May Newsletter
Playhouse News
Our May theme is Cinco De Mayo.
During the month of May our programs will feature activities and lessons with a Cinco De Mayo theme.
Some of our activities will include decorating a cactus, pinata play, and making music with maracas.
Join us at the GiGi’s Ranch along with our cactus cowboys and colorful decorations as we celebrate Cinco De Mayo.
Learn more about how we’ll be celebrating this colorful and exciting holiday by checking out our May programs and events calendar. Click Learn More below.
Playhouse News
We will not have our usual Fantastic Friends this month so that everyone can attend Family Night with the Fort Myers Miracle baseball team. Our regular Fantastic Friends program will return on Friday, June 14, 2019.
Programs at GiGi’s Playhouse offer foundational learning opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome (all ages), their families and the community. Visit our online calendar today to see all the purposeful programming this month!
Click here to see our online calendar
Upcoming Events
Superhero Night with the Fort Myers Miracle
Join us on Friday, May 17, 2019 for Superhero Family Night with the Fort Myers Miracle baseball team at Hammond Stadium.
Tickets are free for GiGi’s participant and their immediate family. Tickets are available for purchase for additional family and friends at $5 each. Snacks are not included.
Spaces are limited. To RSVP please email Pam Garrett at pgarrett@gigisplayhouse.orgor call the office at (239) 703-7960.
Family Speaker Series
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Myers is happy to introduce our new Family Speaker Series. Starting in May and monthly thereafter, we will have a new informative guest speaker at the Playhouse that will provide useful information to our families.
On May 18th, 1:30-3pm our first speaker will be Eliana Tardio. Eliana is a world-wide school inclusion advocate and mother of two children with Down syndrome.
Refreshments will be provided.
Please visit our online calendar to view upcoming monthly speakers.
Volunteer Opportunities
We have volunteer opportunities in the following areas:
Literacy Tutoring – (ages 3-adult) Spring/Summer 2019
Cooking Club – Leads/helpers Summer 2019
Math Tutoring – (ages 3-adult) Summer 2019
Leaps & Bounds (ages 3-5) program helpers Spring/ Summer 2019
Destination Discovery (all ages) Program Leads/Helpers Spring/Summer 2019
Art Explosion (ages 18+) helpers Spring/Summer 2019
Administrative Helpers – weekdays
Our next Volunteer Orientation:
Wednesday | May 8, 2019
5-6:30
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Myers
If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, please complete our online volunteer interest form by clicking the button below.
Support Us
While our many programs are always free to our families, they are not free to us. Updating and constructing custom program materials and developing new programs represent just some of our expenses. Your generous support combined with courage of our individuals will assuredly help make miracles happen. Thank you in advance for your kindness and consideration. Your generosity can truly transform lives.
Please consider purchasing one of the items we have added to our Amazon wish list.These items can be purchased from any retailer, but we have chosen these specific items to complement our Playhouse design.
Click here to see our Amazon wish list
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