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…

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Volunteer 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…

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Tutoring 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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What It’s Like Living With A Sister 

Growing up with a younger sister has always been inspirational because she gives me the best advice in different situations. Whenever I need to talk to her about something, she always listens to what I’m saying and supports me with a variety of coping strategies to help me get through them.  The top 3 things…

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The story about my older brother Robert

My older brother, Robert, was born with Down syndrome in 1977. My mother always tells us how she knew something was different while she was pregnant with Robert. The doctors offered her testing, but she refused because she knew no matter what she was going to love her child. It did not make a difference…

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Spotlight Volunteer – Meet Lucy S.

This month one of our Youth Board member/volunteer Lucy has stepped up and has truly blossomed. She has been a member of the Youth Board since January 2022 but didn’t come into her own until just recently with consistently showing up to the Youth Board meetings, actively engaging in the conversation of what they could…

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Meet our Ambassador Clark – Our Best of All story

November was a busy month for our Ambassador Clark. A huge shout out for his determination in spreading the GiGi’s word of becoming a donor as well as collecting donations for our Party with a Purpose. Clark has a goal of challenging himself and being flexible which we all know can be hard at times,…

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Stefania’s happy place is the beach!

     Stefania and I moved from Cleveland, OH to San Diego to be closer to family…my sisters (aunties). We have lived here now since August 2022 and so happy to be here. Love the sunshine! Stefania’s happy place is the beach. For her 16th birthday, she asked to have a fire on the beach.…

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Growing up with a little brother with Down syndrome

“When first hearing about the DS diagnosis I cried, a lot. I was scared for the life he would have. I never thought he would live a bad life or be a burden, I was scared of the people that don’t understand and how they’d treat him. To be honest I’m still scared but I…

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