Posts by Denise Montero
Participant Spotlight: From Kicks to Confidence: Carmen’s Journey with Karate Kickers
Carmen’s social spirit shines brightly during her participation at GiGi’s San Diego programs, where she gets to bond with her friends, showcasing her natural love for companionship. 🥳 Recently, her confidence has soared through the Karate Kickers program, where, with the guidance of Sensei Amanda and her friend Joey, she has rediscovered her passion for…
Read MoreMeet our new Tutoring Coordinator – Suzana!
🎉 We are thrilled to announce a new and amazing volunteer who joined our community this past summer! Meet Suzana, she has stepped into the role of Tutor Coordinator for our Literacy and Math programs at GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego. 📚✏️ As you can see in the picture, we caught Suzana in action training new…
Read MoreParticipant Spotlight – The Best Ever First Tutoring Session
We are incredibly thankful to GiGi’s for the opportunity to have Frankie experience tutoring for the first time.
Read MoreA successful media collaboration between NBC/Telemundo San Diego and GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego!
On Thursday, April 25, we had the amazing opportunity to have a TV interview at the NBC/Telemundo San Diego studios to promote our GiGiFit Donut Run with Marianne Kushi. It’s wonderful to see to the support of our local media in English and Spanish show their efforts in helping us to spread awareness about our…
Read MoreCollaboration is a key ingredient to unlocking success!
GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego received a grant from the FDD, which offer support for community programs to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
Read MoreGiGiFit Donut Run San Diego Featured on KUSI San Diego: We challenge you to MOVE for ACCEPTANCE
We are excited to share that GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego was recently invited to KUSI San Diego to discuss our upcoming GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge! Board President Kelci Wilner and long-time participant and GiGi’s ambassador Clark had the wonderful opportunity to join Kacey McKinnon on the morning news, where they highlighted our upcoming event and the…
Read MoreCelebrating World Down Syndrome Day: A Flavorful Collaboration Between GiGi’s Playhouse and Fish Shop – Giving back never tasted so good!
A delicious community collaboration between GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego and the Fish Shop, a local fish eatery, happened today to become part of the celebrations of World Down Syndrome Day! On Wednesday, March 20, GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego collaborated with a local venue, Fish Shop where a % of its day’s sales will go back…
Read MoreAn exciting journey from Office Administrator to Program Coordinator
Working with GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego has been an incredible 4 years. I can easily say that this has been one of my favorite and dearest jobs ever. Its work’s mission has opened my eyes to a world that I wasn’t familiar with before. In these four years, I have grown as a person and…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight – Meet Patricia
Patricia discovered GiGi’s Playhouse from a news event covering the Donut Run back in 2022. “My husband and I decided it was a great way to show our support for the Down Syndrome community.After participating in the run, I felt I wanted to find a way to volunteer in a more direct way. My younger…
Read MoreTutoring at GiGi’s San Diego: 5 Myths and Facts
(Repost from our GiGi’s Playhouse Madison and Fargo – sister locations) We Want You As we jump into summer 2023 tutoring in June, we are expecting a high number of applications from our families. Our Tutoring applications are open. Summer sessions runs from June 20 – August 28. Tutors and students will have standing sessions;…
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