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AMAZING RACE IS TODAY… LOVE PARK 12pm
Saturday, 19 May 2012, 7:32 am by rcronin
The Au Pair Amazing Race Philadelphia 2012 will be held Saturday, May 19th from 12 to 3:00 pm, with registration beginning promptly at noon. Au pairs will gather at Love Park (JFK Plaza) in Center City with their teams to begin the race.
Watch some highlights of last year’s Au Pair Amazing Race:
The event will be held rain or shine!
Au pairs will need to pre-register with their LCCs and there will be a registration fee of $5, a portion of which will go to Cultural Care Kids First Foundation, our own non-profit charitable organization dedicated to helping children around the world.
The team to win FIRST PLACE gets a trip to Boston (cost of hostel accommodations, bus fare and spending money), as well as a 25% discount (a $200 value) off the price of a trip to the West Coast, courtesy of Au Pair Adventures. Second and third place finishers will receive gift cards and there will also be a “Wild Card” drawing for all other teams who successfully complete the race!
Not only is the Au Pair Amazing Race a great way to learn about the City of Brotherly Love, but it also teaches the American ideal of “giving back.” We want to do all we can to help raise money for Cultural Care Kids First Foundation, and we hope that participating au pairs will help too. Each au pair should have received a Kids First Sponsorship Form. With this form, au pairs can raise additional funds for Kids First by asking members of their community to “sponsor” their participation in the race - very similar to what is done for a charity 5K run or walk-a-thon. This is completely optional - however, there are HUGE advantages to completing this first pre-race challenge. The first advantage is that au pairs can earn a “Fast Pass” for their team. A “Fast Pass” will allow that team to skip a certain challenge during the race - which can get them in the lead! The second advantage is that we are offering a HUGE prize to the au pair who raises the most money! The au pair who raises the most money for Kids First prior to the Au Pair Amazing Race will win a FREE TRIP to the West Coast, courtesy of Au Pair Adventures!!! The trip is valued at $800 and can be FREE just by doing a good deed and helping us to help Kids First.
Print out your KIDS FIRST SPONSORSHIP FORM HERE!
Iron Pigs Baseball - May Au Pair Meeting
Friday, 18 May 2012, 11:24 pm by hcookIRON PIGS BASEBALL - Lehigh Valley Au Pair - May Meeting
Posted by: hcook | May 18, 2012 | (edit)
“IRON PIGS BASEBALL” - The Lehigh Valley Au Pairs will meet on Sunday, May 20, 2012 to attend an “Iron Pigs Baseball” game at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. Coca-Cola Park is located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley with an address of 1050 Iron Pigs Way, Allentown, PA, 18109. The Iron Pigs are a farm team of the World Series Winning (2008) Philadelphia Phillies! Au Pairs will have grass seating so bring a blanket or towel on which to sit with other Au Pairs. The weather looks good but warm - bring some sun screen! Be Prepared to cheer when the “Cultural Care Au Pair” name is put on the large billboard sign for the entire stadium to see that WE are there!!
Please meet LCC Helen at the front of the EAST GATE (the Main Gate) sidewalk between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m. for TICKETS!! (Game begins at 1:35 p.m. but I will leave the Gate at 12:45 p.m. - so don’t be late. Sometimes - Early arriving Au Pairs “might” be eligible for free gifts from the Iron Pigs! Tickets are $7.00 and you can pay Helen inside the Ball Park (have the correct cash please). (From the ticket - you will be able to use the ticket at a food/drink stand - and receive $2.00 off your purchase). Driving Directions and Additional Details under Meeting Schedule or see below. Car Pooling is recommended as there is a $3.00 per car parking charge.
DIRECTIONS
From U.S. 22 (Heading East): Take U.S. 22 E to Exit for Airport Road South. Keep right on the exit ramp and merge onto Airport Road heading south. Make a right on American Pkwy. Make a left on IronPigs Way and into stadium complex.From U.S. 22 (Heading West): Take U.S. 22 W to Exit for Airport Road South. Merge right off exit ramp onto Airport Road South. Make a right on American Pkwy. Make a left on IronPigs Way and into stadium complex.
IRON PIGS BASEBALL - Lehigh Valley Au Pair - May Meeting
Friday, 18 May 2012, 11:13 pm by hcook “IRON PIGS BASEBALL” — The Lehigh Valley Au Pairs will meet on Sunday, May 20, 2012 to attend an “Iron Pigs Baseball” game at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown. Coca-Cola Park is located in the heart of the Lehigh Valley with an address of 1050 Iron Pigs Way, Allentown, PA, 18109. The Iron Pigs are a farm team of the World Series Winning (2008) Philadelphia Phillies! Au Pairs will have grass seating so bring a blanket or towel on which to sit with other Au Pairs. The weather looks good but warm — bring some sun screen! Be Prepared to cheer when the “Cultural Care Au Pair” name is put on the large billboard sign for the entire stadium to see that WE are there!!
Please meet LCC Helen at the front of the EAST GATE (the Main Gate) sidewalk between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m. for TICKETS!! (Game begins at 1:35 p.m. but I will leave the Gate at 12:45 p.m. - so don’t be late. Sometimes - Early arriving Au Pairs “might” be eligible for free gifts from the Iron Pigs! Tickets are $7.00 and you can pay Helen inside the Ball Park (have the correct cash please). (From the ticket — you will be able to use the ticket at a food/drink stand — and receive $2.00 off your purchase). Driving Directions and Additional Details under Meeting Schedule or see below. Car Pooling is recommended as there is a $3.00 per car parking charge.
DIRECTIONS
From U.S. 22 (Heading East): Take U.S. 22 E to Exit for Airport Road South. Keep right on the exit ramp and merge onto Airport Road heading south. Make a right on American Pkwy. Make a left on IronPigs Way and into stadium complex.From U.S. 22 (Heading West): Take U.S. 22 W to Exit for Airport Road South. Merge right off exit ramp onto Airport Road South. Make a right on American Pkwy. Make a left on IronPigs Way and into stadium complex.
June Monthly Meeting
Friday, 18 May 2012, 9:25 pm by jbolleOn our first monthly meeting we’re going canoeing on the Charles River! Here the details:
Charles River Canoe and Kayak
2401 Commonwealth Avenue (Route 30)
Newton (Auburndale), MassachusettsWe’re going to join another Au Pair Group from Newton. Their LCC is Julia Sappenfield in case some of you know her.
We will meet at 2:00pm. The meeting will also be a safety meeting (water safety and drowning prevention). You will have to fill out an online quiz (https://culturalcare.wufoo.com/forms/quiz-water-safety-drowning-prevention/). I recommend to print it out and bring it to the meeting, as we will be discussing the answers there.
Looking forward to meeting you all!
Amazing Race/Scavenger Hunt
Friday, 18 May 2012, 5:13 pm by dsmutsWell it’s finally here, the annual Amazing Race/Scavenger Hunt. A little modified, but just as much fun. My group is meeting at the Swarthmore Train Station at 11am and will take the 11.15am train into Philadelphia.
The Race will be started by Cultural Care’s Pennsylvania very own Program Director Sabina Wieder SHARPLY at 12:30 pm. There are several checkpoints located throughout the city, which need to be completed to finish the race. Like the TV show, there will be Detours, Road Blocks and Fast Forwards that will make the race fun and challenging for all. Throughout the race, teams will also have the opportunity to fast forward the checkpoint if they can raise money and awareness for the Kids First charity on the day through the challenges we have prepared. This may just give one team the lead they need to win the race. Be prepared for physical challenges, eating challenges, performance challenges and more to get them out of their comfort zones a bit, but ahead of the pack to be the first team to the finish line!
There will be individual checkpoint winners but the Grand Prize of the FREE TRIP TO Boston is for the first team to successfully complete all checkpoints.
Philadelphia is an old city rich in history and culture. This event will ensure the au pairs leave with not only a sense of team accomplishment, but also with a better knowledge of the birthplace of America!!!
See you there!
May Savings!
Friday, 18 May 2012, 4:32 pm by ezalesKnow anybody looking for live-in childcare? Now’s the time to apply to Cultural Care Au Pair!
May Savings: Save up to $575
Apply from May 18, 2012 through May 22, 2012 to receive a $75 application fee waiver and a $200 program fee discount. As an added bonus, if you finalize your au pair match by July 2, 2012 you will save even more with an additional $300 program fee discount—for a total of up to $575 in savings. Please contact me at 267-474-5081 for the Promo Code.
Chilean Au Pair Arriving in Samammish
Friday, 18 May 2012, 3:33 pm by swhatley
Dari is a 23-year old from Panguipulli, a small city in the south of Chile, where she grew up surrounded by the Andes Mountains and the stunning entrance of the Chilean Patagonia. She will be spending the year with her host family in Sammamish, caring for 2 children (ages 3 yrs & 5 months). Dari is studying to be an English teacher and is looking forward to this opportunity as a way to improve her English and experience the American way of life. Dari enjoys listening to music, hiking, boating, camping, sewing, knitting, cooking, reading, and landscape photograpy. Please welcome Dari to the Sammamish Plateau!
June: Host Family Picnic
Friday, 18 May 2012, 2:59 pm by Shannon SieffPlease join us at Diane G’s house in Great Falls for a fun picnic from 4pm -6 pm. We will provide hot dogs and drinks. Please bring a side dish or desert to share. I will send out the exact address as we get closer! I hope to see you and your host family there. If your host family can’t make it you still need to come as this is the June au Pair meeting!
Shannon
Cultural Care Au Pair’s May Promotion!
Friday, 18 May 2012, 2:32 pm by lwhitely- Know anybody looking for live-in childcare? Now’s the time to apply to Cultural Care Au Pair!!
May Savings: Save up to $575
Apply from May 18, 2012 through May 22, 2012 using promo code PCMAYS2012 to receive a $75 application fee waiver and a $200 program fee discount. As an added bonus, if you finalize your au pair match by July 2, 2012 you will save even more with an additional $300 program fee discount—for a total of up to $575 in savings
May Savings!
Friday, 18 May 2012, 12:55 pm by jcurranApply from May 18, 2012 throughMay 22, 2012 using promo code PCMAYS2012 to receivea $75 application fee waiver and a $200 program fee discount. As an addedbonus, if you finalize your au pair match by July 2, 2012 you will save evenmore with an additional $300 program fee discount—for a total of up to$575 in savings!
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