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Hooray! It’s Recreation Therapy Month!
Hi, I’m Erin! You’ve probably seen me around the Playhouse and I wanted to introduce myself. I am a graduate of University of Toledo and a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist. For our Playhouse, I am the Fitness Coordinator, Youth Board Facilitator, currently lead the Fantastic Friends program, and tutor our amazing Clementine in math and…
Read MoreTony’s Best of All!
Here at GiGi’s Playhouse, we love celebrating our Best of All! We are always looking to improve ourselves each and every day. Check this Best of All moment out! Tony’s tutor, Mary, shares, “Tony and I meet every Tuesday where he demonstrates readiness to work, with help from his smart snack – Skittles!! Just recently,…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Sydney
We want to welcome our new Leaps & Bounds Lead, Sydney, to our team! We are so excited for her energy and ideas as she leads our 3-5 year olds and helps them prepare for school! Read on to learn more about her! What made you decide to begin volunteering at GiGi’s Playhouse? I…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Emily
Emily joined us in October of 2019 and quickly committed to our volunteer team as the GiGiFIT Adult Assist. After the pandemic hit and we planned to reopen our doors for in-person tutoring, Emily stepped up to the plate and volunteered her time as a literacy tutor. We are incredibly thankful for all of her…
Read More“GiGi’s Played a Big Part in Helping us Survive”
In February 2020 our two young men, who have DS, were very active. Jonathan attended a day program twice a week; Jacob volunteered in a preschool one morning a week, helped a friend with her daycare another morning, and volunteered at our church’s preschool Sunday School class a couple times a month. Both exercised with…
Read MoreIt’s Only Down Syndrome
Joining us today on our blog is one of our amazing grandparents – Rhonda Wagner. Rhonda is the author of The Joy of Avery children’s book series, including her two books, It’s Okay to Wonder and Braver Than Me. ***** It’s Only Down Syndrome My sweet grandson, Caden, was born four years ago today. Reflecting…
Read MoreBest of All – Ashley!
We love Ashley and are so proud of who she is! Each and every week she is encouraging to her friends, whether they’re holding their plan for record time or winning at bingo on Fantastic Friends. Ashley always congratulates everyone and is such a wonderful example to everyone when it comes to fair play and…
Read MoreServing Our Community – Rake and Run
We are thrilled to offer a fun, safe service project created by our Youth Board for our teens, adults, and families to participate in! Invite the family, your friends, your mask and some rakes and join us as we serve our GiGi’s Playhouse Cleveland neighbors! We will be raking the front lawns of homes around…
Read MoreBest of All – Monica!
Monica has been attending our virtual GiGiFIT and yoga every week since March. Her enthusiasm and energy is contagious as everyone peps up when Monica signs on! What we also love and appreciate about Monica is her accountability. Monica works at Fairview Hospital and once she went back to work a couple months ago, she…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Avery
Avery first heard about GiGi’s Playhouse when we met her at a Wade Oval Wednesday event last summer. Finally having time in her busy schedule between school and work, she was our first volunteer to join us since the pandemic hit. After attending our first virtual volunteer orientation she jumped right in! She’s been tutoring…
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