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It’s kindness that helps us appreciate the journey!

“It’s the Friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey....” Brett would like you to meet some of his Playhouse friends..... They are so AWESOME and KIND!! Kindness is this month’s theme at GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix and you'll see it spread around like confetti this month...
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Being Generous: It’s the friends we serve that help us appreciate the journey!

“Everybody can be great because everybody can serve.” – Martin Luther King, Jr.'s words live on because of the simple truth that true greatness, along with many other benefits, can be found through serving others, and there's no better place to see this come to life than here at GiGi's...
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Surround yourself with great friends who help CHANGE the world!

In this month's edition of Brett's Blog It’s the Friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey, Brett would like you to meet two of his Playhouse friends who are helping to change the world and how society views Down syndrome! They are so AWESOME!! Amanda...
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3*21*23 is World Down Syndrome Day in Arizona!

On any given day, you will find individuals with Down syndrome learning with their peers in local schools, working alongside typically developing people and competing with other professional athletes. But behind every triumph there was a battle that was fought, battles that are still being fought, to make the world a...
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Change the World: Generation G is improving lives

In the summer of 2002, a little girl came into the world surrounded by love, support and ... uncertainty. Her parents didn't know how the others would perceive and welcome her, if others would even welcome her at all, let alone what her life would look like in the future....
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It’s the friends we meet that help us LOVE the journey!

Super volunteer, amazing self advocate and guest blogger Brett would like you to meetsome of his Playhouse friends….. They are so AWESOME!! Love…..I LOVE that I have a place to go to that accepts me.I LOVE all the friends I have met, participants and volunteers.I LOVE GiGi’s Playhouse Phoenix and...
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Exemplifying Generation G: The Arenas share their why behind support of GiGi’s Playhouse

Accepting, generous and kind! Philanthropist, small business owner and wife, Michelle Arena grew up knowing the value of individuals with Down syndrome and the importance of advocating for an underserved populations. She experienced first hand both the acceptance and the rejection of her brother Chris and wishes he was here...
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We’re grateful for the friends we meet along the way!

Gratitude….. I am grateful to have a place to go to that accepts me. I am grateful for all the friends I have met, both participants and volunteers. I am grateful for GiGi’s Phoenix and all it does for me and so many others. I am grateful I can have...

The Ripple Effect of Inclusion – “You are Beautiful and Pretty”

“YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL AND PRETTY”  We know that at any given moment your life can change.  When we open our heart, we really can change for the better. High school can be a tough time to fit in, be a part of the team or just make friends.  It’s difficult...

It’s the Friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey . . . . .

Brett would like you to meet one of his Playhouse friends..... Elijah is so AWESOME!!     Elijah’s favorite program at GiGi's Playhouse Phoenix is LMNOP! He loves all the music and he (and mom) love to learn new sign language signs so we can use our hands to speak...

It’s the Friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the journey . . . . .

Brett would like you to meet some of his Playhouse friends..... They are so AWESOME!! David’s favorite GiGi's program was always Kids Club, but this summer he really enjoyed GiGiFIT too! He says the more movement the better😀. (I think both programs are good ones, it's really hard to pick!) David...

Playhouse Participant Becomes Published Author

Once upon a time, a little boy was born. A diagnosis given. Future abilities assumed. Some people wondered if he would ever be able to speak, let alone read or write.  But write he does, and Maison does it so well that he is now a published author! Individuals with...