Elena (Eli),  a second year Au Pair from Macedonia, recently won third prize in the Au Pair in America Volunteer of the Year contest. Eli, who donated her time to a local nursery school, wrote a lovely essay about the experience and the contribution it has made to her time here in the US as part of the contest entry.Eli is pictured here at a recent cluster meeting, where her fellow Au Pairs celebrated the accomplishment with her!