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<h3>2nd Annual Ruby BBQ &amp; Awards</h3>

<br><p>It was a gem of a night! The evening summer air was warm and welcoming for the 80+ that attended the annual BBQ. Great stories and successes were celebrated within Van Ruby's community. Food and drink were aplenty. Everything went off without a hitch! Well, except for <a href="https://twitter.com/floriidaaa/status/505251938016198656/photo/1">this.</a></p>

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<br><p>As you all know, Vancouver is full of talented Ruby developers who contribute to open-source, develop gems and share good vibes at VanRuby events. And great work and commitment deserves recognition. So this year, the <a href="https://twitter.com/BrewhouseTeam">Brewhouse Team</a> threw together a site dedicated to honouring fellow Vancouver Rubyists. Members had the opportunity to vote or nominate a hero that they thought made the community awesome. At the end of the evening, a few of VanRuby's finest were revered by their peers.</p>

<br><p>Congratulations to <a href="http://twitter.com/tammam">Tam</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/jncoops">Jenn</a> and <a href="http://twitter.com/chancancode">Godfrey</a> for collecting the most votes! Here are a few of the lovely comments youreceived:</p>

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<h4>2014 Ruby Hero Winners -- "I'm a Gem"</h4>

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<strong>Tammam Kbeili</strong>

<br><a href="http://twitter.com/tammam">@tammam</a>

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<p><em>"A great teacher and a great mentor."</em></p>

<p><em>"He is the best Ruby instructor in Vancouver."</em></p>

<p><em>"Ruby yoda."</em></p>

<p><em>"Codecore and Tam changed my life. Going from never writing code to working as a developer in 6 months was all thanks to Tam's tireless patience."</p></em>

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<strong>Jenn Cooper</strong>

<br><a href="http://twitter.com/jncoops">@jncoops</a>

<p><em>"She mentors new Devs, runs meetups and generally advocates for women in tech. She's just pretty awesome all around."</p></em>

<p><em>"Because she is BEYOND amazing and helps out the community in so many ways from leading a Ladies Learning Code Ruby workshop to co-organizing Code &amp; Coffee."</p></em>

<p><em>"Jenn mentors and charges zero dollars."</p></em>

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<strong>Godfrey Chan</strong>

<br><a href="http://twitter.com/chancancode">@chancancode</a>

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<p><em>"Godfrey is awesome! He's put a lot of time into helping other developers feel more comfortable about contributing to open source."</p></em>

<p><em>"Hard to not nominate one, but Godfrey edges out with his emoji mastery...Tireless open source contributor."</p></em>

<p><em>"Godfrey is one of the core guys supporting VanRuby and EmberYVR...and he's always helping people new to the language."</p></em>

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<p>Thanks to our sponsor, <a href="http://www.socialchorus.com/"><img src="/images/socialchorus_logo.png" alt="Social Chorus Logo"></a> for their generous support.</p>

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