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Published: April 25, 2008 09:14 am
Rachel Robinson to speak at Hall
Tickets for May 3 event on sale
Rachel Robinson, the widow of
Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson,
will be featured in a special installment
of the National Baseball Hall
of Fame and Museum’s “Voices of
the Game Series,” on Saturday,
May 3 at 3 p.m. in Cooperstown.
Mrs. Robinson will discuss her
career and efforts to preserve the
legacy of Jackie Robinson in a one hour
discussion and question-and answer
session.
The event is open exclusively to
Museum members. Tickets may be
purchased for $10 for adults and $5
for children 12 and under, and are
available now by calling 547-0397.
This special installment of “Voices
of the Game” is presented by the
Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown
and by XM Satellite Radio.
A civil rights activist, professor,
nurse, wife and mother, Mrs. Robinson
is a woman of enormous accomplishments.
During the program, Mrs. Robinson
will discuss her work and the
efforts achieved jointly with her
late husband through education. In
1973, one year after Jackie’s death,
Mrs. Robinson created the Jackie
Robinson Foundation, a nonprofit
organization whose mission is to
provide college scholarships and
leadership training.
``We are extremely honored to
have Rachel Robinson in Cooperstown
for this very special event,’’
said Jeff Idelson, President of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum.
Mrs. Robinson’s commitment to
education and to preserving the
legacy of one of baseball’s most courageous
heroes has been nothing
short of heroic. As her public appearances
for open discussion are
rare, our Museum members have
the chance to be a part of an historic
day.’’
The Jackie Robinson Foundation
provides four-year college
scholarships to minority students
who demonstrate academic achievement,
leadership capacity and financial
need.
More than 1,100 Foundation
alumni are both leaders in their
professional fields and consummate
ambassadors of Jackie’s legacy
of community service.
Visitors for this special event
are invited to arrive to the Museum
early on Saturday, May 3, as additional
programming for the day
will be announced soon.
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