Remember that time...?

So, I probably had just the coolest experience I've ever had associated with this place recently. It was a Friday and we had scheduled and coordinated a private event for a recruitment day with the Women's Basketball team. We had been commissioned to make an amazing events to show the prospective students what it means to be a Scarlet Knight.

To do so, we thought that decorating the space in a sports-themed manner would be very fitting. One of the ways we wanted to showcase our event-planning prowess was to have balloons throughout the space. In order to have blown-up balloons, we had to go out to a big, rusty trailer that has our helium tank in it. When we got there and opened it...it was completely empty. Matt forgot to tell me that he had moved all of the stuff from the trailer into the smaller trailer that was by the original trailer. I was kind of freaking out when I saw the empty trailer.

Eventually, though, we got the Zone completely decorated and it looked great. We had to wait a while for the event to start, as the girls were going through a final information session, but finally we got the event started. It was amazing. All of these great athletes enjoying the space, challenging each other to basketball, parents playing pool. Then, the topping on the sundae was when C. Vivian Stringer walked through the door. It was great to see her enjoying the event. She even told us how great it was and let us get a picture with her (Below). I loved talking with such a coaching legend and even got to joke with her about Iowa (my original home). It was a great event with dozens of happy guests, as well as having the satisfaction of helping Rutgers recruit some more great women's basketball players!

I know. I look like a ghost in the picture because of the flash. Maybe I'll get another one at the next Rutger's Women's Basketball event!

-Adam