Archive for October, 2009
Welcome Sandra!!!!
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 30, 2009
I am very pleased to welcome Sandra from Sweden to Libertyville and to our group of au pairs.
Please email her asap to say hello and invite her to join all your great activities this weekend.
Your LCC
Karen
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Halloween Costume Contest Winners
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 29, 2009
First Prize Juli From Colombia
Second Prize Julia From Germany
Third Prize Luisa From Germany
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Lake Forest Hockey Holiday “Greens Sale”
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 17, 2009
Dear Families,
The Lake Forest Scouts Hockey Team has a fund raiser. The “Greens Sale” is a 30 year tradition. All players participate in raising funds to support the hockey program. Just click on the Scout Hockey link then the “Tree Sale” tab.
Please remember to include Max Belforti’s name on the player line when you place your order. Delivery is free when you order from Max Belforti!
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November LCC Au Pair Meeting CPR Training
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 13, 2009
Dear Host Families and Au Pairs
I am very pleased to be able to offer again certified CPR (adult, child, infant) training for my au pairs.
It will be my November 2009 LCC au pair meeting here are the details.
Saturday
November 21, 2009
1 PM to 4 PM
University Center
College of Lake County Campus
1200 University Drive
Grayslake, IL 60030
Cost per attendee is $35: includes the training, student work book, and certification card.
Payable in check or cash at the beginning of the meeting.
Host families may consider paying the class fee for their au pairs.
Your LCC
Karen Relstab
Article From Grayslake Fire Department Website:
Nanny’s CPR training saves boy’s life
By Laurie Aucoin Kaiser Daily Herald Staff Writer
A quick-thinking nanny — and adequate CPR training — saved the life of a 10-month-old Vernon Hills boy Wednesday morning. When R.J. Jacobson started choking on a tiny wooden letter he had popped in his mouth, Sueanne Lineberger of Grayslake immediately administered the Heimlich maneuver until the baby resumed breathing. “By the time the paramedics arrived, R.J. was smiling, and I was throwing up,” the 39-year-old Lineberger said with a laugh.
A wooden letter had fallen off a handmade picture frame and somehow the curious little boy found it in the carpet, Lineberger said. In just seconds, Lineberger said, R.J’s face turned gray and his eyes were bugging out. She gave him three blows to the back and chest compressions. She pulled out the letter with tweezers. When Countryside Fire Department paramedics arrived close to 9 a.m., Lineberger had dislodged the object, and R.J. was breathing normally. “She did everything right,” said Countryside Fire Capt. Chris Kazian said. “They did a great job of teaching her at the Grayslake Fire Department.”
Lineberger, who recently became a nanny after a longtime career as a family psychologist, took the three-hour CPR class in Grayslake eight months ago. “I’ve been certified since I was 20, and this is the first time I’ve ever used it,” Lineberger said. “I’m just ecstatic that it came to me.”
For several years, the Grayslake Fire Department has offered CPR training in conjunction with the Grayslake Community Park District. “We always have a good turnout,” Captain Peter Nowak said. “Many new parents and child-care providers attend.” In his 12 years with the department, Nowak said the choking incident marks the first direct link he’s seen between the training and a real-life emergency. “I’m very pleased that someone who received our training was able to use it,” Nowak said.
Being certified in CPR was an “absolute requirement” R.J.’s mother, Kathie Jacobson, said she had for anyone hired to care for her son. “The parents deserve a lot of credit,” Lineberger said. “They really checked me out, checked my background thoroughly. It’s terrible to think someone could have a lost a child because of what the sitter didn’t know.” Jacobson took R.J. to the pediatrician later Wednesday just to verify that he was all right. “He’s no worse for the wear,” she said, while feeding him lunch. “I think it was harder on me and the nanny
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Video or Photo CD from The Chicago Au Pair Scavenger Hunt
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 12, 2009
If you are interested in purchasing a video or photo cd from the Third Annual Cultural Care Au Pair Scavenger Hunt that took place this past September please email me at karen.relstab@lcc.culturalcare.com.
Karen Relstab
Video
Photos
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Video Chicago 3rd Annual Cultural Care Au Pair Scavenger Hunt
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 10, 2009
Here’s here what you have been waiting for the video for this year’s Scavenger Hunt.
Here is the link!!
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Mark Your Calendars December Au Pair Meeting and Host Family Event
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 9, 2009
Great News!
There will be a Holiday Skating Party for host families and their au pairs on Sunday December 13, 2009 from 12 pm to 2 pm. Cost is $10 per person for skate rental, rink use, party room and cookies/hot chocolate.
This event will be held at the Glacier Ice Arena 670 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, Illinois Telephone 847-362-1222. Website www.glacierskate.com
BE SURE TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!
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My Au Pair School Experience!!!
No Comment |Posted by: krelstab on October 5, 2009
As you all probably know, last week I had the opportunity to visit the Cultural Care Au Pair School on the campus of St John’s University in Oakdale, New York (Long Island). I ate the food, toured the campus, met the staff, and slept in the dorm.
The teachers and staff there are phenomenal. I can’t say enough about how impressed I was with their dedication and skills. The curriculum is outstanding and I can’t wait to have a host family say to me, “What do the au pairs learn at the school”. Because now I can tell them first hand how great it is.
Thanks Cultural Care for this wonderful experience. I am very proud to be part of this organization who does so much for their au pairs at this facility. I hope someday to be able to spend an entire session at the school just like an au pair does.
Karen Relstab LCC
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