Dad's ClubSt. Vincent de Paul · Petaluma
Petaluma, California · 2026–27 school year

Show up.
Pitch in.
Have fun.

Awesome dads, one school, and a standing invitation. Come to what you can, work an event or two, and get to know the guys your kids are growing up with.

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Dad’s Cook-Off & Cornhole

Chili, cheeseburgers and cornhole. One afternoon, three ways to lose. The top picks from the club vote, rolled into one night. Aiming for November or December; date to follow.

Tell us you're coming

Where the vote landed

Top five social nights, as voted by the club.

ReLeaf Petaluma

25 trees, two Saturdays

St. Vincent de Paul is partnering with ReLeaf Petaluma to bring 25 new trees to campus — Island Oak, Toyon, Incense Cedar, Catalina Cherry and other California natives, placed along Howard and Walnut, through the centre of campus, and near the garden. ReLeaf provides the trees, the plan and the expertise at no cost to the school. What they need from us is people.

Prep day — the big one

Saturday, November 7 · 9:00am–2:00pm · 25–30 volunteers

Before a single tree goes in, 25 planting sites have to be cleared: old stumps and roots pulled out, overgrown shrubs removed, ground cover cut back, and each hole opened up and made diggable. Some spots need a little work. Several need a lot.

This is the day that determines whether planting goes smoothly or not at all.

Bring: work gloves, sturdy closed-toe boots, and a shovel, loppers or wheelbarrow if you have them. Lunch is on the Dad's Club.

Sign up for Nov 7

Planting day

Saturday, November 14 · Sign-in 8:45am, start 9:00am · 12–15 volunteers

ReLeaf runs this one. They bring all the tools, stakes and mulch, and they'll walk everyone through planting, staking and mulching. No experience needed at all.

Bring: layers and clothes you can dig in, plus sunscreen and a hat.

Sign up for Nov 14

Where the trees are going

All 25 sites, flagged and numbered by ReLeaf — along Howard and Walnut, through the centre of campus, and near the garden.

Aerial map of the St. Vincent de Paul campus with 25 numbered markers showing where each tree will be planted, between Howard Street and Walnut Street.

Every marker is a tree. Some spots need a little clearing. Several need stumps and root balls pulled out entirely — which is why November 7 matters so much.

Who can come

Both days are open to the whole school — moms, dads, grandparents, older students. No committee, no meetings, just a Saturday morning outdoors with other parents.

  • Lunch on the Dad's Club on the 7th
  • Hours count toward family service hours
  • 25 trees on campus that weren't there before
  • Helpers must be 14 or older — younger kids are welcome to come along with a parent, they just can't work the site

An hour counts

If you can only give an hour, give an hour. Someone who shows up at eleven and leaves at noon has still moved a stump that nobody else has to move.

Sign up — takes a minute

Or text me — I'm in

(347) 251-8689. Tell me which Saturday, or both.

The short list

Who we can count on

These dads told us to call them — a hand at an event, a truck on a Saturday, or something at school that needs a grown-up in ten minutes. Saying yes doesn't commit anyone to every event. If we call and you can't make it, that's a fine answer.

The call list

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2026–27

Calendar

Dad's Club dates are below and open to everyone. School and PTO dates are members-only — at the school's request we don't publish the schedule publicly. The official calendar always lives in Beehively.

Dad's Club

School & PTO calendar

Same passcode as the directory.

Please keep these dates within the school community — don't post or forward them. The official calendar is in Beehively.

Members

The roster

Who's in the club, what they do, and what they can help with. When an event needs a truck, a griddle, or someone who knows electrical, this is where we look first.

The roster is closed to public sign-up. To be added or to correct your entry, email Mike and we'll take care of it.

Email to join the roster

Members' directory

Enter the club passcode to see who's in.

Members only. Please don't republish these details or use them for solicitation.

Back the club

Every dollar goes
straight to Dad's Club

The Dad's Club is its own group, separate from the school. What comes in pays for our events, materials for campus work days, and gear the club uses. We're not a registered charity, so donations aren't tax-deductible.

$50 $100 $200 Other

Opens Venmo to @mike-mihrzad with the amount filled in · $200 is the sponsor tier

Sponsor an event

$200 puts your business on a banner at our events and on this site all year.

Give time instead

Twelve and a half hours a year is the ask. Work two events and you're most of the way there.

Thank you

This year's sponsors

Local businesses backing the club. Mostly dads, a few neighbors.

Want your business here?

$200 puts your name on this page for the year and on a banner at our events. Grab an officer, or fill in the roster form and note it there.