Awareness
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…
Read MoreBest 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…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Nick Doyle
If you are from the Northeast Ohio area, there is a good chance that you have heard of Nick Doyle, AKA the Big Dog. Nick is a busy guy around…
Read MoreBest of All: Brenna
Meet Brenna! Brenna has been counting down the days to her birthday (August 29th) and now that it has passed, she deserves something else to celebrate…so let’s celebrate a Best…
Read MoreCouch to 5k
It’s time to lace up your sneakers and get moving for the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge on Saturday, May 21st! We wanted to provide tips, recommendations, and motivation from Northwestern University…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers & Roshambo Eyewear Partnership
Roshambo Eyewear is excited to be a contributing partner of GiGi’s Playhouse nationwide. In it’s new program, Roshambo will be donating 10% of all sales generated by GiGi’s Playhouse facilities and members back…
Read MoreTeeny Tiny Pieces
“When Lucie was entering Pre-Kindergarten, I wanted her classmates to understand better why Lucie looked a little different, didn’t have many words, and might have a tougher time with learning,…
Read MoreDevelopmental Disabilities Awareness Month and WDSD
March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month AND we’re celebrating World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) on 3.21! We’ve compiled a list of some books that are great options to send to…
Read MoreLeadership, Learning, and “The Lucky Few”
Earlier this month we closed the Playhouse doors to the public for one week, and one week only in order to learn new and innovative ways to best support our…
Read MoreDear Medical Professionals
In my opinion, I was lucky that we had a birth diagnosis. If you ask Tim he would disagree – he would have rather known ahead of time. But in…
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