Womanspace to Honor JOE TORRE

Womanspace is privileged to honor Major League Baseball’s Hall of Famer, Joe Torre, for his efforts to end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives. Mr. Torre was chosen for his inspiring contributions in his professional career and personal life which model Barbara Boggs Sigmund’s spirit of making significant societal contributions to improve lives and forge paths to which others may aspire.

Click here for more information on the 20th Annual Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award.

Joe Torre joins a long list of distinguished BBS honorees including Diane Sawyer, Faith Ringgold and last year’s honoree, Lee Woodruff. Learn more about the past Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award  honorees.

About Joe Torre:

Joe Torre is Major League Baseball’s Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations, overseeing areas that include Major League Operations, On-Field Discipline and Umpiring.  Appointed to his role by Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig on February 26, 2011, Torre serves as the Office of the Commissioner’s primary liaison to the general managers and field managers of the 30 Major League Clubs.

Torre is the Chairman of the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation, which he and his wife, Ali, launched in 2002. The Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation’s mission is to develop educational programs that will end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives.  In 2010, Torre was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the National Advisory Committee on Violence Against Women.

Torre was a Major League manager for 29 years, guiding five different Clubs, and he ranks fifth all-time in managerial wins.  He led the New York Yankees to four World Series Championships (1996, 1998-2000) and six American League pennants in his 12 years with the team.

During his 18-year playing career with the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Mets, Torre was a nine-time All-Star and the 1971 National League Most Valuable Player.

On December 9, 2013, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced that its Expansion Era Committee had unanimously elected Torre as a part of its Class of 2014 inductees.  Hall of Fame Weekend 2014 will be held July 25-28 in Cooperstown, New York, with the Induction Ceremony slated for Sunday, July 27, 2014.

Torre was born on July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn, New York.  He, Ali and their daughter, Andrea, live in Beverly Hills, California.  His three adult children are Michael, Cristina and Lauren.

View photos from the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Reception on May 12, 2011, at Pro One Event Photography.

Read the full press release here.

The 17th Annual WOMANSPACE Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Event Honoring Faith Ringgold, Acclaimed Artist and Writer:

Ms. Ringgold began her artistic career more than 35 years ago as a painter. Today, she is best known for her painted story quilts – art that combines painting, quilted fabric and storytelling. She has exhibited in major museums in the USA, Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. She is in the permanent collection of many museums including the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and The Museum of Modern Art. Her first book, Tar Beach, was a Caldecott Honor Book and winner of the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration, among numerous other honors. She has written and illustrated eleven children’s books. Here in Mercer County, the third floor of the Princeton Public Library features a mosaic mural from Ms. Ringgold’s book Tar Beach.

Be sure to mark your calendar for May 12, 2011, and join us for a celebratory dinner and award reception honoring Ms. Ringgold’s achievements. View and print the Save the Date! card here. Our 2011 BBS Honorary Chair is Cokie Roberts, sister of our late founder and award namesake.

Learn more about the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award here, including info on corporate sponsorships and past award honorees.

This year’s event will take place at a new location, the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, from 6:30 to 9:00pm.

Register online for tickets or sponsorships today.

About the Womanspace Grand Prize Raffle Trip for Two to Cancun or Punta Cana: visit the raffle page

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No substitution of the offered prize may be made and no cash value will be given in lieu of the prize.

Teal, the ribbon color for sexual assault awareness, is displayed brightly on large evergreen trees each year.

Download the Tree Lighting event flier.

POSTPONED – NEW DATE TO BE ANNOUNCED: Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 5:30pm: Join Womanspace at the 3rd Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in West Windsor, which will take place at the tree directly across the street from the West Windsor Plainsboro High School, on the corner of Clarksville Rd and Princeton-Hightstown Rd (see map).

Tuesday, April 5, 2011, 6:30pm: A tree lighting took place in East Windsor at the Police Department on 80 One Mile Road, East Windsor, NJ 08520 (see map).

Thursday, April 7, 2011, 6:30pm: A Tree Lighting Ceremony will also take place on the corner of Nottingham Avenue and Mercer Street in Hamilton (see map).

Go to our Get Educated: Sexual Assault page for facts and resources. To learn more about Sexual Assault Awareness Month visit the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

Thursday, March 24, 7:00pm: Anna Quindlen Author Event at Barnes & Noble Marketfair

Anna Quindlen, Womanspace’s Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Winner in 1999, will speak at 7:00pm in an author discussion/signing of Every Last One, Anna Quindlen’s new novel.

Seating is limited and begins at 6pm at Barnes & Noble of Princeton Marketfair, 3535 US Rt 1.

Download the Anna Quindlen Event and Womanspace BookFair Flier. See also: Barnes & Noble BookFair to benefit the Womanspace Library Fund