As I grew older and left home for college, my parents once again reminded me of “stranger danger” by identifying the boys I did and would date as the new face of “stranger danger”. I continued to be cautious and even armed my bedroom with a wood bat in the event “stranger danger” made it into my college apartment. He never did but I became more aware of the nameless, faceless “stranger danger” through watching television and learning of all the assaults, rapes and murders that occurred in my state and the country as a whole.
As an adult, I was less concerned with my personal safety because I had more important things to worry about like earning a living and paying taxes. I became complacent because I thought that my alarm system and law enforcement would protect me. I believed that there was no need to worry!
At age 31, I experienced being stalked by a man that I had recently dated. My personal safety was in jeopardy and I began looking for something to make me feel safe inside and outside my home. My stalker left me alone after a while but I still felt vulnerable. That is when I decided to keep my sharp, barbecue knife under my pillow at night. I realize that this may seem like a crazy idea, but it was the only way I could feel safe at night alone in my home.
Three years later, I found a device that would not only make me feel safe inside and outside my home; but it would increase the quality of my life by pacifying my daily fears. The device that I found is the Taser C2! I take my Taser with me to the grocery store, the gym, my business meetings and definitely secure it on my nightstand every night! I felt that if my Taser could do that for me, I should share it with the women in my life. In fact, I decided to share it with ALL women. Shieldher Inc was born as a result of my mission!
Our featured product at Shieldher for the last couple of years has been the Taser C2 and I invented the Taser Party to help educate women as to the benefits of owning a device such as a Taser. Since Shieldher Inc began as a Taser Dealership and I sold the Taser C2 primarily through our innovatory Taser Parties, I are thrilled to keep the Taser Party tradition alive as Shieldher continues to grow. In fact, the Taser has truly increased the quality of my life as well as many of our Shieldher staff, family and friends so the Taser C2 will continue to be essential in our product suite.
This year, I am so energized about our new Shieldher Against… charity campaign and I am anxious to donate my time and money to many worthy causes. Each Taser C2 color will be associated with an established, reputable charity so that a percentage of each sale will support a particular cause. I have also chosen a few other products and services to designate to this campaign and I am always looking for additional ways to get involved in our communities in an effort to give back.
Talk about exciting...I am ecstatic to broaden our product suite this year to include environmentally and economically conscious products and services because of the ever-changing economic and environmental climates. I continue to seek out products and services that keep us safe while staying within monetary and personal constraints. There are also new "Lipstick Defense" classes coming in 2009, thanks to my strategic business partners, as well as additional safety services like background checks and private investigation services. I am committed to providing the necessary personal safety products, services and resources to enable us to feel safe everyday!
Although I feel that I have made some huge strides in protecting people, women in particular, I realize that there is so much more to achieve and I am committed to increasing awareness and protecting people globally. I am thankful to all of my friends, family and supporters who have championed Shieldher and my passion to protect.
I would love to hear from each of you and will make every effort to respond to all questions, inquiries and comments as warranted. I truly understand that people are the lifeline to our business and a huge "Thank You" to those who share in my mission and passion!
I challenge each and every one of you to ask yourself the following question until you can come up with a suitable answer: HOW WILL YOU DEFEND YOURSELF IF FACED WITH AN ASSAULTER OR ATTACKER? My answer is easy…I took my personal safety into my own hands by adopting awareness principles, learning basic self defense and by purchasing a Taser C2. Don’t you owe it to yourself to love yourself enough to protect you? I do!
Dana Leigh Shafman
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Shieldher Inc
Post Office Box 28907
Scottsdale, Arizona 85255-0165
Phone (602) 881-0802
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