The third class of the
2012 Spring series was held at Naugatuck Valley Community
College. The Waterbury Republican American was on hand
taking photos and speaking with participants first hand.
East Coast Training
Systems and Jane Doe No More are working together to bring a
10 class series to Waterbury, Middlebury, Southbury, and
Litchfield CT. Local media outlets have been a great help in
getting the word out.
There was a special
Mother/Daughter Escape Alive class held in Naugatuck, CT on
May 14. The class was well attended by both mothers and
daughters, and special guest speaker 13 yr old Maggie Luddy
of "Maggie's Mission". Check out the great pictures at the
link above.
Jane Doe No More and
East Coast Training Systems were invited to speak at the
Watertown, CT Citizen's Police Academy. JDNM Founder Donna
Palomba, ECTS President Drew Serrano, and Escape Alive
Instructor Tracy DiGiovancarlo did a 1.5 hour presentation
for the 50 academy participants addressing the issue of
sexual assault and society's response to victims, as well as
crime awareness and prevention, and the importance of
self-defense.
As part of
its' Corporate Campaign, Jane Doe No More is making Escape
Alive one of their programming initiatives for 2012. See FOX
CT coverage of the campaign kick-off above. 4/2011
For a great story
featured in the Waterbury Observer (Waterbury, CT), talking
about the Escape Alive program and a first-hand account by
Chelsea Murray. A special thanks to John and Chelsea for
their coverage.
Drew and
Daniele Serrano (ECTS), and Tracy DiGiovancarlo were
featured on WTNH Channel 8's CT Style, discussing the Escape
Alive program and Jane Doe No More. 4/2011
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