Posts by Beth Kazmierczak
NDSC comes to New Orleans this summer! Attend or Volunteer!
The 50th annual National Down Syndrome Congress Convention is coming to New Orleans June 23rd- 26th! The National Down Syndrome Congress is an annual conference that gathers individuals with Down syndrome and their families to hear the latest information from world-renowned experts. It will be held in New Orleans June 23-26, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency…
Read MoreBirthday Card Program
Today’s guest blogger is Jenn, mother of Henry, Walter, and Katie, who are the volunteers behind the GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans Birthday Card program. How did you hear about GiGi’s Playhouse? We heard about GiGi’s playhouse when my friend Lory began volunteering there. She set up an info booth at our church to spread the word, give volunteering opportunities,…
Read MoreA Place for Everyone/Un Lugar para Todos
GiGi’s Playhouse is part of a nationwide network of brick-and-mortar venues that provides free therapeutic, educational, and career programs for individuals with Down syndrome from birth to adulthood. The organization fills the community need for deliberate, progressive education to help families with Down syndrome bridge the gap between home and community. Some people mistakenly believe…
Read MoreA Day in LMNOP
A Day in LMNOP LMNOP: Language, Music N Our Peeps LMNOP is a fun and interactive program for children from newborn to 36 months. It walks parents and young children through the process of learning basic sign language and other types of communication via the use of music and language-based activities. LMNOP promotes therapeutic development…
Read MoreChanging the World with Small Actions
October is Down Syndrome Awareness and Acceptance Month, and at GiGi’s Playhouse, everyone in the community is gathering together to celebrate the sheer awesomeness of those who have an extra chromosome. GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans opened its doors in October 2020, giving us two reasons to celebrate during this wonderful month: Down Syndrome Acceptance and our one-year anniversary! This month, GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans…
Read MoreFall Programming at GiGi’s Playhouse New Orleans
After an amazing first summer at the Playhouse, where we welcomed 41 families through our Playhouse doors to participate in programming, we are so excited for fall programs to begin! We are happy to announce that we will be launching two new programs at the Playhouse this session – Leaps and Bounds for ages 3-5 and Friends, Fun, and…
Read MoreWhy GiGi’s? | Sandy
So many reasons! In a city where many families face day-to-day economic challenges, I love that GiGi’s provides FREE programming to individuals with Down syndrome, so that their loved ones never have to face financial barriers to promote achievement. For example, GiGi’s offers therapeutic sessions that enhance speech and motor skills – physical skills to…
Read MoreWhy Is It Important for Us to Bring GiGi’s to New Orleans?
GiGi’s Playhouse founder Nancy Gianni recently shared an interaction that shows us why it is so important for us to bring GiGi’s to New Orleans: You never know where the conversation of GiGi’s will come up, but we know it always will! Last week I was talking to a woman at the gym who I…
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