Join us on Saturday, November 10 from 1-2:30 PM for a self-defense class benefiting Womanspace at Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in North Princeton. Please see flyer below for more details.
Author: Erica Torsiello
Communities of Light Launch 2018
Womanspace invites the public to celebrate the launch of the 17th Annual Communities of Light on Tuesday, October 23, from 5:30-7:30 PM at D&R Greenway Land Trust, 1 Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ. The launch will include a free reception and a speech presented by the Communities of Light Honorary Chair. There will also be food and drink donated by D’Angelo Italian Market, Terhune Orchards, Pennington Quality Market, and Terra Momo Restaurant Group, and music by young artists Sahil Navani and Dillon Schindler.
This annual event marks National Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October). The campaign will culminate in the Communities of Light Luminary Lighting Event on December 3, 2018, which includes hundreds of individual participants and community groups throughout the 12 municipalities in Mercer County. To RSVP for the Launch Event please call 609-394-0136 or email eat@womanspace.org.
Designer Bag Auction
The Women’s Council of Realtors will be holding a designer bag auction to benefit Womanspace on October 18 from 6-9 PM at the Mercer Oaks Country Club. Please see more details below.
Annual Meeting
Please join us for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 16 from 12-2 PM at the Muslim Center of Greater Princeton (2030 Old Trenton Road Princeton Junction, NJ 08550). The Annual Meeting is your opportunity to exercise your membership rights. The meeting includes the annual report on the state of the agency, and recognition of Womanspace staff. This year we will also be recognizing Board Members who have served Womanspace for over 20 years. Advance registration is required and the cost is $35 per person. Please call 609-394-0136 to RSVP or register below.
Art Show to Benefit Womanspace
Please join us on October 12 and 13 for an art show benefiting Womanspace. More details below.
Art Exhibit by Agata May’kowska
PROP & r.e.dSTORATION
37 N. Main St
New Hope, PA 18938
Short Artist Bio and Statement
Agata May’kowska was born and raised in Poland. She immigrated to Mercer County, New Jersey in 2005, where she has lived ever since. Agata survived extended periods of sexual and psychological abuse, leading her to become homeless. She has recovered fully from these difficulties and has now spent years volunteering in online support groups and with a local “street church” ministry that helps the homeless in Trenton. She has gone on to create a successful small business and become a very happy single mother to her beautiful teenage daughter. In late 2017 she decided to use her work as a platform to bring awareness to psychological abuse and provide victims with a visual form to express their struggle and the power and beauty of their healing.
Working with acrylics and mixed media such as paper, broken mirrors and fabrics, she has been dedicating her work mainly to inspire others to appreciate the complexity and beauty of emotional healing and to live their lives wholeheartedly.
The artist is donating 10% of sales from her art to support non-profit organizations in preventing abuse, educating people and helping victims recover.
Volunteers Needed for Home School Tutoring Program!
POSITION SUMMARY: Provide educational instructions under a home-schooling model to resident children of the Emergency Services.
REQUIREMENTS: A time commitment of at least 6 months, with at least 4 hours scheduled per week. Experience in teaching, or related degree preferred.
SPECIFIC DUTIES: Meet Monday through Thursday morning with children who are participating in the Home Schooling Program. Provide instructional lessons utilizing NJ Education Curriculum. Document all interaction. Work either as a head tutor or assistant. Maintain communication with Educational Coordinator.
TRAINING: Womanspace volunteers are expected to complete trainings on the following topics: Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Effects of Domestic Violence on Children. Training related to the home schooling program activities is also expected.
SUPERVISION: Weekly or bi-weekly meetings with Educational Coordinator.
Please contact Volunteer Coordinator Susan Adams at saa@womanspace.org or 609-394-0136 for more information.
24th Annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Dinner Recap
Thank you to everyone who attended and supported our 24th Annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Dinner, held on Thursday, May 24 at the Westin in Princeton. Womanspace was proud to honor L.Y. Marlow, founder and CEO of Saving Promise, a national domestic violence prevention organization. Ms. Marlow left a successful corporate career to start Saving Promise, motivated by her own family’s experience of five generations of domestic violence. Saving Promise “advances evidence-based strategies, cross-sector collaboration and front line engagement to prevent intimate partner violence.”
Ms. Marlow graciously accepted her BBS Award and spoke to the audience of nearly 300 about the importance of family in overcoming abuse. The gratitude and love that L.Y. expressed for her step-father, a man who treated his family like gold and endeavored to “do the right thing” was particularly moving. Womanspace Executive Director, Pat Hart, Board President, Dr. Danielle Coppola, and Barbara Boggs Sigmund family members Stephen and Ruby Sigmund echoed Ms. Marlow’s words, reiterating the familial and community support that has sustained Womanspace for over 40 years.
This night would not have been possible without our sponsors, volunteers, and staff members. Thank you again for your generosity and support in our mission to end domestic and sexual violence in Mercer County.
Please be sure to check out our Summer 2018 Newsletter for more pictures! Coming soon to your mailbox.
BBS Event Committee and honoree L.Y. Marlow.
Honoree L.Y. Marlow addressing the crowd.
Guests enjoying the dinner and presentation.
Volunteers assisting at registration.
Guests Jan Noonan, Landy Eaton, and friends.
Event Co-Chair Jigna Rao and friends.
Board Member Kristin Keller and her husband, Howard Keller.
Board Member Michelle Bajwa and husband, Rashaad Bajwa.
Development Director Lauren Nazarian and husband, Rony Nazarian.
Board Members Denise Taylor and Joanne Barlow with Denise’s daughter and honoree L.Y. Marlow.
Board President, Danielle Coppola, with son Max Kilbourne and honoree L.Y. Marlow.
Members of NJ’s Deaf Advocacy Project.
Sponsor and longtime supporter Cyndi Ricker and guests.
Board Member Charles Walker and guests.
Sponsors Mathematica.
Sponsors NJM Insurance.
Board Member Kristin Keller and sponsors Spur Marketing.
Executive Director, Pat Hart, with Raffle Winner Maeve Cannon.
Guests enjoying the cocktail reception.
Sponsors Sleep and Wellness Associates.
Presenting Sponsors Janssen Pharmaceuticals.
National Night Out
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances. This year’s National Night Out will be held on August 7 at various locations throughout the county (see schedule below). Click here for an article about the event from the National Sexual Violence Resource Center! Interested in Volunteering? Call our office at 609-394-0136.
Lawrence Twp. 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Lawrence Municipal Grounds
Hopewell Twp. 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Stony Brook Elementary
West Windsor 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Community Park, Bernt Mill Blvd.
Robbinsville 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Municipal Complex
Princeton 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Community Park Pool
Hamilton 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Police Dept. Headquarters
Hightstown 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Rocky Brook Park
East Windsor 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
East Windsor PAL Center, 30 Airport Rd.
Ewing 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Ewing Community Senior Ctr.
Trenton 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Rush Crossing, 100 Rider Ave.
Ladies Who Brunch to Benefit Womanspace
Revere Ristorante will be hosting a brunch on May 20 at 1:30 PM, with proceeds benefiting Womanspace. $30 admission includes bottomless Mimosas and Bloody Marys. Advanced tickets are $25. There will be a silent Auction, and lots of fun giveaways and prizes! Please see flyer below for more information. Email RevereFundraising@yahoo.com or call 609-882-6365 for tickets, donations, or vendor info.
Celebrate You
Join the Women Entrepreneurs of Central Jersey on April 19 at Mercer Oaks Golf Club for an event to benefit Homefront and Womanspace. Please see flyer below for more information and click here to register.
