Ridgefield Park, NJ – Samsung Electronics America Inc. will team with baseball great Joe Torre in the fight against domestic violence through Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope “Home Run for Kids” program. For every home run hit by a New York Yankee at Yankee Stadium during the 2006 regular season, Samsung will donate $1,000 to the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation.
“Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope Home Run for Kids program offers an exciting way for all Yankee fans to ‘go to bat’ and root for the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation and the great work it is doing to raise awareness about domestic violence,” said Peter Weedfald, senior vice president, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Fans will be able to follow Home Run for Kids success on the YES Network, the New York region’s premier sports and entertainment television network, which will make on-air announcements after each home run and will track monies donated. Last year, Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope Home Run for Kids program raised $100,000 for the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation.
Established by Yankee manager Joe Torre in 2002, the Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation is dedicated to developing educational programs to help end the cycle of domestic violence and save lives. Torre, a survivor of childhood domestic violence, knows the challenges individuals face as a result of being exposed to such abuse. It was a result of his personal experience and his commitment to helping others that propelled him to establish the foundation four years ago.
The Home Run for Kids program is one part of Samsung’s Four Seasons of Hope, a cause marketing and good will program. Now in its fifth year, the program combines the forces of major national retailers - Best Buy, Sears, Circuit City and CompUSA with sports, music and civic personalities, to execute unique retail programs that raise money and awareness to improve the quality of life for children and their families.
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, NJ, Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., markets a broad range of award-winning advanced digital consumer electronics, information systems and home appliance products. The SEA organization oversees the North American operations of Samsung including Samsung Telecommunications America, LP, Samsung Electronics Canada, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Mexico, Inc. Please visit www.samsung.com for more information.
About Samsung Electronics
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2005 parent company sales of US$56.7 billion and net income of US$7.5 billion. Employing approximately 128,000 people in over 90 offices in 51 countries, the company consists of five main business units: Digital Appliance Business, Digital Media Business, LCD Business, Semiconductor Business and Telecommunication Network Business. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.
Joe Torre Safe at Home Foundation Joe Torre’s personal commitment to the issue of domestic violence stems from the fear he lived with growing up as a child in Brooklyn. Spurred by the abuse he witnessed and endured, Torre and his wife, Ali, founded the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation in 2002 – in memory of Joe’s mother, Margaret. The Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation is dedicated to ensuring that all children have an opportunity to grow up in a safe and abuse-free environment. Its goal is to raise awareness and to develop educational programs aimed at ending the cycle of domestic violence and saving lives. For additional information on the Foundation, please visit www.joetorre.org.
