{"id":460677,"date":"2022-06-20T17:05:33","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/?p=460677"},"modified":"2022-06-20T17:12:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T21:12:38","slug":"participant-spotlight-nick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/participant-spotlight-nick\/","title":{"rendered":"Participant Spotlight: Nick"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Meet Nick, GiGi&#8217;s NYC newest community member! Nick began attending programs and special events in early 2022, and has quickly become part of the GiGi&#8217;s NYC family. He moved to NYC from Arkansas and already travels to the Playhouse independently via the subway. Way to go, Nick! Check out his blog below to learn more about him:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-4-compressed.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-460679 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-4-compressed-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-4-compressed-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-4-compressed-760x1024.jpg 760w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-4-compressed-768x1034.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-4-compressed.jpg 1038w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/IMG_6293.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-460678 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/IMG_6293-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/IMG_6293-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/files\/2022\/06\/IMG_6293.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">When did you join the GiGi\u2019s NYC community? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I moved to New York City in February, so probably in March or April.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">How old are you? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I am 33.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">What GiGi\u2019s NYC programs do you attend?\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The theater group CO\/LAB and Bowling Buddies.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">How did you find out about GiGi\u2019s NYC? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">My sister Autumn found them online.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">Which programs have meant the most to you and why? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I would say the theater group because it\u2019s fun. I met some good people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">What does GiGi\u2019s NYC mean to you? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GiGi\u2019s NYC means that I\u2019m making friends that have Down syndrome as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">How do you enjoy spending your free time? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">A lot of stuff\u2014watching TV, eating, watching YouTube, taking naps, and hanging out with family.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">What achievements are you most proud of? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Graduating from middle school and high school and doing Special Olympics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">What do you want the GiGi\u2019s NYC community to know? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I\u2019m fun and outgoing. I\u2019m a people person. I\u2019m kind of smart. I love helping people, I love people and I look for the good in people.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"none\">What would you like to see from GiGi\u2019s NYC in the future? Do you have any ideas for new programs or special events? <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">I would say Yoga and Zumba in-person.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>GiGi&#8217;s NYC is really looking forward to learning more about Nick and having him continue attending programs and events with us. We are so proud of all the strides he&#8217;s made in the short amount of time he&#8217;s been in NYC. Nick, you rock!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Nick, GiGi&#8217;s NYC newest community member! Nick began attending programs and special events in early 2022, and has quickly become part of the GiGi&#8217;s NYC family. He moved to NYC from Arkansas and already travels to the Playhouse independently via the subway. Way to go, Nick! Check out his blog below to learn more&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":295,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-460677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/295"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460677"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/460677\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=460677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/newyork\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=460677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}