“Move For Acceptance”
Grab Your Sneakers...It’s Time to Get Active For Acceptance Do you love supporting GiGi’s Playhouse, promoting acceptance, exercising with friends and family, or even all of the above? If so, join us on June 5, 2021, to kick off the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge and get moving for a cause. The...
Rock Your Socks- WDSD
World Down Syndrome Day World Down Syndrome Day! March 21st By Carey McLaughlin World Down Syndrome Day is a global awareness day that has been officially observed since 2012 by the United Nations, and even longer in many other communities. People with Down Syndrome have a third copy of the...
Teentastic Fantastic!
Spotlight on Haley Everett and Josh Miles by Trevor and Carey McLaughlin Haley Everett and Josh Miles are two of our amazing volunteers from GiGi’s Playhouse Rochester. Hayley and Josh run the Teentastic group on a biweekly basis. When Covid-19 hit, Hayley and Josh pivoted to the...
Spot Light on Volunteers Jim and Chris Teich
SPOTLIGHT ON: Chris and Jim Teich, Outstanding Volunteers! By: Trevor and Carey McLaughlin At GiGi’s, our volunteers are at the heart of all we do. Without our volunteers, GiGi’s wouldn’t be the amazing place that it is. Two volunteers that we...
Not All Superheroes Wear Capes!
Written By: Carey and Trevor McLaughlin Not all superheroes wear capes and leap over tall buildings in a single bound. Some come into your living room through your computer and teach literacy and math skills! At Gigi’s we are grateful to all of our superhero tutors who make literacy and...
GiGi’s Is Making “Leaps and Bounds”
(Written by Gabriella Hartman) GiGi’s is excited to announce our new Leaps and Bounds program which aims to promote social, emotional, and muscle development through environmental interaction. The program launched on October 21st, and will be undergoing a seven week trial period to test popularity and logistics. So far the...
Make Your Holiday Meals As Nice As Pie
Make your holiday meals as nice as pie and help raise money for Gigi’s Playhouse Rochester! By Trevor and Carey McLaughlin Gigi’s Playhouse Rochester is excited to team with the locally renowned Leo’s Bakery for its annual pie fundraiser! Purchase a pie (or two or three) and raise money...
2nd Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show a Beaming Success!
Written by Nora Culeton. Rev up your engines! We are happy to announce our 2nd Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show had an incredible turnout and helped bolster awareness of our mission in the community! Participation skyrocketed this year with a total of 78 registered vehicles, doubling our number from...
Reopening and Fall Session Programming
We reopened our doors on August 3rd after being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We have been bringing back programming slowly, safely and with far fewer participant capacity than prior to the pandemic. But it has proved to be a huge success! We are so grateful for our families,...
4th Annual Golf “Fore” GiGi’s Tournament
Join us for our 4th Annual Golf "Fore" GiGi's Tournament! The tournament will be held on Saturday, August 15th at Mill Creek Golf Club. Your registration will include breakfast at registration, golf with cart, adult beverages, and a "trip around the world"! That's right! You will be visiting Italy, Mexico,...
Welcoming the new Winter sessions of GiGi’s Playhouse Literacy, Math and Speech Tutoring Programs!
(Written by Volunteer Gabriella Hartman) How about this for a success story! Recently, a 21-year-old with Down syndrome who had never been able to read and did not verbally communicate found hope in our Literacy Tutoring program, when incredibly after his first full 10 week session, began to read and...
Rochester’s First Ever Higher Education Fair for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities Held at the Playhouse!
GiGi's Playhouse Rochester recently partnered with Roberts Wesleyan College to bring an incredible opportunity to local families! Representatives from 5 local colleges came to the Playhouse to present information on programs they offer for higher education for participants. The event attracted over 75 attendees. There was a panel of speakers...