Steve Grinstead, from the Coalition For Crime Prevention, provided a 1-hour presentation to the staff of the Developmental Evaluation Center today. The presentation was energetic, informative, captivating, and timely. The staff was grateful for the session which gave them numerous safety tips, precautions, and advice for personal safety at work, at home, and the normal everyday pursuits. Since we have a number of women on staff, this information was especially relevant and timely, but much of it was equally of value to male staff as well.

It was time well spent!

The employees who attended on October, 24 thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. You talked to us about a very real concern and stressed how anyone of us could be the next victim of crime. The tips you taught us are what everyone needs to learn to protect themselves as much as possible. It certainly is smart for people to learn how to reduce the odds of being the next victim.

In the next couple of weeks I expect I'll hear plenty of "talk" about what a great inservice we had on personal safety and crime prevention. Just 3 hours after your presentation I ran into several employees shopping at the mall who praised us for having you and who knew others who were sorry they missed it. Don't be surprised if we call you back to our facility in the future.

We again thank you for coming and wish you much success in getting this important information out to everyone. And yes, you are a dynamic speaker. Your energetic and humorous way of presenting such as serious subject definitely kept everyone alert and involved.

The Wellness Committee members of Maria Parham Hospital's Employee Wellness program would like to thank you for conducting the recent classes in Crime Prevention and Self-Defense. We feel in these times of high crime this class was pertinent for every employee.

Many employees who attended your class have expressed to me how much they learned and what an excellent job you did. Your wonderful presentation style made the class very exciting. I am sure each class member will readily retain and put into practice the many life-saving and crime prevention techniques you presented because the material was presented in such an effective manner.

Once again THANK YOU for taking time out of your day to teach the Crime Prevention and Self Defense classes.

I want to thank you for presenting an enjoyable and informative program on Personal Protection. The staff that attended appreciated the advice you gave on prevention as well as how to react when confronted with a potentially violent situation. Your presentation will hopefully prevent an employee from becoming another statistic of crime.

Thank you again. If I may be of further assistance, please call.

On behalf of Branch Bank & Trust Company I would like to thank you for a most informative seminar on "Personal Safety and Rape:. Being prepared can give you a sense of control and confidence in the event you should be threatened or attacked.

As a financial institution we are keenly aware of the constant danger that exists. We certainly want to do everything possible to insure the safety and welfare of our employees.

I have mentioned our seminar to employees at other offices and they may be contacting you in the future concerning scheduling a seminar.

Again, thank you, and we may be working with you in the future.

I would like to thank you for the personal safety seminar you conducted at my branch last week. The seminar was most informative and the feedback I have received from my employees has been terrific. I feel my employees will /greatly benefit from the suggestions you made to help them avoid situations that might cause them to be chosen as a victim for rape, assault or robbery. If they ever find themselves in one of these situations I feel confident that they will be better prepared to defend themselves and escape with a positive outcome.

Once again, on behalf of all my employees, I thank you for sharing your time and knowledge about personal safety.

I just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for speaking to our group, The Gold Leaf Chapter of the American Business Women's Association, on August 23, 1994.

You gave a very informative and entertaining presentation. I feel that the things that we learned that evening might possibly help us to avoid unsafe situations; and it we find ourselves in a bad situation, help us to avoid harm.

Once again, thank you for donating your time to speak for us.

On behalf of the Triangle Apartment Association, I would like to thank you for leading two mini-seminars for our membership on "How Not to be a Victim of Crime". All participants: (1) found the seminars to be helpful both professionally and personally; (2) felt the seminars were presented in an organized, interesting and informative manner; (3) felt you guided feedback and discussion in a meaningful manner; (4) felt their time was well spent; (5) felt their objectives were met; (6) would recommend the seminar to others; and (7) gave you an excellent rating as a seminar leader.

The content of the seminars was excellent--practical information that anyone can apply in their personal and professional lives. I found it to be enlightening and informative in protecting my safety because crime, unfortunately, is now a fact of life.

Steve, it was a pleasure having you with us again. Thank you for an excellent and informative seminar. We look forward to perhaps having you back again in the future!