Major Gift Announcement: The Orbay Family
Belen Jesuit is excited to announce that the Orbay family has pledged a major gift towards fulfilling the goals laid out in the Strategic Plan in order to advance the vision and direction of the school. This pledge is in addition to many past contributions that have specifically helped with scholarships.
Doctor Jorge L. Orbay and his wife Maria have been strong supporters of the school for over a decade. Their son, Jorge Orbay '13 is a proud alumnus who continued his education at the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University.
“We are very proud of the Jesuit education our son received at Belen,” said Maria Orbay. “The values instilled at the school and dedication to serving others are important principles which are paramount in the formation of young men. The school is a beacon in our community because it helps to form our future leaders and creates a lasting foundation. We are proud to continue to support Belen as it continues to grow and improve to meet the challenges of today.”
“We are blessed to have the support of the Orbay family as we continue to advance directives laid out in the Strategic Plan,” said Father Willie. “The Orbays understand that these changes to our campus are opportunities for growth and opportunities to add fuel to the fire. We constantly challenge our students to “go and set the world on fire” and this plan not only sets the vision for the immediate future but also identifies the necessary fuel that will help us set our students’ world ablaze. We are grateful to the Orbay framily for their generous gift.”
Every gift received helps us in fulfilling the challenges set forth in the Strategic Plan (Strengthening our Catholic-Jesuit Identity, Academic Excellence, Forming Well-Rounded Men and Enhancing our Brotherhood) and we plan on announcing many more leadership level gifts in the coming months.
We continue to strive for greatness and need your help in achieving our goal. If you would like to contribute to the vision of the school, please contact Phil Fernandez ’94 at ffernandez@belenjesuit.org or call him at 305-804-7683.
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.