Wednesday, February 01, 2006 

February 2006 Newsletter

Upcoming Classes:
Behavioral Safety & Personal Security
Date Rape & Date Rape Drugs
Identity Theft Prevention
Safety for Travelers
Wheelchair Self-Defense & Techniques

News & Updates:
We are proud to announce that our safety newsletter can be accessed through your home page. If you aren't the type to check your e-mails daily or don't like giving out your e-mail address, you'll love this service. Just click the orange icon to subscribe, select your web-based news reader (whether you use my yahoo, google, or pluck). Then "newsletter@coloradosafetyeducators.org" will appear on your home page, customizable to let you know when the latest monthly newsletter has posted. Don't let all these new terms confuse you, just click on the orange icon and you'll see for yourself.

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Safety Tip of the Month:

Ah, love is in the air. Anniversaries, engagements, first dates, blind dates, and let us not forget "just friends". But lets come back to those first & blind dates. Yes, there are definitely more rules to dating than knowing which strappy heels to wear. Here are your general rules to dating that your mom might have said, but you may not have heard:
  • It sounds strange, but know who you are going out with. We don't mean know his favorite color, or what his sign is. We mean the basics. First name/last name. What line of work he is in. What city/area he lives in.
  • Don't accept drinks from strangers. If you get up to use the restroom and you've left your drink, it's gone, order a new one (don't worry, he's paying). You never know who's watching your drink while you've been gone.
  • Now, you're momma always told you to carry money in your shoe in case of an emergency. We're not telling you to carry it in your shoe, but we are telling you to carry it. Never, never, never leave for a date without some back-up money. The last thing you need is a date that went wrong, and your stuck out in the cold without cab fare.
So now all you need is the right shoes, dress, perfume, hair-do, mood, and date.
And just when you thought that love couldn't get any more complicated!
Happy Valentine's Day Ladies!

For more information on scheduling a Public Awareness Campaign:
Please contact Five Star Seminars at
scheduler@fivestarseminars.com

Testimonial of the Month:
Thank you so very much for your Safety Seminar, it made me more aware of the dangers and applications of everyday living which could save my life. Thank you. Excellent job.

M.G. Class Participant
Colorado Springs, CO

Recipe of the Month: Mini Cheesecakes

INGREDIENTS:
1 (12 ounce) package vanilla wafers
2 (8 ounce) packages
cream cheese
3/4 cup white sugar
2
eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 (21 ounce) can cherry pie filling

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line miniature muffin tins with miniature paper liners.Crush the vanilla wafers, and place 1/2 teaspoon of the crushed vanilla wafers into each paper cup.In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, eggs and vanilla until light and fluffy. Fill each miniature muffin liner with this mixture, almost to the top.Bake for 15 minutes. Cool. Top with a teaspoonful of cherry or blueberry pie filling.

Barbara Scott
Founder of Colorado Safety Educators