4/14/07
Hello,
I attended your "Keep the Beat" class yesterday, Sat. 4/14/07. I wanted to commend your agency & particularly the instructor, Lisa Anderson, for an excellent training session. I am required to attend these classes for my foster care license. I look forward to working with your agency in the future when I need to renew my skills. I have attended many courses & trainings for my position as a Crisis Intervention Specialist at Care Crisis Response Services in Everett, as well as for personal continuing education. Lisa was the best instructor I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. She skillfully covered a wide range of information in a succinct, timely manner that kept the class interesting, while showing a sense of caring & warmth, as well as her delightful personality. The student manual is well written & highly informative. The hands-on coaching we received for CPR was wonderful & helped me to feel confident that I could perform CPR in an emergency situation.
I will be recommending your service to my employer, colleagues, friends & other foster parents.
Thank you for providing such a valuable service!
Sincerely,
Geri G.
Lynnwood, WA
6/5/07
Hi Tamara,
My name is Randy B. I just completed the 1st Aid/CPR training last night at Everett Community College. Narscisa Hodges was the instructor.
I have been an elementary school teacher for the past 23 years. I have my Masters Degree, plus 60 credits beyond that. I have sat through so many workshops and classes in my career that I have no idea how many there have been! I was not really looking that forward to sitting through another one, especially 1st Aid/CPR. So, it was really, really surprising to me just how much I thoroughly enjoyed Narscisa's instruction... She is very, very good and I was extrememly impressed with her knowledge base and how much I laughed! She made the class very enjoyable. I honestly thought that she has been doing this for years and years.
Anyway, I very seldom have ever sent an email to anyone's supervisor to compliment the presenter, but in this case, I feel so strongly about just how good she is that I wanted to let you know!
Sincerely,
Randy B
Teacher
Monroe School District
8/4/07
I want to thank the folks at Keep the Beat for a great class. Scott made the time fly, he’s a great teacher! We even got a little “extra” info regarding how to treat bloody noses…seems as foster’s of rowdie preteen boys we get a lot of those! I took my class a few weeks earlier at Allenmore (gosh, two nights I drove there….) and this one day Saturday format was so much better. Now I have my hubby certified and we can carry on.
L. A. Schwartz
9/29/07
Hi there, I just wanted to send a quick note about a First Aid class I took with Darrin Heike in Centralia, WA. I was really impressed with him! He is a GREAT instructor. I was entertained as well as educated in this area. In the past I have dreaded going to First Aid classes, so here is to hoping that he is instructing for a long time to come! Thank you so much for having someone like him available!
Katrina M.
2/22/08
I just wanted to pass along a note and let you all know how much I enjoyed the class. I found it to be very detailed, and enjoyable to listen to. Both my husband and I appreciated the stories used within the class to help us remember, and the memory suggestions. I enjoyed the practicality explanation on why you do things in helping to remember. I think I'll retain this information much longer than I did with other CPR classes. I also found the first aid kit to be very practical and enjoyed how the instructor (the Fairley's) went through the first Aid kit and explained the many uses for many different things. That was very helpful. Over all I found the class beneficial and am talking with my Pastor about doing once a year session with our children volunteers. Thanks!
Sarah F.
Spokane
3/7/08
hello, my name is Judie Johnson and I just wanted you to know how great lisa is. I had a cpr/firstaid class taught by her in vancouver. I had three people with me, we are trying to become foster parents, and one of us thought the class was for cpr, she couldn't come the next night. lisa said no problem, if we would stay after class, she would not only certify stacie, she would also certify us. how wonderful. the instruction she gave us, there was also two other people, was excellent. I am a pediatric nurse and after taking millions, not really, of cpr classes, I have finally got it..lisa was awesome. I can't say enough good things about her. after the class with us, that she didn't have to give, she had to drive home, a two hour drive. what an asset to your company. I look forward to seeing her in two years when my time comes up again. thank you for making my life easier,
Judie Johnson
Vancouver WA
3/19/08
Hi Tamara,
A few weeks ago, my husband and I took your class in Pasco. I've been through 4 or 5 other CPR classes over the years and this was the best by far. It was obvious that you really know the material and I appreciated the extra time you took to answer our questions during the break and after class. I learned more in your class than in all the other ones I've had put together. The pace was perfect - not too fast and not too slow.
Thanks and great job!
Mariah Z.
Future foster parent :-)
Burbank, WA
3/23/08
Thank you so much for this class. You are by far the best instructor I've been thru. Monika the 7 1/2 yr old, loved the class and you. She was so excited when I told her last night she could attend.
So again thank you and we hope you have a Great Easter!!
So again thank you and we hope you have a Great Easter!!
Dolly L. M.
(Spokane WA)
God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called
(Spokane WA)
God doesn't call the qualified, he qualifies the called
3/30/08
Tammy,
I just wanted to thank you again for coming out to washougal yesterday to teach the class to me and my wonderful support group of friends/family! I have had nearly all of them come to me now and tell me how much they enjoyed the class- how well you presented it and made it interesting for so many hours, and how much they appreciated the opportunity to be there.
thank you, thank you, thank you! it was awesome!! :)
~Shana H. Washougal WA
4/15/08
I wanted to take a moment and talk to you about the experiences I've had with Keep The Beat. It seems that people always make the time to talk about negative experiences, but people rarely take the time to speak about the positive. And that's is what I've had with Keep the Beat. All positive interactions.
I took the job as Foster Care licensor here at our Tribe (Makah) in April of 2006. Being a new Foster Care Licensor, I was given the task of setting up 1st Aid/CPR and BBP training for prospective foster parents/relative care providers. Normally, in a city that isn't really a big deal, but we are a rural Tribe, up in Neah Bay We are 60 miles to the nearest town.and that would bring about some challenges. We would have to send our foster parents out of town. Or, the only other option for us would be to send our students to the CPR class through our own EMT sponsored classes in Neah Bay. There are a couple issues with that also. Typically, the class would include infant and child CPR, however, the certification would be only good for 1 year and it doesn't include BBP and we'd have to pay $36.00 per student!
I was advised by my DLR to call Keep the Beat and see if they would come to Neah Bay to do a class. I gave them a call and that's when I had my first interaction with Tammy Fairley. I was pleasantly surprized to hear from her that it would be no problem for Keep the Beat to come out to Neah Bay. They came out for the first time last summer and the reponse from the participants of the class was great! I attended the class myself and I was impressed at how organized and timely everything went. They showed up when they said they would. the class started on time and it also ended on time. Tammy brought along an invoice and we were able to have a check waiting for her. It was so nice not to have to pay for the foster parents after paying for the classes for them all these years! Overall, things went so well that I asked Tammy if she'd be interested in coming back to Neah Bay this year and she didn't even hesitate to say yes. So that's where we sit now. She is coming out next month and I'm really happy to have met her and start up a real positive relationship with a company that serves our little community well. It has really made a positive impact on the licensing process for us.
Sincerely,
Tammie Hawkins
Makah Family Services
Foster Care Licensor
4/24/08
We really enjoyed the class in Aberdeen. I probably have never critiqued a class with such high ratings. It was lively, interesting and even enjoyable. Thanks for providing such good training!!
Teresa E.
Aberdeen WA
10/12/08
Dear Tamara, This past week I was enrolled in your Infant/Child/Adult CPR & First Aid Training Course. It was FABULOUS! I started taking CPR classes in l985 when I was a volunteer Fire Fighter. I have had to take classes periodically over the years. I have to say that your class was far above the usual. I walked away with so much vital information from you. It was worth every minute spent. I wish you could train other teachers to equip us like you did this week. With the coming hard times ahead of us I know that our training will come to good use. Thank you for all you do, Tamara. I do wish there were more instructors like you!
Debra L. W.
Oak Harbor, WA
4/18/09
Just a quick note to let you know how much we enjoyed your class! I have taken quite a few CPR classes and your class was by FAR the best and most informative. I loved the fact that you kept the class engaged the entire time and added so many stories and personal experiences to keep the class so interesting. For the first time I left a CPR class feeling confident that I will know what to do if I ever need to administer First Aid or CPR! Thank you!!
I also let the PRIDE instructors know how great the class was and my fellow classmates agreed! Keep up the good work!!
Jennifer F.
Spokane WA
