{"id":134846,"date":"2020-03-18T16:03:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T21:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/?p=134846"},"modified":"2020-03-18T16:03:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T21:03:10","slug":"positive-impacts-at-gigis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/activities\/positive-impacts-at-gigis","title":{"rendered":"Positive Impacts at GiGi&#8217;s!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-134850 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"186\" height=\"248\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j1.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">All<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">of<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">our purposeful programs at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GiGi\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Playhouse have impacts on participants, families, and volunteers that we can\u2019t even imagine!<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Jay is one of our incredible young participants and his mom shared the impact\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that\u00a0GiGi\u2019s\u00a0has<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0had:\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-134851 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"192\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j2.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px\" \/><\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The moment you walk into\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Playhouse, you can feel the love and kindness that permeates the room.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Gi<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">G<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">i&#8217;s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0is a place where friendships are made<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and a lifetime of memories begin. It provides families the opportunity to celebrate milestones and other success stories with friends and family.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jay attends LMNOP at the Tinley Park and Hoffman Estates locations. He has met so many friends and has learned over 50 signs because of these\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">programs<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">! He also attends Skill Builders and 1:1 speech therapy at the Tinley Park location<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and has been to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GiGiFIT<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Infant at Hoffman Estates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0 Jay loves all the teachers and <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-134854 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j5-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j5-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/files\/2020\/03\/j5.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 187px) 100vw, 187px\" \/><\/a>volunteers who take the time out of their busy schedules to help him learn, grow, and have fun!\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In these times of uncertainty, we still strive to be a place of purpose, growth, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">happiness for our whole community. Stay tuned to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gigisplayhousehoffmanestates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/\">website<\/a> for updates and virtual program options! Stay safe and healthy!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All\u00a0of\u00a0our purposeful programs at\u00a0GiGi\u2019s Playhouse have impacts on participants, families, and volunteers that we can\u2019t even imagine!\u00a0Jay is one of our incredible young participants and his mom shared the impact\u00a0that\u00a0GiGi\u2019s\u00a0has\u00a0had:\u00a0 The moment you walk into\u00a0GiGi&#8217;s\u00a0Playhouse, you can feel the love and kindness that permeates the room.\u00a0GiGi&#8217;s\u00a0is a place where friendships are made,\u00a0and a lifetime of&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-friends","category-activities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/186"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134846"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134846\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/hoffmanestates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}