Justine Benedict   Hi,   My name is Justine Benedict. I am a former student of Peggy Muraco.   I first met Peg at Berea High school where she was teaching ebay 1-Selling on ebay. I took the class, loved it, and signed up for Ebay Advanced.   I was working full time and didn’t have the time to spend hours at the computer trying to figure out how ebay worked. After taking the two classes with Peg, I was more then confident to start selling on ebay.   I loved her class because it was hands on and her method of teaching was very easy to understand. She knew everything there was to know about ebay. I had started selling on ebay and was listing the traditional way, the snail way.   I had heard about listing with Turbo but couldn’t figure it out and again didn’t have the time. I emailed Peg and signed up to take the Turbo listing class which she offered at her home. After taking that class I was well prepared to start listing with Turbo. Wow, what a difference it made as far as time spent listing.   Her classes are very educational and she is so pleasant to be around. She goes above and beyond with her teaching. I truly believe that I am where I am today because of her classes. It really has accelerated my business.    My goal is to quit working a business that I have had for 19yrs and do ebay full time. I have already started supplementing my income with ebay and now only work 3 days a week. I am able to spend two days a week taking care of my Granddaughter Brooke before she starts kindergarten in the fall. I just found out last week that my daughter Lindy is expecting her second child on my birthday in February and I would like to be able to take care of my second grandchild when my daughter returns to work. Ebay is making that all possible for me. It’s a great job to have and the income is up to you.   I LOVE EBAY. Thanks to Peg she has made it really easy for me to start another business and be able to enjoy the finer things in life like my grandchildren.   The two girls in the picture with me are my daughter Lindy and my granddaughter Brooke; my two favorite girls in the whole world.   Thank you Peg for all of your time and everything you have ever taught me.   Justine Benedict

Rev. Ruth Thayer, BDiv, RN, CHTP, CSMC          I have taken 2 classes with Peggy (How to Create a Dynamic Website and Looking for my Ancestors). I am in awe of the work that she has done to bring these classes together and present them in an easily understandable format. With the knowledge and class practice applications, I can now go on at my own speed to develop a blog or a website, and to continue researching my family history. Thanks Peggy. You are a very patient person!    Ruth Thayer is a highly skilled practitioner of numerous healing modalities. As a nurse-healer and instructor, Ruth takes every opportunity with people to facilitate an awareness of each person’s own abilities to empower themselves in all areas of life. Empowerment is her ministry of healing and teaching. She works from her home, RockHaven Healing Arts, where she has created serene teaching and healing spaces.    Ruth has been a registered nurse for over 45 years, working in acute and ambulatory care settings. She has also been developing and teaching self- enrichment classes since 1985, including some continuing education for nurses. She has senior teacher status at Temple Academies Energy University, offering transformational classes. She incorporates stress management and energy medicine concepts into all classes and experiences. Ruth has a private practice in various healing and empowering energy modalities, including Healing Touch, Omega Shakti, Triple Helix, Reiki and intuitively guided experiences. She is an ordained minister with the Universal Brotherhood Movement and licensed by the State of Ohio.        Becky Neal from Ravenna     On October 31, 2007 my son, Eric at age 19, was seriously injured in a car accident. He suffered a multitude of injuries including Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). After spending almost one year in hospitals and a nursing home I was able to bring my son home. Eric was a second year college student at the University of Akron studying Graphic Design. Eric had a bright future ahead of him when he was struck by a driver who had a bench warrant out for his arrest and fled the scene. The driver is currently spending one year in prison with a three year suspended drivers license. My son has a life sentence of brain damage.  Eric was in Akron City Hospital from the time of the accident to December 11th when he was transferred from ICU to a long term acute care hospital in Pennsylvania. Eric remained in Pennsylvania where he had reconstructive surgery on his skull and began his rehabilitation.  When his insurance ran out he was then transferred back to a nursing home in Ohio. His being a patient in Pennsylvania was the start of my “governmental” problems.We had a limited selection of hospitals for Eric’s care and several nurses and physicians highly recommended Pennsylvania as the best for Eric’s condition. Once he was placed in a facility of Pennsylvania he was no longer considered a citizen of Ohio even though he was only there temporarily. I could not apply for any financial aid, wavers, or Medicaid for Eric until he was back in state. We were unaware of this problem until his insurance for in-hospital rehabilitation ran out.  I was unable to get assistance to put a lift or ramp on my home to make it “handicap” accessible. My desire was to bring Eric home but instead we had to let him go to a nursing home where he received two weeks of rehabilitation and then was cut off because he had reached a plateau according to the nursing home. There are no plateaus with a TBI but the nursing home was unable to continue his rehabilitation. I had other rehabilitation facilities come in and evaluate Eric and he qualified for out patient rehab at several facilities but because he was an “in” patient at the nursing home I was not permitted to take him to any them. My daughter and I continued his therapy on our own and he regained partial use of his left arm and many of his mental faculties. Finally after 5 months of being in the nursing home he was able to come home. With the help of private organizations and MRDD I was able to install a lift. Why I took the Medicaid class.  If you've read my story then you know the situation I was in.  I had so many questions and no where to turn.  Then the ad for Maplewood School came in the mail and I saw the class description for Peggy's class. I thought "wow, now maybe some answers."  Peggy not only answered my questions but led me to question other things I had been told.  When it comes to Medicaid and Social Security there are more questions then answers and it takes knowing who and how to ask.  Peggy's class got me started in the right direction.  If not for her, Eric would not have received some of the medical equipment and services he was entitled to. I wouldn't of known of different agencies or who to contact.  Peggy's class has made dealing with all the "red" tape I encountered if not easier then at least tolerable.  When dealing with Social Security and Medicaid, knowledge is an empowering tool.   Becky Neal Becky was a student in the Caregiving class at Maplewood Career Center in Ravenna. She found herself in a most devastating caregiving position when her son Eric at age 19 was seriously injured in a car accident.  ..."Peggy not only answered my questions but led me to question other things I had been told.  ... Peggy's class got me started in the right direction.  If not for her, Eric would not have received some of the medical equipment and services he was entitled to. I wouldn't of known of different agencies or who to contact.  Peggy's class has made dealing with all the "red" tape I encountered if not easier then at least tolerable"...