Nancie Meng

Mid-Atlantic Families new to Cultural Care Au Pair’s program can lock in savings of $1000.00 (more if you take advantage of my LCC rebate once you welcome your au pair) by completing your application by midnight on Tuesday, February 9, 2010.

Here’s how the savings break down: 

• You apply for free - $75 savings
• We waive the Au Pair selection fee - $275 savings
• You get a Program Fee Discount - $500 Savings
• Overseas Connection Package - $150 value

Add in my LCC rebate and this all adds up to more than $1000 worth of savings to you!  All this with no risk or obligation!  

Whether you are satisfied with your current situation or not, what can it hurt to sign up, learn all about our program and what it offers?  If something changes or when you find that our program suits your needs, you are prepared and ahead financially.

To claim these savings:

• You must be new to Cultural Care Au Pair
• Contact me directly for information and the promo code
• Complete your applications by midnight on Tuesday, February 9, 2010
• Welcome an au pair by October 22, 2010.

Remember, there is no risk or obligation to you if decide not to select an au pair or you choose to delay the selection process. 

Don’t hesitate to contact me:

Email:  nancie.meng@lcc.culturalcare.com

Phone:  410-208-1028

Since December 2009 the Eastern Shore of Maryland has had more snow than usual.  This LCC is still snowed in by the storm that began on Friday, 2/05/10 or I’d try to get to the beach to take my own video.  Here’s a video taken by someone else in January 2010.  I can’t wait to see what the beach and boardwalk look like this week.

If the video doesn’t work for you, try a different browser or just click on the following link to watch it on YouTube.com.

Winter 2010 in Ocean City, Maryland

Host families now have three ways to find just the right au pair to welcome to their home.  Rather reading all the details, you can see for yourself:

If you have problems seeing the video on this page, watch it on YouTube by clicking on this link:

Cultural Care Au Pair’s ‘Three Ways to Match’

Remember, too, that as your LCC, I will do everything I can to support you through the process by working closely with you and your matching manager, reviewing au pair applications, helping you construct the list of questions you’ll want to ask during your phone calls with prospective au pairs and anything else you feel might be of assistance.

Want to know more about Cultural Care Au Pair’s  ‘Three Ways to Match’?  Give me a call or send me an email. I’ll be happy to fill you in on all the details.

For those of you wondering how you can contribute to the relief efforts for Haiti, at Cultural Care Au Pair and our parent company EF Education First, we believe in connecting people as citizens of the world, and breaking down barriers of language, culture and geography. Never is that mission more important than in a time of crisis.

In order to reach out to the people of Haiti, EF Education First (Cultural Care Au Pair’s parent company) will match up to $100,000 of employee, student and customer donations made through the American Red Cross.

We believe this is our responsibility as a company, as educators and as global citizens. We hope you will join us and other members of the Cultural Care community in our effort to aid the millions of Haitians who need our support.

Together, we can make a difference.

Click here to make a donation:
http://american.redcross.org/efeducationfirst-emp

Join us from 12 - 2 p.m. at Lombardi’s for Pizza and some catching up.

Hi, everyone –

The monthly meeting will take place from 12-2 pm at Lombardi’s:
315 Civic Avenue (Twilley Center)
Civic Avenue & Mt. Hermon Road
Salisbury, MD 21804

For those who need rides from this area and who have not arranged with me yet, give me a call in the a.m.  If you or your host family have spoken to me about a ride already, I will follow up with you in email and by phone in the morning.

See you there!

We are sad to cancel our Host Family event!

We are sorry to announce that, due to the coastal storms on the Lower Eastern Shore, we must cancel our Fall Family Fun Fair scheduled for this Saturday.

This month’s Au Pair meeting will still take place from 12:00 to 2:00.  Your Local Coordinator will take you to lunch in Salisbury.  Please watch this Web site and your email for location details.  Au Pairs who want to ride with me to and from the Ocean City/Berlin area, please let me know! I’ll be leaving this area around 11:20 a.m.

Our next Host Family Event will take place in January.  Details to follow.

Join us for our Fall Family Fun Fair in Salisbury

Lower Eastern Shore Host Families and Au Pairs are invited to the Fall Host Family Fun Fair next Saturday, October 17, 2009, weather permitting. 

When:  11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 

Join us for games, activities, apple cider and a hotdog and/or hamburger (or 2 or 3) and, of course, some tricks or treats!  It will be an outside event, so dress accordingly.

For information, please call: 410-208-1028

Au Pairs, this will be your monthly meeting, so even if your families are not able to attend this event or if we have to cancel event, we expect to see you unless you arrange another time to meet this month. 

We will make a decision about the weather on Friday evening by 7:00 p.m. I will send out email and post a note on our website at:

http://www.nmeng.aupairnews.com

The next Host Family event will take place in January, stay tuned for details about that event.  Host family events will be held at least three times a year.

Please RSVP to me via email or phone by Thursday night to let me know if you won’t be coming to this event.

Keeping my fingers crossed for good weather, I hope to see you Saturday!

Washington Monument -- Washington, DC

Lower Eastern Shore au pairs will cross the Chesapeake Bay and travel to Washington, DC on Saturday, September 19, 2009, as part of their Explore the Eastern Shore and More program.   After a day of visiting monuments, museums and more the group will join about 70 other Cultural Care au pairs for an international dinner in Great Falls, Virginia before heading home again.

Reminders for the trip have been sent via email to the au pairs.  If you have any questions, please contact Local Coordinator, Nancie Meng at nancie.meng@lcc.culturalcare.com.

Last week we announced the launch of CCAP’s new online community.  This week Cultural Care Au Pair President, Dave Fougere, added another resource for Host Families and Au Pairs. And he is providing even more transparency about CCAP’s programs, through his new blog Speaking From the Heart.

Dave, the father of two boys and a host father himself, hopes to interact with Host Families, Au Pairs, Cultural Care staff and others in the global discussion, so join the conversation by making a comment, sharing a story or concern.

As Dave says, “It’s about my kids, too.”

Keep up with Dave — father, host dad and CCAP President at: http://www.culturalcarepresident.com