Best of All goes to Leo!
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02Auo1YNGUZnMkcC9p1xAHWkkgyBqXMMt3mGKJYW8bBZnU5gVsidGoffb1HyUbDBKWl&id=47402084 “I play ball.” 3 words. 1 sentence. The most beautiful sound I’ve heard since hearing my babies heartbeats for the first time. Leo’s journey with communication is exactly that, a journey. There are moments of heartache, frustration, sadness and then there are moments like this. Pure joy. Pure happiness....
What is GiGi’s Playhouse?
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 Playhouse was created to be an inspirational and dedicated place for families to celebrate their child and benefit from free,...
Making a Difference
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 my preschool teacher and she has inspired me to follow in her footsteps. I am grateful to have this opportunity...
Do you want to make a difference?
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 inner wisdom. I name my gifts, those which I hold in trusteeship knowing they are my super powers. My different...
We are what we give
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 that she knows Tom Golisano. Saying that she knows Tom Golisano is a bit of a stretch, but she did...
Gratitude instead of attitude.
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 ever say in your entire lifetime is thank you, it will be enough.” —Meister Eckhardt. I don’t remember when or...
Everything Has Beauty But Not Everyone Sees It
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 in October and it brought up no less than thirteen themes ranging from National Pizza Month to Breast Cancer Awareness...
A New Face At GiGi’s
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 Tournament, and Cooking Class. I am so excited to not only work for this organization-but I am excited to get...
Run Your Own Marathon
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, in and of itself, a marathon. She was never interested in sports as a young child, which mattered not at...
Volunteering For The Soul
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, once you were old enough, you became an acolyte at our church a couple times a month. I had to...
What is GiGi’s Playhouse?
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 Playhouse was created to be an inspirational and dedicated place for families to celebrate their child and benefit from free,...
Kindness And Acceptance
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 and without an expectation of reciprocity, followed by that person helping someone else and onward until the acts of kindness...