Personal Safety Skills Empower Women
Six sessions were held in Westborough, three each on Friday and Saturday.
Tossing keys or yelling “stop!” or “fire!” can help a woman escape from an attacker by distracting them, personal safety trainer Ellen van Olden told local women Friday in Westborough. SAM Training LLC’s "Empower The Girls We Love: Personal Safety Training 101" program drew more than 150 women to the Tatnuck Bookseller among the six three-hour sessions, three each on Friday and Saturday, said resident Alisa Stone, who organized the program. All six sessions sold out, according to SAM Training’s website. Stone said the turnout “far exceeded” the expectations held by her and van Olden, one of SAM Training’s founding principals. “I see a lot of participation. We had smiles and giggles,” Stone said after the second Friday session. “The feeling…
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