Posts by Rosella Lofaro

Meet Ian, member of GiGi’s NYC Associate Board. He joined our team in 2022 and jumped right in to assist us with our 10th Anniversary Gala! GiGi’s NYC is immensely grateful to Ian, and we hope you enjoy learning more about him by reading below: What does GiGi’s NYC mean to you? GiGi’s NYC champions…

GiGi’s NYC recently closed out our Spring Semester, and it was nothing short of amazing! Check out the recap below to read about our remarkable second quarter: We are extremely thankful for all our amazing participants, families, volunteers, donors and community partners. We can do what we do because of YOU!

Hoping everyone is enjoying the outdoors since summer is near and the weather is getting nice and warm out there. Also, there are some occasions celebrated in June. For example, National Chocolate Ice Cream Day, National Best Friends Day, the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, National Sewing Machine Day, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Father’s…

GiGi’s NYC is super excited to introduce Mansha, a member of our Associate Board (AB)! Mansha started as a One-to-One Literacy tutor and later joined our AB. As a board member, she provided assistance at our 5th Annual Fashion Show this year, and most recently, she stepped into a leadership role for our 9th Annual…

GiGi’s NYC is thrilled to have our Youth Board host Dancing For Down Syndrome again this year! Hear from Sebastian, member of our Youth Board, about his inspiration to support the GiGi’s NYC community: How and when did you first get involved with GiGi’s NYC? I first got involved with GiGi’s NYC in the fall of 2021 through…

GiGi’s NYC is thrilled to have our Youth Board host Dancing For Down Syndrome again this year! Hear from Caroline, member of our Youth Board, about her inspiration to support the GiGi’s NYC community: How and when did you first get involved with GiGi’s NYC? Before volunteering at GiGi’s NYC, I volunteered as the Sing-A-Long Leader at a…

There are several holidays celebrated in May. For example, Brothers and Sisters Day, Cinco de Mayo, National Nurse’s Day, National Teacher’s Day, Mother’s Day, National Chocolate Chip Day, National Hamburger Day, and Memorial Day.  National Brothers and Sisters Day was celebrated on Tuesday, May 2nd, and a lot of people do different things to celebrate this…

GiGi’s NYC is thrilled to have our Youth Board host Dancing For Down Syndrome again this year! Read more about Annie, member of our Youth Board, below: How and when did you first get involved with GiGi’s NYC? My family began going to GiGi’s NYC to have fun for Halloween and Valentine’s Day parties. I was little.  What…

GiGi’s NYC is thrilled to have our Youth Board host Dancing For Down Syndrome again this year! Hear from Allison, member of our Youth Board, about her inspiration to support the GiGi’s NYC community: Why did you decide to join the Youth Board? I decided to join the Youth Board because, throughout my entire life, I have seen…

Meet CaraMia, one of our awesome volunteers in our one-to-one tutoring programs! CaraMia quickly proved to be an invaluable asset to these programs, as our students have grown so much with her guidance. Take, for example, our 2022 Ambassador, Danielle. CaraMia and Danielle have been working together in one-to-one literacy, where Danielle has progressed to…