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Haiti Disaster Relief
No Comment |Posted by: velkins on February 7, 2010
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 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
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Cultural Care Aupair, Maria Magerl, from Germany got a Scholarship
No Comment |Posted by: velkins on February 20, 2008
Congratulation to Maria Magerl for her award of $1000 scholarship to be used for aviation education.
The Memphis Belles Chapter of Women in Aviation met on January 23 at the Pan Am Int’l Flight Academy in Memphis. There was a Scholarship presentation and a guest speaker, Mr. Gene Thomas (Ret. NASA), former NASA Shuttle Launch Director for six shuttles including the launch of Challenger. Fayette County resident Val Thal-Slocum is a member, was in attendance, and brought along future astronaut, Sydney Barnes.
At that meeting, Maria Magerl, Au Pair from Regensburg, Germany, living and working in Moscow, TN was awarded a $1000 scholarship to be used for aviation education. Maria plans to return to the US in the fall and attend Embry Riddle in Florida to obtain a degree in Aviation Maintenance.
The Memphis Belles chapter has awarded (3) scholarships this year totaling $3,000 to:
Fariah Peterson - Colleen Platt Walker Memorial Scholarship
Maria Magerl - Aviation Education Scholarship (on Left: Maria Magerl)
Caroline d’Otreppe - Conference Registration Scholarship
A special thanks to our guest speaker, Mr. Gene Thomas (Ret. NASA) and our special guests, the Olive Branch Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
Val Thal-Slocum is a pilot with FedEx and a member of the Bent Prop Project (http://www.bentprop.org/). The Bent Prop Project seeks information leading to downed aircraft from World War II in the Republic of Palau. Many American servicemen went MIA in the Palau region. The Bent Prop Project is a group of people dedicated to bringing closure to the stories of these downed servicemen.
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Gessika Nominated for Au pair of The Year Award
No Comment |Posted by: velkins on February 27, 2007
Gessika was nominated for Aupair of the Year Award, and she was one of the five finalist to this award.
Memphis, TN - February 21, 2007 - Caring, dependable childcare is hard to find and exceptional childcare even rarer. But the Frampton family recently struck gold when they welcomed Brazilian au pair Gessika Forti Campanati into their home. Forti provides live-in childcare for the Frampton’s five children, and her outstanding dedication and enthusiasm in caring for them has led the Framptons to nominate Forti for “Au Pair of the Year.” Sponsored by the International Au Pair Association, the Au Pair of the Year Award honors au pairs who are caring, dependable and exceptional providers of childcare to their host family.
Gessika is living with the Framptons family in Cordova as part of the Cultural Care Au Pair intercultural exchange and childcare program. She cares for the family’s host children, twins four years old and triplets two years old, in exchange for the opportunity to live in the United States, take classes at an American university, and become part of a real American family.
“Our Au Pair does an exceptional job caring for our children. My husband and I feel comfortable leaving Gessika to care for all five of our children. She spends time with the triplets teaching them how to talk by using flash cards, books and other examples. With our twins she enjoys teaching them words in Portuguese and reading to them. Most of all the children love her child spirit. My twins think of our Au Pair as a best friend. She loves to take them swimming or to play outside. She enjoys thinking of new ideas or things for our children to do each day. She keeps their safety in mind while ensuring that they have a great time. She also makes each child feel special in their own way by spending as much individual time with them as possible.” said Jane Frampton.
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, a demanding cultural exchange and childcare experience.
Gessika has gone above and beyond to create a healthy and enriching environment for her host children, while also challenging herself to learn a new language and culture. She is a great role model for her host children and other young women in the community,” said Vicky Elkins, local childcare coordinator for Cultural Care Au Pair. “Gessika’s commitment and dedication to her host family and community certainly make her the ‘Au Pair of the Year’ in Memphis.”
For all of her qualities and her hard work, let’s congratulate Gessika. She got to be one of the five finalist in this award.
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