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No Limits in 2021

As we head into 2021, the future looks bright. Amazing. And better than ever. We’re ready to leave 2020 in the past and forge ahead with a renewed sense of hope and optimism. This doesn’t just apply to the end of COVID-19. This also applies to the bright future ahead for kids with...
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Don’t miss the GiGi’s Playhouse Cincinnati Brew HaHa!

As 2021 rolls in, are you about ready to venture out and have some fun again? Then we have the perfect event for you!  Save the date for Saturday, March 27, 2021 for our GiGi’s Playhouse Cincinnati Brew HaHa! This event starts promptly at 6:00 p.m. and includes dinner, dessert, beer, auctions, raffles and much more. Plus, we’re hosting...
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GiGi’s Playhouse Cincinnati 2020 year in review

This year started off with a bang!  In early March, we launched with the founder of GiGi’s Playhouse, Nancy Gianni, and her daughter Gigi, visiting Cincinnati.  What an exciting day at our Meet & Greet with 50+ friends and families getting to learn all about the GiGi’s mission and what will be coming soon....
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Done. 321. Miles. October.

#downsyndromeawarenessmonth  Why 321? There's something about running. Everyone in the race knows there is only one winner. Yet everyone that crosses the finish line is celebrated just as much as the first. It is that very essence of the sport, knowing how hard everyone has worked just to be there...
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I Crossed Off “Special Needs” on My Kids IEP 

There are many ways to describe a person. Saying someone has a special need or has special needs does not infer that there is something special about their needs. People with disabilities do not need anything intrinsically different from what you or I need. People with disabilities just want to...
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My 321 Why: Down syndrome Awareness Month

For the month of October, I am setting out to run 321 miles.  That's three-hundred-and-twenty-one total running miles. Why? Because of Kate. Kate is my daughter.  She is five years old, the youngest of four children, and was diagnosed at birth with Down syndrome.  Though she is not the first...
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Don’t miss our Fall Fest this year!

If you have someone with Down syndrome in your life (or if you simply want to support a great cause), you’ve gotta save the date for our second annual Fall Fest! Date: Sunday, October 4, 2020 Time: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm Place: Branch Hill Mini Farm, 6701 Branch Hill...

The top 3 ways GiGi’s Playhouse will help kids with Down syndrome in Cincinnati

GiGi’s Playhouse has been helping people with Down syndrome since they opened their first location in Illinois in 2003. Since then, there have been 49 new playhouses built! As of now, the closest GiGi’s Playhouse location to Cincinnati is the one in Indianapolis, Indiana. However, we’re working hard every day to bring GiGi’s to Cincinnati! (If you’d like to...

Fighting Freddy Believes in Our Build!

When we first received Freddy's diagnosis, our initial reaction was fear. The doctor who informed us there were indicators of Down Syndrome during our first ultrasound was apologetic, aloof, and misguided. Instead of congratulating us on our baby and connecting us to resources, he sent us on an emotional rollercoaster...
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GiGi’s Playhouse launches “Step to Accept”

Due to COVID-19, GiGi’s Playhouse locations have recently had to cancel more than 50 events and suspend many free programs. Families were devastated—but GiGi’s Playhouse has bounced back! The GiGi’s Playhouse team thought a lot about how they could keep their families engaged with GiGi’s Playhouse in a virtual world. And so, the Step to Accept challenge was born! Step to Accept is a virtual run,...
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Why bring GiGi’s Playhouse to Cincinnati?

Did you know that there are already almost 50 GiGi’s Playhouse locations across the country? And right now, when people in Cincinnati want to experience the magic of GiGi’s Playhouse, they have to drive two hours to Indianapolis! That’s why it’s so important that we bring a GiGi’s Playhouse to Cincinnati. Doing so would benefit our community in countless ways. What are...
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Our meet-and-greet with “THE GiGi” and her amazing mom

Last week—on Wednesday, March 4, 2020—Cincinnati held our first meet-and-greet with “THE GiGi” and her mom Nancy. Beginning at 6:30 p.m., groups of people began pouring into the Warren C. Young Center in Lebanon in order to learn a little bit about GiGi’s Playhouse and to meet its founder (Nancy Gianni), as well...