My job at GiGi’s Playhouse gives me a way to work in my chosen profession to help kids and young adults. This has always been my dream.  My mother was…

ANYONE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE by Carey and Trevor McLaughlin “I believe we are interconnected.  I believe peace is the true way for change.  I listen.  I honor my own…

Giving By Carey and Trevor McLaughlin   Every time my daughter Claire goes to Golisano Children’s Hospital for an appointment, x-ray, etc., she proudly tells the staff, doctors and nurses…

Gratitude By Carey and Trevor McLaughlin I have had a sticky note on the inside of my kitchen cupboard for years on which I wrote: “If the only prayer you…

Down Syndrome Awareness Month by Carey and Trevor McLaughlin Down Syndrome Awareness Month is during the month of October.  Being curious, I did a quick internet search of Awareness themes…

Hi! My name is Madison, I am the new Site Coordinator at GiGi’s Playhouse Rochester! I fell in love with GiGi’s when I volunteered in the past for the Golf…

GiGi’s Playhouse Literacy Program By Carey and Trevor McLaughlin My oldest daughter just completed a half marathon on her birthday in April.  Her road to running a half marathon was,…

Volunteering By Carey and Trevor McLaughlin I hated my first volunteer job.  That’s not a good way to start a blog about volunteering, but please keep reading.  In my family,…

What is GiGi’s Playhouse? By Trevor and Carey McLaughlin GiGi’s Playhouse is a Down Syndrome Achievement Center started by Nancy Gianni after her daughter, GiGi, was born. “The very first…

Kindness and Acceptance By: Carey and Trevor McLaughlin ‘Pay it forward’ is the concept of one person performing a small act of kindness towards another without publicizing or broadcasting it…