Each June Community Counselor Cindy Garruba teaches a cluster meeting to prepare her Au Pairs for the Long Island Summer Childcare. All of the Suffolk County Au Pair in America Au Pairs will spend time at a beach or pool with their host children. It is important that they learn water safety and prevention of drowning. An experienced former Red Cross Lifeguard and Swim Instructor, Cindy stresses safety tips from her years of experience growing up along the Long Island Sound Shore.
Cindy also does training on sunscreen and sunburn prevention, basic first aid for cuts and scrapes, poison ivy identification and treatments, identification of ticks, lyme disease symptons, rashes, prevention and treatment recommendations.
This training is essential for a safe and fun summer in Suffolk County Long Island, NY.
Smmer Safety meeting at Cindy's Beach house
Saturday, June 19 our cluster had a booth at the Southold Craft Fair. We sold international food made by the au pairs, sold crafts we made, taught kids about their cultures, handed out Au Pair in America brochures and had a wonderful time. All funds raised go to the Southampton Fresh Air Home Summer Camp for Disabled Children. Thanks to all who contributed time, effort and bought our crafts, food and raffle!!
In April all the Au Pair in America Long Island Clusters enjoyed the new Broadway Musical MEMPHIS. Great show, great music and a truly American experience for the au pairs.
German Au Pair Patty Bak is exploring careers while here in the USA. Always interested in journalism, Patty decided to volunteer at a local Hampton newspaper. She got a chance to cover a screening and discussion of a movie hosted by actor Alec Baldwin!
Suffolk County Au Pair in America Au Pairs decorated a holiday tree in Stony Brook Village Promenade of Trees. The theme of the tree is “we bring the world together!” All the trees are on display through the New Year’s weekend. The au pairs enjoyed decorating the tree and walking through the village to view the other trees on display. We even saw Santa arrive in his sleigh! We hope all our host families and friends visit Stony Brook Village for the holiday season, see Santa and our tree!
