Volunteer Spotlight: Spring SLP Team!
These speech teams have been such a treat to work with! In September of 2022, we launched the Amina Grace Speech and Language program at our GiGi's Playhouse Canton location. This one-on-one program provides youth, teens and adults with greatly expanded opportunities to evolve and refine their speech and language...
Best of All: Hadlie
Hadlie is 3 years old and is a newer Playhouse participant who began speech therapy in the Amina Grace Speech and Language program with us this spring. Hadlie comes prepared each week with her backpack and loves coming to "school" at GiGi's and meeting with her "teacher" Ms. Lauren! We...
Inclusion Matters
Let’s talk about dance competitions. I never knew what all this entailed until we entered the dance competition world 4 years ago. But it is exactly that - a competition; individuals and teams being scored by judges to try and score the highest. Where does a little girl that happens...
Best of All: Alaina
best of all (noun) \best of all\ is continual, measurable, celebrated and it never ends. It is a daily challenge to do a little better than you did the day before and it’s always celebrated. Possible manifestations: standing just one second longer, reading just one more word, learning just one...
Volunteer Spotlight: Amy
Name: Amy Zavarelli Tell us a little bit about yourself. I have been a School Counselor for 17 years. I live in North Canton with my husband; Together we have 3 boys and 3 dogs!! In my spare time, I love to watch sports and spend time with friends. We...
Best of All: Tasho
Tasho's back with another Best of All moment! We are very proud of Tasho for reading not only one book during his literacy tutoring session last week...but FOUR books! With the help from his tutor Kevin and our new Osmo, Tasho really did his #BestOfAll. Tasho was very attentive the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Kevin
Name: Kevin Jordan Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am 39 years old and I am in a wheelchair. I was born with a birth defect called spina bifida. We want to get to know you! What are some of your favorites? (food, color, season, activity,...
Best of All: Tyler
Tyler has been committed to attending GiGiFIT, and previously Friends, Fun, & Fitness, for the past 3 years. Tyler also comes to the Friday OT program with Stark State with his TWI group every spring and fall. Our GiGiFIT program leader, Riley, shared she was extremely proud of the...
Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah
Name: Sarah Clevenger Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’ve been volunteering at GiGi’s Playhouse for a year and it’s been the most amazing experience. Day-to-day I work for Wayne Homes as a New Home Consultant, which I also love doing! We want to get to know you! What are...
Best of All: Literacy Participants Fall 2022
Our tutors are nothing short of amazing...and it shows in the progress of their participants! We want to share some of the testimonials from our tutors and parents this fall that shows just how much of an impact this program has been making. We have a whopping 11 literacy participants...
Volunteer Spotlight: Steve
Name: Steve Powell Tell us a little bit about yourself. Born and raised in Michigan, relocated to Canton Ohio in 1998 for a job and have made Canton my home. I work for a small software consulting company, mainly managing software installation and post go-live projects. I think my unofficial...
Best of All: Matthew
Matthew's back with another Best of All moment! best of all (noun) \best of all\ is continual, measurable, celebrated and it never ends. It is a daily challenge to do a little better than you did the day before and it’s always celebrated. Possible manifestations: standing just one second longer,...