NW CCAP is on facebook

Northwest AP's are on Facebook! We have a group page for us "Northwesterners" to join up! We don't have that many of us on there, so spread the word about the page! I'd love to see how quickly we can get past 100 members in the Pacific Northwest...

Dental Update

If you need dental care, be sure to check out the blog from 2008 regarding the sliding-scale dentist in South Seattle... however, here is another option...

If you are an AP under the age of 20, you may qualify to participate in KC Kids - King County Kids Oral Health Program. This offerings low income folks with free oral health, dentist offerings, and more.

You can learn more at their website by visiting: http://www.kckidsdental.org/

What's Happening?

I've had a lot of requests for things to do around here... so my goal (note: goal) is that each week I'll let you know what stuff is going on in the area that you can do! So here we go:

• GPS Adventures, at the Pacific Science Center - totally hands-on exhibit on using your GPS and doing cool stuff like geo-caching
• Monsters vs. Aliens (the movie)... seriously, any animated movie about both monsters and aliens cannot be all that bad...
• Britney Spears (who thunk... guess she has bills to pay too) - will be at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday night next week with the Pussycat Dolls. Get your tickets through Ticketmaster
• Comedy Underground. I know many of you used to go (you know, before you found other places to go) - but they miss you!
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - one of my favorite bands will be playing Saturday night at the Kirkland Performance Center. Two shows (2p and 8p) and you can order online or by phone at 425-893-9900.

Last is my choice for your "long-range" planning: Mark Morris Dance Group will be at the paramount Theatre May 1-3rd. Purchase tickets through the groups website and save money on Ticketmaster...

2009 Monthly Meeting Calendar

We continue to make adjustments to our calendar, based on everyones feedback...

• Trip to the Tulip Fields - all day event + CEP Spring Program (bring about $30 for the day for your lunch, money for gas, etc)
• May TBD - Baseball Game (Host Family Event)
• June 20 - Annual CCAP White Water Rafting Trip - $60 (Money due by May 15th to Lara)
• July 25 - Seafair Torchlight Parade - Meeting at Mercer Island Park n Ride at 5:00p
• August 1 - Blue Angels Seafair performance + CEP Summer Program - meet at Mercer Island Park n Ride at 11:30a (bring a picnic lunch)
• September 19 - Annaul Host Family Picnic - at Marymoor Park
• October 24 - UW Football Game v. Oregon (cost approx. $20 due August 1st)
• November 15 - Thanksgiving Dinner at Lara's - 2p
• December 6 - Trip to Warm Beach for Christmas Lights and Christmas Cookie Exchange - 4p - 10p

Underground

Andrea, Angie, Elver, Viviana, Anika, Kate, Helena, Magda, Sine, Nathalie, Kristin, Anna

We had a great March meeting at the Seattle Underground this past weekend! With almost everyone in attendance, and some extra's joining in our fun, we had a great time touring the hidden city beneath Seattle's Pioneer Square area. Who knew that the city is the way it is today because of plumbing?

Tell us what you really think!

Each year we send out two surveys to our host families, once in the spring and once in the fall. This survey has become an incredibly important part of our quality metrics as well as an opportunity to take action on the valuable pieces of feedback provided by our families.

Today Cultural Care Au Pair has sent out our spring survey! Families will have 3 weeks to complete the survey (it will close on April 7th). Please take the time to respond to the survey, as it is one of the most important feedback tools that we use to improve our service, and services!

The survey will be the same format and questions will be the same. However, we have removed the transition questions that are usually in the survey, as those have become a part of a follow-up communication that goes directly to host families following an actual transition.

Thanks so much for your participation in the survey!

Haircuts

Well, last night I went ahead and got my hair cut. Turns out I had enough that I wanted to get rid of that I could make a big donation to Locks of Love - and since my hair is so thick, it wound up being three ponytails instead of one.

So - for all of you looking for a GREAT haircut, contact my stylist, William Hines. He is at Vyve in Bellevue. Let him know I sent you, and you'll get a great deal. I've had him cut my hair for about 10 years, and I just keep following him from Salon to Salon. PHone number is 425-452-1121... just in case you want to call him for a WAY better cut than what you'd get at the big local chain...