Battling Like a Wolverine
The 7th annual Battle Like a Wolverine campaign was held throughout the month of October (2018), raising over $17,000 for the fight against breast cancer. On February 27, student members of the National Honor Society who helped with the campaign presented the check to a representative from Baptist Health South Florida.
“We are incredibly proud of what our community has been able to do to bring awareness to this very important cause,” said Principal Jose E. Roca ‘84. “This has been the most money we’ve ever raised and subsequently donated to our partner, Baptist Health South Florida. In all, over $65,000 has been donated to Baptist since 2011.”
Students wore pink ties in October and participated in the Battle Like a Wolverine 5K on October 27. “The National Honor Society has supported the campaign for the last few years and we plan on continuing to do so,” said Mrs. Dolores Toledo, NHS moderator and co-coordinator for the event. “We are also very proud to always count on the support and sponsorship of our Crew team and this year we welcomed our first presenting sponsor, AutoNation.”
The money raised will go towards providing mammograms for uninsured individuals and support the Baptist Care Coaches.
“We are very proud of our partnership with Belen Jesuit,” said Maria Luisa Gonzalez, Director of Government and Community Relations for Baptist Health South Florida. “Belen is listed at the entrance of every Baptist facility as a Corporate Philanthropy Partner and more impressive is that it is the only school on the list. We look forward to continuing to grow our partnership in the years to come and thank the Belen community for their support and dedication toward breast cancer awareness."
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.