Best of All: Tanya

By mvance | March 6, 2024 |

Tanya’s best of all moments are the dance parties after kitchen, she’s a pro dancer and will jam out to any song she hears.  Tanya has made many new friends in the kitchen while learning how to cooking, read recipes, and be safe in the kitchen!  She has made many friends in GiGi’s Kitchen and…

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Meet Anna!

By mvance | February 22, 2024 |

I’m Anna West! I’m From Greensburg, IN. Currently, I’m in my third and final year of undergrad at Walsh University, majoring in Exercise Science Pre-OT with a minor in Psychology. Next year, I will be pursuing my Master of Occupational Therapy at Walsh. I am also involved with many extracurricular at Walsh including being a…

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Best of All: GiGiFIT Participants!

By mvance | February 8, 2024 |

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 new number, taking just one…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Lisa

By mvance | February 1, 2024 |

Name: Lisa Eliopoulos Tell us a little bit about yourself. Hi! I’m a mom of 2 amazing kiddos- Isabelle, 15, and Branson, 7. My husband and I met while I was in high school and have been together for over 20 years! We have 3 dogs and 1 bunny. I am currently working for Direction…

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Best of All: Paxton and Olivia

By mvance | January 4, 2024 |

Language Music N’ Our Peeps (LMNOP) is an interactive and engaging program designed to guide parents and young children through learning basic sign language and other forms of communication while using music and language-based activities. Recommended for ages pre-natal to 36 months. Like all GiGi’s programs, LMNOP is purposeful and progressive! Starting with infant communication…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Ava

By mvance | January 1, 2024 |

Name:  Ava Weirtz  Tell us a little bit about yourself.  I am a sophomore at Jackson High School. I’m on the Track team. I also volunteer at the Pregnancy and Parenting Center and with Jackson Bearhugs.  We want to get to know you! What are some of your favorites?   My favorite food is ice cream.…

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Best of All: Adelaide

By mvance | November 8, 2023 |

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…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Angel

By mvance | November 1, 2023 |

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…

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Best of All: LMNOP Families

By mvance | October 5, 2023 |

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…

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