Gonzaga Fathers Club

List of 12 items.

• New Families Welcome Picnic

  The Fathers Club helps the Mothers Club set up and serve our incoming freshman families in the courtyard. The event is a great way to meet new incoming families and introduce the GFC to new dads. For more information, please contact Ed Dolson or Terry Meyer

• Football Ticket Sales

  The Fathers Club sells tickets at all home football games.  This is a great way to meet fellow dads and enjoy Gonzaga football. For details, please contact Grant Palmer.

• Gonzaga/Visitation Family Mass and Picnic

  A great day for the whole family, this event takes place in early September every year and includes Mass, a cookout, and a few competitive games between the boys and girls. The Gonzaga dads are responsible for procuring, delivering, and setting up the drinks for the cookout.  We also help with setting up chairs, tables, and A/V alongside the Visitation Fathers Club. For more information, please contact Tim Feighery or Sean Todd.

• Open House

  This event is an opportunity for prospective students and their families to learn more about Gonzaga and tour our campus. The Gonzaga dads guide prospective families from the parking lots to the Carmody Center and man posts throughout the school to answer questions. For more information, please contact Tim Feighery, Brigen Winters, or Sean Todd.

• DC Classic

  Our biggest fundraising event each year, this basketball tournament takes place every December and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Gonzaga’s community service programs. We begin planning for the tournament in the summer—plan on attending the planning meetings to learn more, or for more information, please contact Al Jackson, Brian Coll, or Mike Williams.
  

• Freshman Father-Son Service Project

  A great way to introduce new fathers and sons to service at Gonzaga. The chair of this event lines up a different project for the group every year. For more information, please contact Craig Maloney.

• Freshman Retreat

  A formative experience for Gonzaga freshmen, this weekend-long retreat happens every year in January. We provide water and soda for the Friday evening session and serve as overnight chaperones during the sleepover at school on Saturday night. For more information, please contact M. Thomas Pablo.

• Bull and Oyster Roast

  A fun event organized by the Advancement Office, the Bull and Oyster Roast takes place every spring. We help the night of the event, manning the check-in table and running the 50-50 raffle. Plan on attending even if you don’t volunteer! For more information, please contact Brian Knapp.

• Father-Son Service Project

  This day-long service project draws about 200 fathers and their sons every year to volunteer at a local provider of community services, helping with facility maintenance and making improvements such as painting and cleaning up the grounds. In years past, we have volunteered at the St. Ann's Infant and Maternity Home, the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Southeast Washington, and the Perry School Community Services Center. Volunteers can sign up to work in the morning, afternoon, or all day. For more information, please contact Brian Knapp.
  

• Mother-Son Mass and Celebration

  Dads help set up tables and chairs in the Carmody Center the day before this annual event. On the day of, we come together for Mass in the chapel and then prepare breakfast, set tables, and serve the mothers and sons when they arrive from church. For more information, please contact Luke O'Boyle or Joe Young.

• Father-Son Communion Breakfast

  The biggest GFC event of the year, the Father-Son Communion Breakfast begins with Mass in St. Al’s and is followed by brunch at the Hyatt Regency; a different keynote speaker comes each year. Volunteers—who do not have to miss Mass or breakfast—serve as ushers in the church, help guide people to the hotel ballroom, and man the ticket table. For more information, please contact Tom Scherer, Patrick Cooney, or Mark Shaheen

• Commencement

  We serve as ushers during the graduation ceremony and provide logistical support throughout the day. For more information, please contact Christopher Corvo or Patrick O'Donnell.