Volunteer 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…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Lori

Name: Lori Hart Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’ve been blessed with a loving family. My husband and I have two sons, a daughter, a daughter-in-law, one grandson, and two granddaughters. I’m a retired teacher who enjoys reading, traveling, and volunteering. In addition, I enjoy substituting. We want to get to know you!…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Sierra

Name: Sierra Crow Tell us a little bit about yourself. A little bit about me…I am a newly-wed with two cats, Daisy & Duke (pun intended) residing here in Jackson Township. I graduated from Kent State University, obtained my CPA and currently work as a senior accountant for Diversified Energy. Recently, I started business as…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Riley

Name: Riley Fraedrich Tell us a little bit about yourself. I’m going to Bowling Green State University this fall to major in Physical Therapy. I want to be able to help people with physical impairments more than I do now. We want to get to know you! What are some of your favorites? (food, color,…

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Best of All: Speech Participants!

There have been so many Best of All moments to come out of our Amina Grace Speech and Language Program this year, that we couldn’t help but to highlight so many of the accomplishments our friends are making! Read below for some Best of All moments shared by our SLP students this spring. Adilene: Adilene…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Gwyn

Name: Gwyn Blythe Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a freshman at Jackson High School. I am in a program my school offers called JAGS which stands for Jackson Academy for Global Studies. I have 2 siblings Graham (7th) and Blaire (11th). I have also lived in Ohio all of my life.…

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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 skills. So far, we have…

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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 want to get to know…

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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, restaurant, place to shop, etc.)…

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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 job title is a human…

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