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GiGi’s Playhouse Treasures Denise Brant
GiGi’s Playhouse Board Treasurer Denise (Dee) Brant and granddaughter Rosie have been coming to the Playhouse since August of 2019. After finding out that Rosie has Down Syndrome, Denise quickly…
Read MoreGiGi’s Participant Shocks Martial Arts Community
Samantha Shock, a GiGi’s participant since the Playhouse opened, has become the first student with Down Syndrome to earn a black belt in the 31 years that Kick Connection, where…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Diane Fantone – Grateful to be Sharing Cooking Skills
Written by: Camille Manuncia, GiGi’s Annapolis Communications Intern Ever since she was a little girl, Diane Fantone has loved to bake. She attended Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Ruby – Speech Language Pathologist
Ruby has been volunteering in the LMNOP Program since GiGi’s opened in 2018. She graduated from UW Madison with her MS in speech language pathology and currently works as an SLP in the assistive technology…
Read MoreJune Charity Wine Dinner – 6pm
June Charity Wine Dinner, Sunday, June 28, 2020 @ 6pm Eat & Drink for a great cause! Get together virtually with friends for a great dinner and wine pairings in…
Read MoreWhere will YOU bring Flat GiGi?
Have you ever heard of Flat Stanley? Well, meet Flat GiGi, your newest summer companion! Since we can’t all be together sharing our summer stories at the Playhouse, Flat GiGi…
Read MoreOpportunity! GiGi’s Youth Board Seeking Members
Do you have or want to have experience organizing and planning an event? Do you want to give back to your community? Do you want to make new friends and…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse – “We Fell In Love”
By Doni Donero Back Home in Maryland After living in Utah and Hawaii, David is back in Maryland and loving it. David was raised in Maryland, but had the opportunity…
Read More“Our House filled with Laughter” with GiGi’s At Home Programs
By Lisa Moore “My daughter, Amanda, is a young woman of almost 36 who happens to have Down Syndrome. Amanda has a very positive outlook. I told her once that…
Read MoreSix Ways to Positively Change Your Life (In or Out of Quarantine)
By: Kelsie McGlynn In these crazy times, it can be really hard to stay positive. Instead of sitting around in our houses and reminiscing on what we would be doing…
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