Volunteer Information Session – 2019

People at desks looking at a projected image

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…

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Why GiGi’s? | Sasha

Two girls with Down syndrome in matching outfits

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…

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Why GiGi’s? | Nicole

Boy with Down syndrome in a tie and checkered shirt

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…

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BIOB Kickoff!

Group picture from the BIOB 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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Why GiGi’s? | Brooke

Four women smiling at the camera

My heart for this beautiful thing called Down syndrome was lit on fire far before I can remember. Growing up, I spent a lot of time with my aunt Lynette, who in my eyes ruled the entire world and was without a question the coolest, funniest and most loyal person on the planet. She gave me the permission…

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