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" To recruit students, out graduates staff a booth at health fairs (along with an Instructor) and show their Manuals, provide demonstrations, and answer questions. In our support group for moms of newborns and toddlers, we tell the moms about Safe Sitter® to encourage them to send their babysitters to class. We're having a display at our new Maternity Center. All our classes fill quickly!"
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"We taught
Safe Sitter®
to a Girl Scout troop at their scheduled weekly meeting for five weeks.
They not only received a Safe Sitter® completion card, but earned their
Child Care badge as well!"
Lynn |
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"I place one of my
business cards in each Manual where the card cuts are. I mention
they have my card if they'd like to recommend the class to a friend or
if they do something worthy of being nominated Safe Sitter® of the Year.
I point out their completion card can be placed on top of my
card."" Kathy Indianapolis, IN 
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"We use moving signs outside of our hospital
to advertise our student classes. The sign lists: the telephone
number to call for information, pre-registration is required, class fee,
and class dates."
Broken Arrow, OK |
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"When we are teaching
off-site (usually in a school), the school recruits the
students and collects the Registration Forms and fees. Then we just have to go in and teach!”
Newport, RI |
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We have a
Safe Sitter® booth at
a health fair where we hold a raffle, with the proceeds
providing Safe Sitter® scholarships.
Bonners Ferry, ID |
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After losing several
Instructors, we recruited hospital volunteers from our
auxiliary to become Safe Sitter® Instructors. They are
wonderful Instructors and now volunteer to teach Safe Sitter® in addition to their other responsibilities.”
Independence, KS |
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I used the water bottle with
paper ‘plug’ when teaching Infant Choking
Rescue to explain the importance of keeping the
infant’s head lower than the body during obstructed
airway management. After placing a loosely wadded paper
plug in the straw (napkin works best), tap the side of
the bottle and the piece of napkin goes down the straw
into the bottle. Then turn the bottle upside down, and
tap the bottle again, and the napkin comes out. The
students understand why it’s important to keep the
head down so any foreign object would come out when doing
the back blows and chest thrusts.
Miami, FL |
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We put a coupon for one free
Safe Sitter® course in the Welcome Wagon magazine that
goes to all new residents of our county.
Fort Wayne, IN |
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To promote our summer classes,
we used the theme "Learning Can Be Fun If You Learn
With A Friend" and reduced the class fee by $10. The
promotion has resulted in many students signing up in
pairs. These young adolescents will be ready for the
babysitting jobs this summer!
Milwaukee, WI |
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On
our anniversary of becoming a site, we held a Safe Sitter®
birthday party. It was open to the community, used to
recruit new students, as a refresher for graduates, and
to honor our financial supporter. We had crafts,
refreshments, and a slide presentation.
York,
PA |
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To promote safe
babysitting to boys, we held an all-boy Safe Sitter®
class. I went to a local Junior High School to promote
Safe Sitter® and several boys expressed interest, but
wanted to take a class without girls. We advertised the
all-boy class in the newspaper and had a fun class!
Monticello, IN |
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Our hospital
has a home page on the Internet through America Online
which includes Safe Sitter® information. We display the
Safe Sitter® logo and the computer user can click on and
go to a page about our local Safe Sitter® program.
Supply, NC |
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We offered a
free, hour-long introduction to the Safe Sitter® course in
the evenings for interested parents and young
adolescents. This gave them the opportunity to learn
about the program and to ask questions. Most of them
signed up for classes!
South Deerfield, MA |
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We put the
information about our upcoming classes on the check stubs
of paychecks for all Duke University employees. We have
filled several classes with no outside advertising
whatsoever.
Durham, NC |
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We offer a
drawing for a free Safe Sitter® class at health fairs. (Be
sure to ask for the babysitter's age on the slips used in
the drawing!)
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