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…
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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…
Read MoreWe 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…
Read MoreGratitude 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…
Read MoreEverything 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…
Read MoreA 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…
Read MoreRun 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,…
Read MoreVolunteering 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,…
Read MoreWhat 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…
Read MoreKindness 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…
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