Best of All
Skanda’s Story by Sabitha Raghuraman Balaji
Skanda was born to us as a blessing at the Women’s Hospital in Greensboro, NC after 12 years of our wedlock filled with emotions and perseverance. We were too excited for the birth of the tiny-tot and little did we knew that he had an extra gift from God, the 21st chromosome! Special ones get…
Read MoreBest of All – Sarah Jo
Sarah Jo is our best of all this month! When Sarah Jo first came to our playhouse in February she did not want to come through the door. Nonetheless, Sarah Jo and her mom have stopped by the playhouse almost every Tuesday since then and made a little progress every single time. Eventually, Sarah Jo…
Read MoreMeet Rita & Abbey
Isn’t GiGi’s Playhouse just fabulous? It does say “playhouse” after all. When we lived in Wisconsin, I had heard of GiGi’s but never took advantage of any of the programs. I didn’t think they applied to my daughter who was well past being a baby! But when we moved to NC a year ago, I…
Read MoreBest of All – Anne Adams, M.Ed., CCC-SLP
Leading and facilitating the Saturday morning speech-language and feeding groups for the youngest GiGi’s participants has been a journey of skill building and connection. Participants and their families join the group sessions to learn and practice specific language building strategies through guided play activities. Each week a different language building skill is focused on through…
Read MoreMeet Jenalyn… by Sandy Moser
Have you met Jenalyn Moser? I am Sandy Moser and proud to be her mother. I was asked to tell you our story. I was a classroom teacher. In 1987, a 6-year-old girl came to my classroom. She was nonambulatory, barely spoke, not toilet trained, but there she was. Her mother had died and her…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight
If you ask Chloe Veeder what her favorite part of volunteering at GiGi’s happens to be, she smiles. “I just love seeing all the little kids. I love their smiles and watching them grow and change. It’s so fun to watch their faces when they start to understand something new.” Chloe volunteers for several programs…
Read MoreLiteracy tutor shares her experience
Lauren Kelly has been tutoring Tristan since January 2022! She continued throughout the summer and plans to tutor him in the fall. “My experience at GiGi’s is nothing short of incredible. My greatest joy of the week is coming to GiGi’s Playhouse on Tuesdays to tutor Tristan. He is a light in so many ways…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight
Ben Lombard started regularly volunteering with us last month for programs. He was looking for more opportunities to help out around the Playhouse and saw that we had Summer Camp Adventures on the calendar. Ben did not just call the Playhouse to see what he needed to do — he came in person to talk…
Read MoreA special ‘thank you’
GiGi’s Playhouse, Wanted to take a moment to thank you all for putting on some wonderful events and being so welcoming. As new parents it is so comforting that there are folks like you to help guide and welcome us into these unfamiliar waters. We can’t wait for the Chapel Hill satellite location so we…
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Since last fall, Greta has given GiGi’s Playhouse her time and talents as a volunteer. We are so thankful for Greta’s dedication to GiGi’s! She keeps us on task with administrative duties, is GREAT serving our families, and always has innovative ideas for projects and events. Thank you, Greta…we appreciate you!
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