Posts by mvance
Best of All: Speech Students
Our Amina Grace Speech and Language pairs have been working hard and making such great progress this fall session, we had to celebrate each of them because our volunteers and staff are so proud! We have officially had the Amina Grace Speech and Language program for one full year, and it has been a great…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Jen
Name: Jen Perko Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a mother of two beautiful children, Sebastian (14) and Madilyn (11). Married for 15 wonderful years to my husband/best friend John. I own Luvih Yoga Studio, in downtown Massillon, where I get to do what I love, teach and practice yoga. Supporting mental…
Read MoreBest of All: Adelaide
This Fall 2023 session of literacy tutoring, Addie has been practicing reading consonant-vowel-consonant (CVC) words. Addie went from sounding out the words at the beginning to reading the words with fluency. We had been practicing with a book for a few weeks and this past week she was able to read the entire book! It…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Angel
Name: Angel Henne Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am stay at home Mom of 2 boys age 18 and 8. I have been married to my husband who is a Police Officer for 22 years. We live in Perry Twp. I homeschool my youngest who has autism, adhd and epilepsy. Most of…
Read MoreBest of All: LMNOP Families
Who is the participant that we are celebrating and which program are they in? We are celebrating all of our families that attend LMNOP. Each new family joining us is coming in as a new parent to a baby with Down syndrome and not really knowing what to expect, but once they join us in…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Ryan
Name: Ryan Troyer Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am 22 and have two dogs, Bella and Maggie. Bella is my favorite. I have an older sister, named Abby, and I’m at Siffrin Academy and I love being there. I also love Mardi Gras beads and anything Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles- my favorite…
Read MoreCome Golf with Us!
Hello and welcome to another GiGi’s Playhouse Youth Board Canton blog post! There are so many new events upcoming, but for this post we are highlighting a favorite of many, the Putts and Pints for a Purpose event! As many of you know, the Putts and Pints event is another great way to help support…
Read MoreBest of All: Zoey E. and Zoë H.
In August, Zoey E. got to meet a new friend named Zoë H. at Leaps & Bounds! They worked on building up from parallel play to interacting with each other and the other kids in the group. Zoey E. is three years old, and it is around this time when a child starts to interact with…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Melissa
Name: Melissa Quinlan Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a Marketing Communications Manager at The Timken Company and have had marketing roles over the past 15 years of my career. I am married with two girls (6 and 7) who also love to come to GiGi’s to help out! We want to…
Read MoreGiGi’s Love Beyond State Lines
On a recent family vacation, the Woodard family shared a pleasant surprise when they met a volunteer from GiGi’s Playhouse Raleigh! Yesterday we took the ferry from Fort Fisher to Southport, NC. There is very little in this town but one of the locals suggested “Provision Company.” It is a cute little restaurant with great…
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