{"id":21006,"date":"2022-11-29T13:53:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/?p=21006"},"modified":"2022-11-29T13:53:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T19:53:10","slug":"lets-celebrate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/lets-celebrate\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s Celebrate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s Celebrate&#8230;November was a big month for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Fargo!<\/p>\n<p>Programs were in full force and since reopening our doors on October 8, 2022, we had over 785+ program participation hours throughout 14 programs. It has been a true blessing to be back in a life-changing space to bring out the \u2018Best of All\u2019 in program participants and their families.<\/p>\n<p>We are thankful to our supporters and our community (near and far) for supporting our mission, rebuilding the playhouse, and funding FREE programs for our families! We are so excited to launch into 2023 programs to promote dreams, boost self-confidence and esteem, and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>We could not be here without our amazing Board of Managers and team who are mission forward in dreaming and executing those dreams to really bring out the \u2018Best of All\u2019 in all individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and our community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Board.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21007 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Board-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Board-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Board.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>November 1 \u2013 6, 2022 members of the Fargo team and Board President attended GiGi\u2019s Playhouse\u2019s National Leadership Conference. This year\u2019s conference was bittersweet as our team truly celebrated the last two years of hard work to not only rebuild and reopen the playhouse but continued to serve our families without skipping a beat through the processes.<\/p>\n<p>GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Fargo\u2019s Executive Director opened Friday&#8217;s Leadership Conference with a message of how <em>You Belong Here<\/em> as well as partnered with Mark Hensrud from PACE Fundraising to do a breakout session on a <em>Capital Campaign Success Story<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Keynote.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21009\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Keynote-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Keynote-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Keynote.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Rise-Together-Marck-Heather-Presentation.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21008\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Rise-Together-Marck-Heather-Presentation-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Rise-Together-Marck-Heather-Presentation-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Rise-Together-Marck-Heather-Presentation.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Fargo was a Standard of Execution (SOE) Champion in 5 core functions earning \u2018Strong\u2019 or \u2018Center of Excellence.\u2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/National-Conference-Awards.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21010\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/National-Conference-Awards-300x245.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/National-Conference-Awards-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/National-Conference-Awards.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GiGi\u2019s Fargo also celebrated two major awards from our team:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our Executive Director was recognized for the 2022 Core Value Champion: Get it Done. This award goes to a Playhouse staff member who blasts through barriers and stands out among their peers in the Playhouse network. We are truly blessed for the advocacy, dedication and passion Heather Lorenzen brings to the Fargo Playhouse. Congratulations Heather and thank you for changing the way the world views Down syndrome and promoting acceptance for all.<\/li>\n<li>Kristin Nelsen received the 2022 Generation G award as a member of the National Educational Excellence Committee. Not only is Kristin the Founding Board President of GiGi\u2019s Fargo, but she is also an active member of our Board of Managers and uses her expertise locally and nationally to educate, inspire, and believe in programs throughout our network. Congratulations Kristin for this achievement and for your dedication to empower all individuals with Down syndrome to be their \u2018Best of All.\u2019<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Kristin-2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-21011\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Kristin-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Kristin-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/files\/2022\/11\/Heather-Kristin-2.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>To see the full list of Awards received by the Fargo Playhouse\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/awards\/\">Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Fargo\u2019s Board of Managers and Team for their dedication and commitment to impacting each family that walks through our doors! Together we are changing the way the world views Down syndrome and promoting global acceptance for all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let&#8217;s Celebrate&#8230;November was a big month for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Fargo! Programs were in full force and since reopening our doors on October 8, 2022, we had over 785+ program participation hours throughout 14 programs. It has been a true blessing to be back in a life-changing space to bring out the \u2018Best of All\u2019 in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,587],"tags":[27,37,160],"class_list":["post-21006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-down-syndrome","category-programs","tag-down-syndrome","tag-gigis-playhouse-fargo","tag-purposeful-program"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/192"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21006\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/fargo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}