{"id":1588,"date":"2017-11-17T09:44:07","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T09:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/?p=1588"},"modified":"2018-01-13T02:40:15","modified_gmt":"2018-01-13T02:40:15","slug":"thanksgiving-giving-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/2017\/11\/17\/thanksgiving-giving-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanksgiving and Giving Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year for our Thanksgiving cluster meeting we had our annual pie tasting.\u00a0 Everyone got to taste the different pies they may see during Thanksgiving (Pumpkin, Apple, Pecan) and vote for their favorite one.\u00a0 Many au pairs had never tried pumpkin pie before.\u00a0 Apple Pie was the winner this year.<\/p>\n<p>For the holidays this year we also decided to write letters to the troops.\u00a0 Au Pairs can relate to being away from home for the holidays and therefore we all sent letters of encouragement for others who wouldn&#8217;t be home.<\/p>\n<p>Another great cluster meeting!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1589\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-300x204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-768x523.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-1024x697.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/val\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2018\/01\/FullSizeRender-1-624x425.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a 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