Role of the Alumni

The Bulldog Football Alumni Association was re-kindled in 2001.  On June 22, 2001 the Alumni Association hosted a very successful reunion honouring Coach Paul Salfi for his 35 years of coaching with the program.  Over 300 people attended and individuals from all eras came to honour Coach Salfi.  There was representation from across Canada and the US and many who were unable to attend forwarded generous donations. 

In 2003 the Alumni Association started an annual golf tournament with proceeds going towards the football program.  Paul Salfi passed away in May 2003, about a month before the first tournament, and the tournament was subsequently named the Paul Salfi Memorial Golf Tournament.  Each year over 120 alumni and friends of Bulldog Football get together for a round of golf, a great dinner and reception at Cats Caboose, and most importantly a chance to get caught up with old friends and teammates. 

The Alumni Association is committed to helping the football program by contributing the “extras” that would not fall within the school’s budget.   Some of the items that the Alumni Association has purchased for the team include a new one-man blocking sled, a “quick-feet” rope apparatus, some blocking bags, two tackling/blocking dummies and the 2007 Bulldog football team sported new home and away uniforms.   In 2006, with a portion of the proceeds, the alumni purchased a Focus Neuromuscular Stimulator machine for a former player, Greg Pickles.  In October 2004, Greg severed the brachial plexus nerve in his neck while making a tackle on a kick-off and he has spent countless hours trying to regain some of the use of his right arm. 

In the spring of 2008, the Alumni Association started on an ambitious goal of raising money for a new wireless scoreboard.  This goal was achieved in time for the school’s 50th Reunion in May 2009 when the scoreboard was erected. 

Future goals for the Alumni Association are to partner with the school on improving the field.  The team would also love to see lights so the Bulldogs can play home games at night.