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Host Family/Au Pair Basketball Event
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on February 26, 2010
The Harlem Magic Masters are coming to Massapequa!
They will play against the teachers of McKenna Elementary School on Thursday March 4, 2010. The doors open at 6 PM and the game starts promptly at 7 PM. Tickets are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. If you want tickets in advance, call me immediately! We can hold the tickets at the door for you if need be. The game will take place at Massapequa High School Gym on Merrick Road in Massapequa.
There will be tricks, music, a special half-time show and free autographs! It is sure to be a great time! Bring the kids, bring your friends………..
Click the link below for the flyer that has contact and ticket information.
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Putting Kids First: helping at-risk children worldwide
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on February 26, 2010
As part of Cultural Care Au Pair’s mission to break down barriers of culture and language through educational exchange, a group of local childcare coordinators and staff recently visited South Africa to see firsthand the difference the donations from the Cultural Care community have made through our charitable organization Kids First.
Since it’s inception in 2004, Kids First has supported many worldwide organizations that work with at-risk youth. From the daycare center in Brazil to the school library in New Orleans to an orphanage in Russia, Kids First has supported a wide range of global organizations. Our most recent work at an orphanage and daycare center in a poverty-stricken township outside Capetown, South Africa is another great example of the work we are doing worldwide.
Cultural Care staff and LCCs had an opportunity to visit several projects funded through CHOSA, an organization that Kids First supports. CHOSA provides support to programs that work with at-risk children and their families to provide nutrition, medication, clothing, food, shelter and an education.
During the service visit, those who participated had a chance to visit the Ubuhle Babantwana Care Center, which helps 150 children, some of whom are HIV positive. Donations received from au pairs, host families and Cultural Care LCCs and staff have provided funds for the building of a new structure for the infants and toddlers in the center. The group from Cultural Care Au Pair had an opportunity to see the new structure, meet the inspirational director and dedicated teachers and had some time to play with the children.
In addition, the group visited the Ilitha-Labantwana Place of Safety, the Philani Child Health and Nutrition Project, the Emasithandane Children’s Project and the Baphumulele Children’s Home. The Cultural Care team is now bringing their experience back to the U.S. to raise awareness, and additional funds for even more projects that Kids First supports.
“Our Kids First trip to Cape Town was truly amazing and inspiring,” says Local Childcare Coordinator Trudy Mar. “The work, effort, love and sacrifice the women heading up these projects give to all of the kids goes well beyond what most of us could imagine. If one little body sleeps better, eats better and smiles more, we’ve helped to change their future and make the world a better place. Every dollar we raise for Kids First definitely does make a difference.”
For information about how you can make a contribution to Kids First, or raise awareness for the programs it supports, visit http://www.culturalcare.com/aboutus/kidsfirst/ or contact your Local Childcare Coordinator.
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SAVE THE DATE - NYC DISCO BOAT CRUISE
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on February 2, 2010
Au Pair Disco Cruise: New York City
Saturday, May 15th 7:00 to 9:00 pm
More information to follow soon!
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Recognize your au pair! Nominations due for 2010 IAPA Au Pair of the Year Award
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on December 31, 2009
Every year thousands of young people from all over the world embark on a special journey by becoming an au pair. Now it’s time to recognize the extraordinary and ordinary daily accomplishments that each au pair makes in his or her host family by nominating your au pair for the International Au Pair Association’s seventh annual Au Pair of the Year Award.
The International Au Pair Association established the Au Pair of the Year Award to recognize the many great young men and women participating in the au pair program worldwide. In addition, the award helps highlight public awareness of this valuable cultural exchange program.
For the last two years, au pairs with Cultural Care have been honored with the IAPA Au Pair of the Year Award. In 2009, the honor was awarded to Francisco Ricardo Silva de Araújo, of Brazil, an au pair to the Boyer family of Virginia. In 2008, Linda Falter, an au pair from Germany, received the award while she was an au pair for the Sato family of Hayward, California.
What makes your au pair outstanding?
Maybe it’s the day-to-day things he or she does, such as kicking around a soccer ball, helping the kids with homework or entertaining them while you cook dinner. Maybe it’s the way he or she has embraced your family, such as teaching your kids her language, baking treats from her home country or coming to watch your children in the winter program at school. Every thing your au pair does that helps your family or brings a rich cultural exchange into your family is worthy of recognition, and a great way of saying thank you to your au pair!
Host families who would like to nominate their au pair should submit an essay detailing what makes their au pair exceptional in the form provided. Nominations for the Au Pair of the Year Award must be received by Friday, January 15. Once you’ve submitted your nomination, don’t forget to share it with your au pair to show her or him how much you think of what she or he does for your family!
Simply nominating an au pair for the IAPA Au Pair of the Year Award is a wonderful honor that can show your au pair how much you value what she or he does for your family. This award allows so many in the au pair community to reflect on what an incredibly positive program this is and the many lives it touches and enriches along the way.
For more information about the Au Pair of the Year Award or nominating your au pair please click here
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Cultural Care Community Site! Best Practices=Best Advice
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on September 16, 2009
We have been thrilled to see the range of topics and exchange of ideas as well as the overall participation of families on the newly launched Cultural Care Community site. We are grateful to the many parents, host families, and coordinators that have jumped online and offered their perspective and have helped this exciting online community grow very quickly. The best advice another family can receive is based on the wisdom gained by other families through their experiences. Whether a family has been on the program for a short time or for several years, there are undoubtedly best practices that they’ve adopted to help make the program even more of a success for their family.
We want to encourage families to share their best practices on this site so we are just launched a weekly Best Practices series. Each week we will post a question on the site and the answers will not only appear online, but we will also collect them and add them to the InfoSource section of our host family online accounts as a helpful reference section for all of our families.
This valuable advice will also be easy to find on the Cultural Care Community site, too. Users will simply type in “Best Practices” in the search box and they will all come up for easy reference and review. We will encourage all users to continue to post their own questions as well to keep the conversation going. Thanks again for being a part of this online community and please encourage your families to check out what’s happening and to join the conversation happening right now at http://community.culturalcare.com/culturalcare!
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New York Educational Opportunity
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on September 11, 2009
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Current Discounts
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on May 3, 2009
Cultural Care Au Pair offers many discounts for both new and repeat host families. If you have specific questions regarding any of our discounts, please email us at aupair@culturalcare.com or call us at 1-800-333-6056. Total savings cannot exceed $650 per program year, with the exception of lock-in savings and host family referral bonuses. To take advantage of these discounts apply now.
Running till the end of August, we have a fantastic Back to School Discount:
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Waived application fee
$300 off the Program Fee
A Total of $650 in Savings!
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Tell everyone - NOW is the time to apply!
“Repeat with us” and save up to $1,000!
We welcome families from other au pair agencies to repeat with us. As a family experienced with the au pair program, host families who switch to Cultural Care Au Pair are entitled to $1,000 in savings! These savings include a $350 application fee waiver, a $500 program fee discount and free overseas connections (a $150 value). Please call 1-800-333-6056 and select option 2 to receive the promotion code. Families must submit proof of payment of their agency’s program fees (proof of payment of application fee does not qualify). The $500 program fee savings will be applied upon receipt of proof of payment.
$300 Pre-Arranged Match Discount
Families who find their own future au pair are entitled to a $300 program fee discount. The candidate must meet Cultural Care Au Pair’s screening requirements and must complete the Screening & Orientation Day in the appropriate recruitment country. Total savings cannot exceed $650. No promotion code necessary: savings will be applied upon approval of candidate.
Repeat Families: Save up to $2,000 in Repeat Rewards!
Families who extend with their current au pair are entitled to a $350 application fee waiver and up to $1,650 in program fee savings. Total savings = up to $2,000! Families who re-apply to host another Cultural Care au pair are entitled to a $350 application fee waiver, a $250 “price guarantee” discount, and complimentary overseas connection service ($150 value). Families who apply early enough can earn an additional $250 early matching bonus! Total savings = up to $1,000! For an early matching bonus deadline chart, visit the Host Family InfoSource. No promotion code necessary; discounts are applied automatically.
$250 Host Family Referral Discount
Current families will receive a $250 program fee discount for each new family referred to our program that welcomes an au pair into their home (Discount will be applied when the au pair arrives in the home). Each family you refer will also enjoy a $200 program discount, thanks to you! Referral discounts can go beyond the $650 maximum discount allotment. Referrals must be received by September 1, 2009. For referring and referred families to qualify for the $250 and $200 program fee discounts (respectively), referred host families must welcome an au pair into their home by October 23, 2009. To receive their reward in cash, referring families must call our Account Services Team at 1-800-333-6056, once the referred host family welcomes an au pair.
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LCC Information
No Comment |Posted by: lbrust on July 20, 2007
All of the information you need to know about Lori, your LCC
Lori Brust 301 First Avenue Massapequa Park, NY 11762 516-797-8373 lcclori@aol.com|
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