Awareness
Best 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 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 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…
Read MoreGeneration G Youth Board
Welcome to the first GiGi’s Playhouse Canton Youth Board blog post! These blog posts will give you information about what the Youth Board is working on, such as fundraisers and outreach events. The Youth Board is a group of students that are part of the GenerationG movement to help bring awareness and spread positivity about…
Read MoreBest of All: Mallory
Our GiGi’s Kitchen program leader shared Mallory did an amazing job being independent at GiGi’s Kitchen Kids recently! We made butterfly bags to practice portion control and healthy food choices. Gwyn shared, “She was amazing at being able to separate her snack and put the clothes pin on the snack to look exactly like the…
Read MoreNew Family Alert! Welcome!!
Help us welcome one of our newest additions to the GiGi’s Playhouse Canton family – participant Zoë (5), her parents Steven and Aidelni, and her sisters Stephanie and Natalia! Zoë’s parents shared they previously lived in Arizona and occasionally participated in our free, purposeful programming at GiGis Playhouse Phoenix, but it was still a 45…
Read MoreBest 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 entire tutoring session and really…
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 with his TWI group every spring and fall. Our GiGiFIT program leader, Riley, shared she was extremely proud of the progress Tyler has made. “Through…
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 Stark County; he has been involved in so many different programs and networks that we are lucky to have a piece of his time. Nick…
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 of All moment with her! Brenna is an active participant in many of our programs, from GiGiFIT to GiGi’s Kitchen, we see Brenna multiple times…
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