Down Syndrome Awareness Month Stories

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month and around here we like to call it Acceptance Month! Let us introduce you to some of our incredible friends!     Chris loves his family and GiGi’s! He spends time swimming, doing puzzles, and playing games with his family. At GiGi’s he has Fantastic Friends, GiGiFit for adults…

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World Down Syndrome Day Starting New At Golf Clinic & Fun Day

Our SNAG – Starting New At Golf : Golf Clinic & Fun Day March 21, 2021 on World Down Syndrome Day was an awesome way to T-OFF our RIDE & ROLL GIGIFIT Acceptance Challenge! Great to see so many families and friends on the Course!  We can do anything!  Golf was a success! It was a fabulous day and we had over 50…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Meet our new Tutor!

Hi Everyone, my name is Evan. I am a freshman majoring in Psychology at Florida Gulf Coast University. I love clothes, taking pictures, galivanting with my friends, food, volleyball, and Netflix. After tutoring for about a month so far, I’ve come to learn that I am a positive role model for my students and conscientious about their progress.…

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Best of All: Erin

GiGi’s tutoring program has helped Erin in many ways – When she first started the literacy tutoring program, she could only read a few words and showed little to no interest in learning how to read.  Pam Garrett, who is Erin’s tutor and GiGi’s Programs Coordinator, has had a great impact on Erin’s enthusiasm to…

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Finding a Home at GiGi’s

At GiGi’s Playhouse we change lives through consistent delivery of free educational, therapeutic-based and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community. We are so proud to serve families and help individuals find a “home” at GiGi’s Playhouse.  Today we are welcoming playhouse participant Kendall’s parents to share what GiGi’s has meant to their family.  “Travelling from our Wisconsin home,…

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