suggestions on what you would like to have in the Charity Snack Boxes and Drink Trays.

A friendly reminder to all team members – the snack boxes and drinks in the fridge are financed using the honour system and will continue only if everyone contributes their $1 for each snack. Please keep loans to a minimum and keep in mind that it is never acceptable to take drinks for meetings unless you are paying for each drink immediately.

From Feb 16 – Apr 16, the snack boxes will support Engineers without Borders.