Given a few moments to introduce myself to a group of businesspeople, I mentioned my name, my position and the company I work for. That's what everyone else did. As I spoke someone broke in, "Personal Safety Nets, is that fishing safety stuff or general safety equipment?" I chuckled, but before I was able to answer, the next person started to introduce himself. During free time, I found the questioner, provided a definition of the company and quick concrete examples of our work. Then we both laughed.
 
That lead me to wonder if others have a confused definition about  Personal Safety Nets and what we do. So I'm thinking some examples and stories will help me be more effective, and help you understand.
 
1) A personal safety net is a cul-de-sac of brand new duplex-type town houses, an unlikely collection of new home owners who are gathering to discuss who will start a community bulletin board, how they will help each other's security, who will host the next joint meeting, and how to best ensure that garbage or noise from one home doesn't negatively impact neighbors.

2) A personal safety net is a group of alumnus stepping in to form an alumni association- not to share stories about past success, but to help the Principal, create opportnities for students and help return a school to its former glory.
 
3) A personal safety net is a group of women who decided to get together once a month to accomplish several goals: expanding the donor base for this wonderful non-profit program while having fun in the process; weaving together a networking using the dinner hour, and spreading the cost.
 
4) A personal safety net is a cadre of seven caregivers, put together by a spouse, who come in and out of an apartment in any given day, with each welcomed in for both the care he or she provides and for the company that is enjoyed.
 
5) A personal safety net is a man seeing a neighbor in her 80s and offering help for something she cannot do - simply changing her license tags and exchange her old metal plates for new ones - crouching down by her bumpers and cranking off the old rusty bolts.