{"id":2574,"date":"2012-03-18T21:16:39","date_gmt":"2012-03-19T01:16:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/?p=1033"},"modified":"2012-03-18T21:16:39","modified_gmt":"2012-03-19T01:16:39","slug":"march-cluster-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/2012\/03\/18\/march-cluster-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"March Cluster Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1035\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-002-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"March 2012 cluster meeting 002\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-002-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-002.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Taxes aren&#8217;t much fun, but they have to be done, even by au pairs.\u00a0 On Sunday, March 18th, Cindy Garruba Senior Community Counselor in Suffolk County for Au Pair in America helped the au pairs prepare their tax returns.\u00a0 Cindy handed out the forms, directions and provided the steps to complete the returns provided by Au\u00a0Pair in America&#8217;s Stamford office.\u00a0 Taxes done, they will mail them in on or before the April 17th deadline date!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1036\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-005-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"March 2012 cluster meeting 005\" width=\"216\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-005-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-005.jpg 448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/>Since Spring has sprung early here on Long Island, we reviewed playground safety.\u00a0 Tips on safety can be found on the APIA website <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/safety_tips\/\">http:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/safety_tips\/<\/a> .\u00a0 Au Pair in America considers the safety of the children in our au pairs&#8217; care of the utmost importance.\u00a0 The au pairs also viewed a video about playground safety\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Dp08kq9bvWg?wmode=transparent\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1034\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/AP-friendship-bracelets-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"AP friendship bracelets\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/AP-friendship-bracelets-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/AP-friendship-bracelets-624x835.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/AP-friendship-bracelets.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1037\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/lie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2012\/03\/March-2012-cluster-meeting-003-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"March 2012 cluster meeting 003\" width=\"270\" height=\"202\" 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