Apparently the Dads Club is doing a pretty good job. Now I don’t want to sound like I’m bragging when I write this but my feeling is that the Dads Club must be doing better then okay because the facility is in more demand then in recent memory. In fact I want to encourage you to go and look at the Dads Club Calendar and take a look to see how often the Dads Club is being used. Most months it’s being used at least once a day but often you will find that it is being used several times a day! The truth is that we couldn’t be happier about how much our facility is being utilized.

The Reality

So the reality of the Dads Club being used is that our space and time is limited. The guys who are organizing the calendar are running into difficulties with booking everyone’s reservations. As much as we really don’t want to the reality is that s ome folks are going to have to compromise, some folks will have to modify their plans, and some folks will have to cancel plans. All of this is tough to swallow but (again) the reality of the situation is that the Dads Club has gone from being a under utilized facility to a hyper utilized facility.

Here are some of the groups/programs that use the Dads Club

• VW Orchestra
• Taiko Drum Lessons
• Boy Scout Troop 118
• VW Robotics
• Dads Club Art Classes
• Kids Homework Workshop
• K-2 Music
• Fall Festival
• Survivor Challenge
• Founders Day
• Pancake Breakfast
• Fathers’ Follies
• Many more

Our Suggestion

Plan early and make reservations early. We hope that everyone understands that while the Dads Club works very closely with Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School, VW PTA, W.A.V.E we are not privy to the conversations and plans until sometimes much later in the year. The Dads Club does our best to prioritize the Dads Club Programs and Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School programs above other outside rentals but we can only do that when we have good solid information in the form of reservations.  Please check with the Dads Club before you make any plans on using the Dads Club. Please understand that 99% of all activities are either Dads Club or VW Eleementary programs.

The Moral

The moral of the story is to reserve the Dads Club early or don’t be surprised that it’s not available. Until you get a confirmation email from the Dads Club nothing is certain.

Sincerely

The Dads Club is very happy that the facility is in better shape then it’s been in for years and that it is in such high demand. We wish that there was a way to always make everyone happy but sometimes that’s just not possible. So we sincerely ask everyone to hang in there with us., make reservations at least 6 months out (if not more) and to be patient. Thanks for everyone’s support and consideration!