{"id":3839,"date":"2019-04-03T09:15:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-03T09:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3839"},"modified":"2019-04-25T17:37:22","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T17:37:22","slug":"april-is-community-service-month-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2019\/04\/03\/april-is-community-service-month-4\/","title":{"rendered":"April is Community Service Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #008080\">Making a Difference in Your Community\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>April is community service month. Volunteering is a great way to make a difference in your community as well as improve your English and learn about American culture. You can volunteer on your own, with friends or with your host family. If you don&#8217;t know where to start check out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteermatch.org\">Volunteer Match<\/a><\/strong> website. They can help you find a volunteer opportunity in your area, with an organization that you would like to support.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3742\" style=\"width: 355px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3742\" class=\"wp-image-3742\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/37887271_10157117890214057_4896868655721086976_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"345\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/37887271_10157117890214057_4896868655721086976_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/37887271_10157117890214057_4896868655721086976_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/37887271_10157117890214057_4896868655721086976_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/08\/37887271_10157117890214057_4896868655721086976_n-624x468.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Our cluster volunteering at the DC Area Diaper Bank last year.<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #008080\"><strong>2019 Au Pair in America Community Service Awards\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If you have been volunteering in the past year, we want to hear all about it! Au Pair in America is looking for our au pairs who have gone above and beyond in the last year to volunteer and have a real impact on their community. Go online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/communityservice\/awards.asp\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a> to get more information on the 2019 Au Pair in America Community Service Awards. Entry deadline is May 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Making a Difference in Your Community\u00a0 April is community service month. Volunteering is a great way to make a difference in your community as well as improve your English and learn about American culture. You can volunteer on your own, with friends or with your host family. 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