Stephanie Whatley - Childcare Consultant with Cultural Care Au Pair

Dari is a 23-year old from Panguipulli, a small city in the south of Chile, where she grew up surrounded by the Andes Mountains and the stunning entrance of the Chilean Patagonia. She will be spending the year with her host family in Sammamish, caring for 2 children (ages 3 yrs & 5 months). Dari is studying to be an English teacher and is looking forward to this opportunity as a way to improve her English and experience the American way of life. Dari enjoys listening to music, hiking, boating, camping, sewing, knitting, cooking, reading, and landscape photograpy. Please welcome Dari to the Sammamish Plateau!

All Seattle au pairs and their friends are invited to our 3rd Annual Disco Cruise on Lake Union, Sunday, June 17th from 6p-9p. You won’t want to miss this fun evening on Argosy’s Lady Mary! Click here to see some pictures from last year.

WHEN: Sunday, June 17, 2012 from 6p - 9p

WHERE: Seattle Waterfront, Pier 55

WHO: Au pairs and their friends

COST: $26.10

Contact your LCC about purchasing tickets today. Deadline is May 14th!

For our May activity, we’re not only getting a chance to get some exercise while taking in some great scenery, we’ll also have an opportunity to support a cause for one of our host families. The Graceffo family, a Cultural Care Au Pair host family in Sammamish, has invited us to join “Team Juliana” for the Beat the Bridge to Beat Diabetes 4 mile fun walk on Sunday, May 20th. Team Juliana is named after Juliana Graceffo, a vivacious 2nd grader who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on Christmas 2008, when she was four years old. Click here to see her story.

The Nordstrom Beat the Bridge to Beat Diabetes is a fundraiser for JDRF, the largest nongovernmental funder of research to cure, treat, and prevent type 1 diabetes (T1D). The event consists of an 8k Run and Wheelchair Race, 4-Mile Walk, 1-Mile Fun Run, and Diaper Derby for toddlers. The event is called Beat the Bridge because the University Bridge is raised during the race and the goal is to BEAT the raising of the bridge. Have no fear, if you don’t beat the bridge, there is a band and prizes for those who get caught. After a few minutes, the bridge goes back down, allowing everyone to finish. Since the first Beat the Bridge race in 1983, Nordstrom has partnered with JDRF to conquer T1D. Beat the Bridge is part of The Walk to Cure Diabetes, an annual walkathon held in more than 200 locations in 13 countries to benefit JDRF. The Walk to Cure Diabetes raised over $85 million last year.

The post-race activities on the field after the event include the Annual Diaper Derby, entertainment, and Awards Ceremony. Photographers will be there to capture your finish, and there will be great giveaways from our sponsors, food samples, music, face painting, and other kids’ activities available.

WHEN: Sunday, May 20th @ 6:30a (the walk starts at 8am but Montlake Blvd closes at 7:30a so we’ll need to arrive before then. I will coordinate rides (I’ll have room for 6). We should be back no later than 12p.

WHERE: UW Campus, Course Map

PARKING: Husky Stadium, parking lot E1, Parking Map

COST: $10 per au pair