“Generation G” SPOTLIGHT : The CCA 8th grade!

Be accepting. Be generous. Be kind.   Today, you will "meet" a local school group that stepped up to help GiGi’s Playhouse of Fort Myers by raising funds and collecting needed items for us!  These 8th grade students from Classical Christian Academy and their teacher worked hard to raise funds...

What is “Literacy”?

By Clare Cronin, Board Member at GiGi's Playhouse of Fort Myers The dictionary definition of ‘literacy’ is simply “the ability to read and write”. Literacy means so much more though, doesn’t it? The entire world around us takes literacy for granted, but many people with Down syndrome find learning to...
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FTMC River Run

please support gigi's playhouse by entering and running in the 39th annual city of palms river run! enter either the 10k run or 2 mile fun run/walk! December 2nd, 2017 at 8:00AM 10K Run & 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk Location: Centennial Park, 2000 W First St, Fort Myers, FL 33901,...

Why GiGi’s – Part 3!

Why GiGi's?  Part 3 In our newest "Why GiGi's" entry, we hear from Board Member, Heather Snapp:   (Above: Heather's daughter, Maya, rocking her crazy socks for World Down Syndrome Day 2017.) Why GiGi’s? by Heather Snapp Maya’s diagnosis came in a phone call about two weeks before we moved...

Meet Our Site Coordinator!

We are thrilled to introduce our Site Coordinator, Liz Quinter! We are so fortunate to have her on Team GiGi's Playhouse here in Fort Myers. She is plugging away at the Playhouse during office hours (see our calendar on the website) and is already making a difference.  Check out her...

Why GiGi’s: Part 2

Hello everyone!  In the second edition of our "Why GiGi's" series, we hear from our President, Samantha Nunez. She shares her daughter's diagnosis story and how she came to be a Founding Member then President of GiGi's Playhouse Fort Myers.  She's working VERY hard as we move toward our Grand...

Why GiGi’s?

As our crew of Board Members and other dedicated volunteers band together to do the physical and mental workouts involved with opening our Playhouse (make sure you’re signed up for our newsletter and Facebook feed for the announcement of our Grand Opening date!), we thought it would be good for...

Welcome to our blog!

Hello, and welcome to our blog! Come on in, take a look around! In addition to our Facebook page, this will be the place to find construction updates now that we have an address, a home, a GiGi's Playhouse of Fort Myers! What does it take to change our world for...

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