Bruin Benefit

Join us at FOUNT Crocker Park from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday, November 22, 2026, for refreshments, appetizers, and community while shopping beautiful handcrafted leather goods for both men and women and supporting Padua. Twenty percent of net sales will be donated to the Bruin Benefit, which helps keep tuition affordable and maintains excellent educational programs for our students.

Can’t Make It? Click here and use code Padua on online purchases throughout the weekend (Friday, November 20 through Sunday, November 22) to support Padua students.

The 34th annual Bruin Benefit and Hall of Fame Induction raised a record-breaking $500,979 on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Click here to read more about the event and see photos. The Bruin Benefit is Padua's largest fundraising event of the year. All proceeds help to keep tuition more affordable for all families. Click here to flip through the program booklet. Save the date for next year's event, which will be on Saturday, April 24, 2027.

Student Speaker: Nico Senior ’26 

Honoring Hall of Fame Inductees

We honored the following new Hall of Fame inductees for their unending loyalty to the school:

• Al Adams ’69 – Outstanding Alumnus
• Robert Klonk ’76 – Outstanding Alumnus
• Ann Mack ’93 – Outstanding Alumna
• Nora Mahoney ’06 – Outstanding Alumna
• Chuck Bart – Franciscan Medal
• Michael ’82 and Lori Margevicius – Franciscan Medal (Couple)

Click here to read more about the inductees.

Click here to watch a video of their acceptance speeches.

Sponsorship Opportunities

When you become a sponsor of Padua Franciscan High School's Bruin Benefit, you are doing more than just supporting the school's largest fundraising event of the year; you are changing the lives of the young men and women of Padua.

More details to come on Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities.

Donate an Auction Item

We are currently accepting auction items! 

Click here for the Donation Form.

Amazon Wish List

We made it easy for you to donate an auction item! Check out the Amazon Wish List and ship an item directly to Padua! All donations are tax-deductible.

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