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What Community Involvement Means to Us
April 18, 2017 Community Involvement: by the EPIC Adults In our last video blog of this semester, we would like to tell you about the “C” in EPIC—Community Involvement. For us, the adults of GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville‘s EPIC program, Community Involvement means active participation in our local community. We participate in our community in many…
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April 11, 2017 Independence: by the EPIC Adults At GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville, the EPIC adults work toward increased Independence. The “I” in EPIC means taking charge of our own lives, being responsible for ourselves and our actions, doing everything we can for ourselves and only asking for help when we really need it. In the…
Read MoreWhat Participation Means to Us
April 4, 2017 Participation: by the EPIC Adults This week, we brainstormed about Participation—the “P” in EPIC. As individuals, we all participate in a variety of ways. Participation means actively taking part in group activities, community programs, work, and social events. Each of us has taken a moment to tell you the ways we participate.…
Read MoreWhat Empowerment Means to Us
March 28, 2017 Empowerment: by the EPIC Adults This week, the GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville’s EPIC adults teamed up in groups to talk about the “E” in EPIC—Empowerment. For us, Empowerment is all about finding the power within ourselves to achieve our “Best of All” in all that we do. It’s about trying new things, pushing…
Read More4th Annual Golf Tournament
We enjoyed the gorgeous weather at our 4th annual Golf Tournament atWesthaven Golf Club! Thank you SO much to our great participants, wonderful golf committee and volunteers, and awesome sponsors: Nissan of Cool Springs, Infiniti of Cool Springs, MEDHOST, Inc., Pulte Homes, Dents Plus, Inc., Advanced Diagnostic Imaging, Lipman Brothers, Feltz Therapy Services, LLC, Schroder…
Read MoreEPIC Scoopie Night
Thank you to everyone who came out to Culver’s for Scoopie Night! We had a great time seeing so many GiGi’s families and meeting new friends! Our EPIC adults did an awesome job greeting customers, running food, cleaning tables, spreading awareness, and raising money for their program. Thank you also to Culver’s of Franklin for…
Read More2nd Annual Family Night Luau
On June 3rd, we celebrated the end of another great school year with our 2nd annual Family Night Luau. The nights activities included a sandbox, crafts, games, food, music, and FUN. We also made our own palm trees, played coconut bowling and even danced a little. “Beach GiGi” had a great turnout! We even welcomed two new families to the playhouse as…
Read MoreWe love our volunteers!
We LOVE our volunteers! Thank you to ALL of our volunteers and to everyone who came out to the Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon so that we could celebrate YOU! Thank you for believing in our participants, expecting greatness from them, and helping them achieve their #BestofAllevery day. You are #GenerationG! ❤ #GiGisBelieves #StrongerTogether#GiGisPlayhouseNSH #NationalVolunteerWeek
Read MoreCelebrating Awareness!
With October being Down Syndrome Awareness Month, we have decided to display every Best of All that is accomplished throughout the month with a paper chain. During our first October program, our participants: shared, participated, helped clean up, encouraged one another, and so much more! We are SO proud of all of our GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville participants!…
Read MoreFirst Annual GiGiFest
Celebrate Down syndrome Awareness Month with GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville at our 1st Annual GiGiFEST! Down Syndrome Awareness Month is our chance to spread awareness, advocacy and inclusion throughout our community. We take this month to celebrate individuals with Down syndrome, their families and give back to our faithful supporters! GiGiFest is a FREE family event…
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