Volunteer Spotlight: “Who Is In Your Framily?”

We are so very grateful for Amanda Finnis, a volunteer who goes above and beyond for GiGi’s Playhouse Annapolis, and of course having Amanda, Sven, Ainsley, and Taryn in the Playhouse is the “Best of All”! Having fun delivering donations of books and supplies. Prior to...
Alicia stretching using the GiGiFIT band.

Go Make A Difference: “We are all Winners in the Heart” – A Participant’s Story from Annapolis

Alicia stretches at GiGi's Playhouse Annapolis GiGiFIT pilot program. Alicia G.'s Inspirational Story Fitness for Success Life is freedom. Freedom is life! Freedom is the road to success.  We express ourselves in many ways, whenever and wherever freedom exists. Maintaining a fit life is part of...

Where Parachutes Lift You Up!

By: Sandy Shearer As a volunteer for the Tuesday morning LMNOP class, I get to watch things unfold...and it’s a beautiful thing to see!   The LMNOP (Language, Music, ‘N Our Peeps) class is for babies 0-3 years old filled with purposeful and fun activities. Tressa D. leads us in...

Gluten Free? Whole Foods Is Here To Help

Special thanks to Whole Foods Annapolis for sharing this article with us: Thanks to a wide range of new gluten-free products like breads, rolled oats, condiments, sauces and more, plus naturally gluten-free alternatives like amaranth, millet and almond flours, it is easier than ever to avoid gluten when you’re cooking...

Why? Why do we want to bring GiGI’s Playhouse to the Annapolis area?

Well, the immediate and obvious answer is that we want to enrich the lives of our children and friends who have Down syndrome and their families. The bigger answer is we want to add to the community of Annapolis by helping our families. If our children, through the therapeutic, academic...