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August 23, 2011 (6:45pm)
Freshman Welcome
Picnic
Phil Beauboeuf pabeaub@us.ibm.com (301) 249-4968
Duane Clark duane.clarke@us.army.mil (202) 427-8587
10 Men/ 3 hrs The Fathers Club helps the
Mothers club setting up and serving 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.
Football Game Ticket
Sales
Erik Kreil erik.kreil@eia.gov (202)
557-1186
Duane Clark duane.clarke@us.army.mil (202) 427-8587
30 Men/ 3 hrs during each home football
game. This group mans the gates at
home football games. This is a great event to meet other Gonzaga dads.
September 11, 2011
(10 am - 2 pm) - Gonzaga/Visitation Family Mass and Picnic
Tom
Loranger Toloranger@aol.com (202)
441-7089
10 Men/ 2 hrs The Gonzaga dads are responsible
for procuring, delivering and setting up the drinks for the cookout.
Gonzaga dads also help with setting up chairs, tables, A/V along side the
Visitation Fathers Club dads. Even if you don’t volunteer for this event,
plan on attending with your entire family. Mass, a cookout and a few
competitive games between the girls and the boys!
October 22, 2011
Freshman Father/Son Service Project (9 am)
Tim McBride timmcb@gmail.com (301) 948-0215
Bob Johnson bob@natellihomes.com (301) 938-5933
100 Fathers/Sons/ 4 hrs For Freshman
Father and Sons only, this event was added in 2008 and was extremely
successful. This is a great way to introduce our new Fathers and sons to
service at Gonzaga. The chair of this event lines up a suitable project for
this group to perform.
November 4, 2011
(5:45 pm) -
Father/Son Pep Rally and
Hall of Fame Night
Tom
McHugh tom.mchugh@cushwake.com (703)
823-1454
Charlie
Baumgardner cjb@piw-dc.com (703)
946-0573
10 Men/ 2 hrs This is a must attend for
all Fathers and there Sons. Volunteer dads help man the check in table and
guide dads and sons to the lower commons for a casual pre pep rally
ballgame style buffet dinner. The volunteer dads then guide the fathers and
sons to the theatre for the pep rally and hall of fame induction. This is a long-standing Gonzaga tradition
and major Father/Son event. If you can’t volunteer, make sure you plan on
attending this event.
November 20, 2011 (10
am - 2 pm) - Open House
Rick Ruzicka ruzickaff@state.gov (301)
897-8103
90 Men/ 6 hrs This event is an opportunity
for prospective students and their families to get information about
Gonzaga and tour the Gonzaga campus. The Gonzaga dads come out
in force to guide prospective families from the parking lots to the Carmody
Center and man posts throughout the school to answer questions.
December 3, 2011 (7
pm) –
The Fathers Club Gala
Tuition Raffle
Erik
Kreil erik.kreil@eia.doe.gov (202)
557-1186
6 Men/ 2 hrs The Fathers Club sponsors
this raffle. The winners are drawn at the Gala. The dad volunteers start
their work in August getting the proper permits, ordering tickets and
preparing a form letter from the printer. Help is needed stuffing envelopes
for the mass mailing as well as the night of the Gala manning a table for
final ticket sales. Even if you do not volunteer for this event, plan on
attending the Gala!
December 9-11, 2010 - DC Classic Invitational Basketball Tournament
John McLaughlin jmclaughlin@cavlog.com 703-356-2272 50+
men/ hours vary
This is the major fund-raising activity
of the Fathers Club that has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for
Gonzaga service activities. There are numerous volunteer activities for
this Committee starting the summer before the tournament. Plan on attending
the DC Classic planning meetings and learn more.
February 17-19, 2012 - Freshman Retreat
Ralph Crozier
rcroz11@aol.com (703) 532-3239
Up
to 12 to supervise the overnight. The Dad volunteers assist the retreat
team in various ways. The dads provide the water and soda for the Friday
evening session. A group of dads chaperone the overnight when the freshmen
and their leaders stay at the school on Saturday night.
March 10, 2012 - Father/Son Service Project
Phil (Team) McCarthy phil.mccarthy@transwestern.net
(202) 362-8734
All Fathers and Sons /1day. This is a
great opportunity once again to be with your son and serve the community.
It is a day long project and volunteers are accepted for all day, just the
morning or just the afternoon. Traditionally we have upwards of 200 fathers
and sons participate in this event
March 3, 2012 - Bull and Oyster Roast
Dan Barry dan.monica@comcast.net (301)
610-9075
10 Men/ 3 hrs This is a development
office event where dad volunteers 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.
March 11,
2012 (8 am)
- Mother/Son Communion
Breakfast
Dan Weitzel dpweitzel@comcast.com
(301) 502-5220
Bill Kilgallin bbdek1@aol.com (703) 241-9248
50+ Men/ 4-6 hrs. Dads are needed to help
set up tables and chairs for this event the day before (The Carmody
Center). On the day of the event the dads start with mass in the chapel,
coffee/muffins and their assignments. The dads prepare the breakfast, set
the tables and then serve their wives and sons when they arrive from the
church.
April 29,
2012 (8 am)
- Father/Son Communion
Breakfast
Bo Fitzpatrick jpfbofitz@aol.com (301) 294-0179
Richard Gatti richgatti@gmail.com (301)
230-7101
10 Men/ 2 hrs Volunteers are needed who
can work the day of the event at the church as an usher or at the hotel
guiding Fathers and Sons to the ballroom or working the ticket table. You
do not miss the mass or breakfast by volunteering for this event. This is a
premier event of the Gonzaga Fathers Club. Plan to attend regardless.
June 3, 2012 (1 pm) –
Graduation
Bill Lewis bill.lewis@us.pwc.com (703)
759-2160
Charlie
Baumgardner cjb@piw-dc.com (703)
946-0573
Tom
McHugh tom.mchugh@cushwake.com (703)
823-1454
20 Men/ 4 hrs Provide logistical support
and/ or usher for the senior graduation ceremony at Gonzaga. Volunteers are
needed primarily on the day of the event starting at 9 am.
Membership
Committee
Al Jackson ajackson@ccapr.com (703) 329-7213
This is a great way to meet and network
with other Gonzaga dads. There are various ways to volunteer including
being a class rep., manning a sign up table at events, making phone
calls/sending emails to prospective members or helping us maintain our
volunteer database and email list.
Web Page Development
/ Communication
Chris Wallisch mcwallisch@msn.com (301) 530-3632
Number of volunteers - as required.
Assist in the development and update of the Fathers Club portion of the
Gonzaga web page.
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