About Us
The Bellarmine Dads' club has had a long, rich and even critical role to play with Bellarmine College Prep. It is not well known that the Dad's Club and the Mother's guild were both formed within just a few short years of Bellarmine's founding. Here are some excerpts from Fr. Charles Budde’s Journal, Bellarmine Archives, Pg. 68:
The University of Santa Clara High School moved from the Santa Clara University campus to its new home on the old College of the Pacific campus in 1926. In 1928, to honor the soon to be canonized Blessed Robert Cardinal Bellarmine, the school’s name was changed to Bellarmine College Preparatory. Within a few years of the move, the Great Depression hit.
“During the Great Depression, two organizations were formed at Bellarmine which kept up the courage of the Jesuit Pioneers at Bellarmine: The Mothers’ Guild, founded in 1929, with Fr. Ivan Fabris as moderator, and the Dads’ Club, organized in 1933 by Fr. McCann. Were it not for the valiant assistance of the Mothers’ Guild and the Dads’ Club, Bellarmine might have had to close its doors”
Today, the Dad's club is a vibrant group of interested Bellarmine Prep Fathers who take active roles in their son's lives. The Dad's club is responsible for over a dozen events per year in addition to running the Boosters Club. Become a volunteer, attend events or even apply to become a Dad's club Board Member!
For more information please John McMahonr, Dad's Club President: jmcmahon@colliersparrish.com
