Karen S. Relstab

Children’s Resale Show Saturday March 20, 2010 8am to 12 noon (Second March LCC Au Pair Meeting)

Posted by: krelstab on March 15, 2010

LOOKING TO MAKE UP A MISSED LCC MEETING. I AM LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ME AT THE ABOVE EVENT FROM 10 AM TO 12 NOON. PLEASE RSVP TO ME ASAP IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.

Karen Relstab

February LCC Meeting

Posted by: krelstab on February 2, 2010

Please mark your calendars for Saturday February 13, 2010

Our meeting will be a CEP (Continuing Education Program) on Fire Safety and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention.

It will be held at the Libertyville North Fire Station 1551 N. Milwaukee Ave Libertyville, Illinois

Please arrive promptly at 1:30 pm.

The meeting will end at 4 PM.

Be sure to check for driving instructions prior to leaving your home. The fire station is on Milwaukee Ave across from Adler Park Pool.

There is a assignment that you need to complete prior to the meeting. You need to prepare a fire escape floor plan of your host family’s home. I recommend that you sit down with your host family and put the plan together. On this plan you need to identify potential escape routes in case of a fire. You will also need to note on the plan where fire extinguishers, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors are location. In addition you should designate on the plan a place outside the house where all family members should meet in case of a fire.

The fire escape plans will be reviewed by the Libertyville Fire Department personnel who are giving the presentation. They will select the best au pair fire escape plan and that person will receive a $25 gift certificate.

Karen

Volunteers Needed! For Our Holiday Party !!!

Posted by: krelstab on November 27, 2009

As many of you know. I am looking for volunteers to help with the planning of our Holiday Party which will include au pairs, host families, and friends.

We will be having a international dessert table. Please let me know this week if you can bring a dessert that  represents your country and what it is.

I am also looking for international holiday music. So search you ipods, cds, and the Internet. I can upload the music to my computer and make a cd to use at the party.

And finally I am looking for kid’s craft ideas. I have one already I found one on the Internet, making a reindeer from a candy cane.

Our holiday party will be held on Sunday December 13, 2009 at the Glacier Ice Arena 670 Lakeview Parkway Vernon Hills, Illinois. Light refreshments provided between 11am to 3 pm. Open skate 12pm to 2pm. $10 cost per person.

Happy Holidays

Your LCC

Karen

November LCC Au Pair Meeting CPR Training

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

Mark Your Calendars December Au Pair Meeting and Host Family Event

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!!!

June LCC Meetings

Posted by: krelstab on May 26, 2009

The mandatory June LCC meeting is Saturday June 20, 2009. We are marching in a group in the Libertyville Days Parade. We will be meeting at 9 AM SHARP!! at the Libertyville Metra Train Station in downtown Libertyville.

YOU MUST WEAR YOUR CULTURAL CARE TEE SHIRT!!!

Unless you have a costume from you home country or tee shirt representing your country flag.

I need to know asap if you are attending and what you will be wearing. I also need some volunteers to help with the planning of this event. So call me if your are interested.

The second LCC meeting is Wednesday June 17, 2009. This is a optional meeting for you to make up for meetings that you have missed in the past. We will be attending the Cuneo Gardens ABBA Salute Band Concert On The Lawn. Gates open at 5:30 PM. Concert begins at 6:30. The cost per car is $12 (cash only), so be sure to ride with friends and fill the car. You can bring food and beverages. You will also need to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Please wear your Cultural Care tee shirt. Please let me know ASAP if you are attending.