Nike develops Vivian Stringer Child Development Center

This June, Nike opened the doors to The Stringer Center for Child Development at its 177-acre campus in Beaverton, Ore.

I tired to find pictures online, but unfortunatley had no such luck (the picture on this post is of the front of Nike headquarters).

The Stringer Center is a 35,000-square-foot facility that houses 26 classrooms, providing care, learning and development for approximately 300 children between the ages of six months and 5 years old.

According to the Women’s Sports Foundation, Stringer is the third woman, the second coach, and the first African-American woman to have a building named after her on Nike’s campus. She has directed Rutgers to two Final Four appearances during her 13-year tenure. In 2000, she became the first coach, male or female, to take three different programs to the Final Four. This past season, Stringer became just the third women’s coach and the ninth coach overall to record 800 wins.

Wooo Hoo! Go Vivian, Nike, and Rutgers!

I bet Nike’s campus is something incredible. I’d love to go see it someday.

Nike is a strong supporter of women in sport. The commercials often say women will be stronger, healthier and more independent if they are allowed to play sports.

These are messages that need to be ingrained in the minds of our youth, and I’d like to commend Nike for their support of our efforts on the playing fields.