Nancie Meng

February: Fire Prevention, Field Trip and Fantastic Food

Posted by: nmeng on February 16, 2010

Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department

February’s Au Pair Monthly Meeting takes place this Saturday, February 20. Details have been emailed to you.

We will focus first on Fire Prevention and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention, two of the units Cultural Care Au Pair provides for ongoing training in the areas of childcare safety and personal safety.

Part of this training involves a visit to the Ocean Pines Volunteer Fire Department South Station, where a member of the OPVFD will provide a tour and more information. Please plan to arrive promptly at my house at 2:00 p.m. so we are not late.

Please note: There is always a small chance that an emergency call might occur and the firefighters will be busy.

After our tour, we will have pizza and great conversation as we catch up on snowstorm stories, the planning for our Host Family Appreciation Day in April, and our Kids First project.

Keep your fingers crossed that we have a snow free weekend! Call, e-mail, Tweet, or send me a FB message if you have any questions.

If you know of au pairs who are not in our group who might be interested in attending our meeting they are welcome. Just give me advance notice!

Schedule of 2010 Au Pair Monthly Meetings

Posted by: nmeng on January 26, 2010

As you have heard, our January 2010 monthly meeting will be held this Sunday, January 31 from 2:30 - 4:30 at my home.  Details were e-mailed to you.  If you have any questions, let me know.  Now, it’s time to update your calendars for the next four months of Au Pair monthly meetings.  Please note that our original date for March had to be changed due to a required CCAP Regional Meeting for Maryland LCCs.  As with all monthly meetings, if you cannot make the meeting, get in touch with me ahead of time so that we can arrange another time to meet.

Au Pair Pizza Party — October Monthly Meeting

Posted by: nmeng on October 16, 2009

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!

Fall Family Fun Fair Canceled Due to Weather

Posted by: nmeng on October 15, 2009

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.

CCAP Fall Family Fun Fair in Salisbury, MD

Posted by: nmeng on October 11, 2009

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!

Au Pair and Host Family Meeting Schedule 8/09 - 12/09

Posted by: nmeng on August 14, 2009

We hope that by publishing advance notice of the meeting dates, it will be easier     for our families and au pairs to schedule these events into your busy calendars.  We are aware that there are circumstances that may prevent your au pair from attending a meeting; however, for every monthly meeting a make-up meetings will be available.  The make-up meetings are only for legitimate make-ups.

Following is the list of dates to be aware of:

–  August 29, 2009 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm:  Au Pair Monthly Meeting, at my home 131 Watertown Road, Berlin, MD (Pizza Party and planning September trip to DC and Kids First Fundraiser)

– September 19, 2009 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Au Pair Monthly Meeting, Washington, DC, Sightseeing and Int’l Dinner ($15.00) Au Pairs will also participate in the Fall Continuing Education Requirement. Details about departure times and locations will be finalized by August 29 meeting.

– October 17, 2009 11:30 am to 1:30 pm: Host Family Event - Fall Fun Fair (this counts as an Au Pair Meeting, too, location and details will follow.)

– November 22, 2009 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm Au Pair Monthly Meeting - Annual Au Pair Thanksgiving Dinner, my family’s home on Wildlife Lane, Salisbury, MD

– December 6, 2009 Au Pair Monthly Meeting We are coordinating with other au pair groups to plan a trip to Baltimore, Philadelphia or Wilmington.  Specifics will be nailed down by end of September.

Remember:  If an au pair cannot make the monthly meeting, she or he must meet with me within 7 days of the scheduled meeting.  I will always have an alternate date posted on the web site calendar or an au pair can request a specific time.
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The meeting schedule for the first four months of 2010 will be issued in October.

Join Us Poolside for July’s Au Pair Meeting

Posted by: nmeng on July 7, 2009

June’s Meeting Kicks Off “Explore the Eastern Shore and More…”

Posted by: nmeng on June 17, 2009

Assateague Island is a Maryland highlight.

Don’t miss the Au Pair Monthly Meeting for June!  We will be kicking off our very own “Explore the Eastern Shore and More” program.  Besides the individual and personal expeditions au pairs make around the area and beyond, this is the chance for our group (and au pairs from any other area, whether they are Cultural Care Au Pairs or not) to plan where they want to go and what they want to see and do as a group for the next year. 

Should we start with a Kayak tour of Assateague Island?  Maybe we should do the annual Bridge Walk across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge into Annapolis and visit the U.S. Naval Academy while we are there?  And let’s not forget that about an hour beyond Annapolis lies Washington, DC?  How about a scavenger hunt on the Mall with au pairs from groups around Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia?  Who wants to attend one or more of the wonderful festivals in Baltimore or visit Independence Hall in Philadelphia?  See what I mean? 

What do you have to do?  Check out the following:

• Make a list of all the places on the Eastern Shore and in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Washington, DC, you would like to see as well as activities you’d like to do. If you haven’t got a list already, then do a little research online or elsewhere to decide.
• Pick the top three that you’d like to do as a group with other au pairs
• Talk to your host families about dates or schedule commitments that you need to consider for the next 3-6 months so that we can choose dates that work for as many as possible. 
• Come prepared to make some decisions!

This month’s meeting will be at my home (131 Watertown Road, Berlin, MD) at 2:30 p.m.  There will be a make-up meeting on Thursday evening, June 25, at 7:00 p.m. for anyone who can’t make Saturday’s meeting and anyone else who wants to just drop by.

Remember all au pairs are welcome, whether they are in our group or even from other au pair companies!  Just let me know you’re coming.