1st Graders Believe!

June 9, 2015

George o barr (1024x768)

Tara Beeler’s 1st Grade class at George O. Barr Elementary took Down syndrome awareness to a new level.  This inquisitive and ambitious group of students asked school faculty and students to bring in items from home that they would be willing to put into a yard sale to raise money for GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities.  Mrs. Beeler’s students priced the items from $0.15 to $5.00, invited the school to come and shop, and raised $300 for GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities!

The students invited us in to their classroom for an interactive outreach session where they met our friend Zoey and learned that Zoey is just like them!  These students showed what a huge impact we can make by working together.  Thank you, Mrs. Beeler’s 1st Grade – your big hearts have inspired us all and will help support summer programming at GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities!

Recent Posts

20240607_001615462_iOS

June 2024 Best of All

June 26, 2024
In June, we held our annual GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge and it was AMAZING! Be sure to visit the recap blog linked here. The rest of...

July 2024 Programs & Events

June 25, 2024
Let the summer programs continue! We will have a slight break for all programs on July 3rd & 4th in honor of the holiday. Also,...

A SUPERhero Thank You!

June 5, 2024
44 Fundraising Teams 50+ Volunteers 75+ Raffle Items 800+ Registrations $103,000+ Raised We say thank you dozens of times but it never feels like enough....

1 Comments

  1. Kate Johnson on September 8, 2015 at 8:55 am

    What an amazing group of kids! Way to go Mrs. Beeler and George O. Barr Elementary for instilling a giving spirit in your students. I’m so happy to hear that you provide an environment where inclusion and acceptance are cultivated in students as young as first grade!

    P.S. – It would be hard not to fall in love with Zoey. 🙂

    Reply

Leave a Comment