GiGi & Nancy on the Go!
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Like a Boss!
After a whirlwind weekend at the Grand Opening of our 43 GiGi’s location in Charlotte North Carolina, GiGi still managed to unpack and get herself ready for school. As she was leaving for school, she said: “Can I go to the board meeting tonight after my work out?” The girl is a go-getter! She loves…
Determination & Letting Go
Happy New Year! I hope everyone is feeling fresh and excited about the new opportunities that 2019 holds! Let’s go get all we want! 2018 buried me in unfinished family business, Playhouse business, book business, and mom business! I am trying to navigate it all, but I think I am going to refer to the movie…
Can’t stop! Won’t Stop! (but I will remember to stop and enjoy the moments)
Have you ever been so busy that when you finally take a breath and you hear birds chirp that you are surprised by that beautiful sound? I have had my head so buried that I was not seeing, or hearing, the beauty all around me! This happens to me sometimes and I need to pull…
One Million Voices? It is possible!
When I think about reaching one million voices, I literally get sick to my stomach, thinking how are we going to make this happen??? It’s impossible! Then I think back to the very first Playhouse and I remember multiple people asking if they could open one. More than one?? I can’t even handle this one,…
Does anyone have a cassette player?
At the recent opening of our 38th GiGi’s Playhouse location in Tampa Florida, I was reminded and touched by the incredible love of siblings multiple times. First, in all of the siblings playing with their sibling with Down syndrome, helping them, laughing, sometimes fighting(have to keep it real) but always caring. Then by a woman…
Ending Summer with a Bang: Baseball, Lemonade and the Sunshine State!
Summer is winding down and GiGi and I have had very little time to catch our breath over the last few months. We packed thousands of miles and countless accomplishments into a very short summer-and we are not done yet! In fact, tomorrow we leave for Tampa Florida for the opening of their Playhouse! That…
Sweet 16
Sixteen years ago, my husband Paul and I envisioned a new world of acceptance and opportunity when we welcomed into the family, our second daughter GiGi, born with Down syndrome. Frustrated by negative reactions from her medical team and discovering an alarming absence of every day, positive and practical resources for children and parents, I committed my…
5 Playhouses in 6 Days! | Our tanks are FULL!
5 Playhouses in 6 Days, a full day strategy meeting and the biggest donor pitch of our life… it’s just another week at GiGi’s Playhouse Inc! Waldo’s got nothin’ on GiGi and me!!! We’ve been globetrotters for the past week traveling far and wide to spread the #GenerationG movement of inclusion for all! We’ve…
Everything Really is Bigger in Texas – Especially the Miracles!
GiGi and I had nothing short of an astounding weekend in Dallas!! It was a trip filled with unexpected miracles complete with a reassuring penny sent straight from my Angels! For those willing to see, these “God moments” were everywhere and served as poignant reminders that GiGi’s Playhouse IS making a big difference in the…
GiGi and Mario Lopez at the GiGi's Gala 2017
Steve Harvey and Ford Foundation Donation
On the Set of ABC's Windy City Live
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