Dad’s Club Continues Service for Dunne Community
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he Bishop Dunne Dad’s Club was founded in the fall of 2018, when a group of Falcon fathers gathered together and began discussing ways to get more involved in their student’s journey. Using the Rosemont School model as inspiration, the Dad’s Club aims to create a united community comprised of dedicated dads who want to be involved in strengthening and supporting the Bishop Dunne and Oak Cliff communities. In 2020, responding to the effects of the pandemic, the Dad’s Club looked for ways to help Bishop Dunne families experiencing tough times or in need of lifted spirits, through the genesis of a simple idea - delivering hot meals. The dads decided to partner with Bishop Dunne, family-owned restaurants like Smokey John’s BBQ, bbbop, and El Taxqueño Taqueria, to fulfill their mission of feeding and bringing joy to the Dunne community. In the Fall of 2020, the Dad’s Club rallied together and secured corporate sponsorships in order to provide free homecoming t-shirts to all students, faculty and staff. That winter, they introduced the inaugural Bishop Dunne Christmas Parade. The parade brought together club moderators to decorate and prepare a show filled with a live nativity scene, Kwanza decorations, a Star Wars fight sequence, performance from the Bishop Dunne Band and 6
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Strings Orchestra, inflatable holiday icons, and a lot of Christmas cheer to the Oak Cliff community. Just under 300 cars drove through the parade, and a new Dunne tradition began. When spring arrived, the Dad’s Club focused their efforts on helping the Bishop Dunne baseball team repair the batting cage, while also providing beautification to the campus. The Dad’s Club held the second annual Bishop Dunne Car Show in June, showcasing a collection of some 80 vintage and unique cars, various small businesses, multiple food vendors and hosting more than 275 visitors. Throughout the last three years, the Bishop Dunne Dad’s Club has grown in both friendship and fellowship. As the Club looks to its future, it hopes to thrive in service and grow the opportunities for community connection.
Dad’s Club Members: Luis Martinez David Cardoza Anthony Macias Marcelo Carrillo David Taylor Greg Pumphrey
Donald Miller Pero Vrucinic Jimmy Prasifka Jeff Dunn Gian Lipscomb Maurice Aguilar ’92
Johnny Green ’97 Jason Hawthorne David Rosas Chris Moffett Chris Shultz Mike Alfers ’97 WWW.BDCS.ORG
