Hi All!

Underneath is an email that was sent by Kevin Large to all the known email addresses on the data base. Please note that the function at the old school on 26 September 2009 is open to everyone. Besides being a reunion for all the "Ou Toppies" of the 1969 Matric class, it will also be a get-together for Everyone. Please see the new entry under the link "Upcoming Events":

Dasse groete,
1969; the matric year of a group of guys brought together by fate. Exciting lot of guys, distributed in 4 different hostels. Each person an individual equipped with the necessary tools to go out into the world and make an impact on different lives. Each individual with an exciting future due to strict discipline and an excellent education, and last but not least, a comradeship which has lasted 40 years plus.
We are now 40 years down the line and I excitedly pen my thoughts after making contact with among others, guys from our matric class and fellow Dasse from that era. When I opened Facebook and searched for “Die Bult” and found David Allen, Billy Jones, Charles Du Preez and numerous other Dasse on one day, my brain went into overdrive and reminisced the good old days. Subsequently I have been in contact with my fellow pupils and cannot wait for us to re-unite after all this time.
With the help of Trudy (Barnard) Vosloo and Lodewyk Meyer (present head of Die Bult), Peet (Kerksman) Johnson and Deon (Dutch) Van Eck we have decided to get the guys together on September the 26th in George at our old School. Mr. Lodewyk Meyer has granted us permission to utilize the Sports field hall and braai facilities as well as toilet facilities (showering etc.) on that date. The reason for the 26th being chosen as our re-union date is; the 24th is a public holiday and for those of us who wants to travel by car, it allows us time to get there at our leisure and return by Monday morning to face the remaining years with good memories of old friends.
In a discussion with Trudy this morning we have decided, to make it easy on all of us, to have a braai. We now require everyone who is interested in attending this function to reply either by email, sms or fax not later than the 31st of July so that the food and accommodation can be organized. The cost should not be more than R50 per head liquor excluded. Trudy can supply us with contacts for a wide variety of accommodation and Mr. Meyer has consented to tenting on the school fields for the brave of heart. To confirm your booking, please deposit R50.00 per head into K R Large bank acc. FNB, Current account number 50190079796, use your name as reference and fax or email deposit slip to 0227721987 or klarge@telkomsa.net.
For those of you who don’t know, there is a “Die Bult” website maintained by Peet Johnson viz; dassecorner.blogspot.com. You are invited to browse and download from our very impressive library. If you have any photos not on the website, please forward to me. If you know of anyone not on the database, please forward me his particulars.

We are looking forward to re-uniting or meeting with as many ou Dasse as possible.

Kevin Large