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THE STRIDE STORY
Stride is a unique business, manufacturing and selling office
products, including ring binders, writing instruments and other
products to large corporations across the
United States from our headquarters in
Albuquerque,
NM. Stride does custom
manufacturing in our
Reno, Nevada manufacturing facility. The name
Stride was trademarked in 1982 and was chosen because their
products were made by some very special employees, people with
disabilities, who had a job and were earning a paycheck. They’ve
made great strides in their personal development!
Stride was purchased from a Sheltered Workshop in
Albuquerque,
NM in 1988 by Barbara Brennan, who
had been managing the business since its inception.
Certified as a WBE, (Women Owned Business Enterprise),
across the
United States, the company’s
philosophy is to supply customers with the highest quality
products available at competitive prices, while employing their
very valuable personnel.
MESSAGE FROM THE OWNER!
Thank you for visiting our website! Stride is very special to
everyone in the Stride family. The third of my five children was
born with hydrocephalus. Blind by the time he was two, Joe died
shortly before his 8th birthday. This has led us to a lifetime
of working for, and with, people who have handicaps.
Our Special vision has created success for our company. We sell
to some of the biggest corporations in the
USA
by having quality products and fast delivery. But our mission is
important to our customers also.
Stride knows that working, mastering a task, gaining a
skill, is the best builder of self-esteem in the world. And in
the many years Stride has been in business, over 200 people have
out-grown our factory and are now employed in the community.
But some will stay at Stride forever. Some may cut ties with
federal help completely. Others need a combination of employment
and aid. The most important thing is having a job to go to each
day. A task, a skill, a place where a person can succeed can
always be found at Stride. Come join us in this mission. We
would greatly appreciate your business.
Barbara Brennan, President/CEO.
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