Posts by Beth Kazmierczak
Inaugural Golf Outing
Despite the unprecedented times, GiGi’s Playhouse Sacramento’s Inaugural Golf Outing on October 3 was a sold-out event with overwhelming support from our amazing community! The event was held at Haggin Oaks Golf Course with over 100 players and 50 volunteers on a beautiful sunny day with happy faces all around. We were shocked that we…
Read MoreWhy GiGi’s? | Niki
When Matthew was born, we were surprised with the news that not only did he need heart surgery but he also has Down syndrome. As the weeks passed, we slowly started to find out what that meant for him and our family. We didn’t have a crazy story. Everyone we spoke with was very kind…
Read MoreWhy GiGi’s? | Olivia
“…so we believe she has Trisomy 21.” “Trisomy 21?”, I asked confused and concerned. “Down syndrome”, the doctor clarified. I felt pain in my chest and my heart shattered to pieces, I could barely breathe. As I held my first born child, all of these horrible thoughts flashed by in my mind, “She will never…
Read MoreWhy GiGi’s? | April
A little over nine years ago, before moving to the Sacramento area, I gave birth to my first angel baby, Dante Antonio Davila. His entry into this world was one that mirrors our journey today…joyfully turbulent. On October 7, 2009, I laid in the recovery room at Kaiser in Walnut Creek, scared, after an emergency C-section and…
Read MoreSneak Peek!
Reflecting back on November 17th, our hearts are full! GiGi’s Playhouse Sacramento’s Sneak Peak event welcomed new families, embraced community members, caught up with friends, and shared information with all who walked through the doors!! We were able to bring GiGi’s to life at the beautiful and generously donated Niello BMW dealership. During the event,…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse 2019 National Leadership Conference
We were fortunate enough to able to send seven of our team members to the GiGi’s Playhouse 2019 National Leadership Conference in Chicago, IL, and to say our that team was overwhelmed – and reenergized – with enthusiasm, inspiration, and knowledge would be a true understatement. We cannot wait to do it again next year…
Read MoreVolunteer Information Session – 2019
Our hearts are overflowing with the wonderful turnout at the first volunteer orientation! Our hearts are overflowing with the wonderful turnout at the first volunteer orientation! The most exciting part was seeing so many new faces, some with no personal connection to DS at all – just a desire to learn and give back to…
Read MoreWhy GiGi’s? | Sasha
In October of 2009 we were told the baby I was carrying would have Down syndrome. Our precious Zoey was born in January 2010 and our journey began! Zoey grabbed our hands and took us through a gate to the most beautiful world I’ve ever known! In November 2017 Ruby came home to us from…
Read MoreWhy GiGi’s? | Nicole
Nicholas is our third and final child. After our second child, we weren’t sure if we should have another baby; we were in our mid-thirties, we’d had two kids in 2.5 years, and my career was just starting to recover from two maternity leaves. And the cost of daycare! But we were talking one night…
Read MoreBIOB Kickoff!
Our Believe in our Build Kickoff was a HUGE success! Thank you to all who came out to support this campaign, to everyone who has already set up a BIOB page and a BIG thank you to Leatherby’s Family Creamery for letting us host our event there. We are well on our way to meeting…
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