The Annual Fr. Dorta- Duque, S.J. Memorial Tombola will be held February 2-4, 2024 and is one of the greatest events of the year. For three days, our campus comes alive with students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni. Even prospective students and their families grace our grounds, enjoying the extraordinary atmosphere generated by a tradition that goes back over 100 years.
Fr. Dorta-Duque, S.J. '40, was a beloved member of the Belen family who dedicated his life to the service of others. He was posthumously inducted into the Belen Hall of Fame in 2022. For more information, click here.
Net proceeds from Tombola help fund the Belen Financial Assistance Program, which helps to make a Catholic-Jesuit education possible for families who need support.
Will receive a 100% tax-deductible contribution to the Financial Assistance Program, one Raffle Ticket submission, and recognition in the Digital Tombola Program Book.
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The success of Tombola has been building in recent years. For this reason, we are making adjustments to ensure a bigger and better experience:
The weeklong Tombola celebrations begin on January 27, 2024, with the Culinary Extravaganza and culminate with the festival weekend, February 2-4, 2024!
Tombola Sponsorships will become available in early December.
Tickets for the following will become available in mid-December: Culinary Extravaganza, Weekend Ride Bracelets, Wine Tasting, Arroz con Cosas, and Raffle Tickets.
We are looking for restaurants that would like to participate in The Culinary Extravaganza event. Please refer all inquiries to Mrs. Gigi Garcia-Chang at ggarciachang@belenjesuit.org.
Raffle tickets will be distributed upon our return from the Christmas break. Special thanks to our partner, Ocean Mazda, who has once again agreed to donate a car.
Mass will be offered in the Our Lady of Belen Chapel on Tombola Sunday at 5 p.m. in Spanish and 6:30 p.m. in English.
The annual Bazaar will be held in the Roberto C. Goizueta Innovation Center- Gym on February 3 & 4 from noon to close each day.
“Tombola is an incredible weekend,” said Gigi Garcia-Chang, Community Events Director. “The entire community gathers together for a fun-filled weekend to raise funds for the school we all love.”
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.