A Sweet Success: 2025 GiGi’s Playhouse Donut Run Recap 🍩🎉
What an incredible and joy-filled morning we shared at the 2025 GiGi’s Playhouse Donut Run! With sunshine overhead and excitement in the air, nearly 500 participants gathered in celebration of inclusion, awareness, and the limitless potential of individuals with Down syndrome. Thanks to the dedication and generosity of our community,...
Volunteer Spotlight – Meet Annie, a Youth Board Member ready to spread Acceptance
GiGi's Playhouse San Diego has some amazing volunteers especially when it comes to the youth in our awesome Youth Board. We've highlighted some in previous blogs but are still amazed when we hear what they have to say and share! Meet Annie, a new up and coming Youth Board Volunteer...
Participant Spotlight – Natalie stepping up her game & making it her Best of All
Self-advocacy is such a huge component in learning ones own independence and a skill that needs to be touched on often. Many of our participants are learning the skill of advocacy and shaping it to meet their needs. Meet Natalie, a strong and passionate GiGi's participant and also awesome advocate...
Participant Spotlight: From Dance Floors to Drawing Boards – John’s Journey of Connection and Creativity at GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego
Have you ever met someone whose energy is simply contagious? The kind of person who walks into a room and instantly lifts everyone’s spirits with their warmth, enthusiasm, and kindness? Some people have a way of making the world bright just by being themselves! At GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego, we...
Participant Spotlight: Taking the First Step – How Takeru Found Confidence and Community
Have you ever wanted to try something new but felt a little unsure? Maybe it was learning a new skill, joining a new group, or assuming a new leadership role. Taking that first step can be daunting, but it’s also where amazing growth happens! For teen participant Takeru, GiGi’s Playhouse...
Supporting Early Language Development in Children with Down Syndrome: LMNOP at GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego
Exploring the Magic of LMNOP at GiGi's Playhouse San Diego! At GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego, we’re all about helping individuals with Down syndrome of all ages by offer foundational learning opportunities for individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community. Here is a look one of our most exciting...
Get Ready for the Sweetest Run in San Diego!
Are you ready for an active, outdoor fundraising event that’s as fun as it is meaningful? Whether you’re looking to set a personal record, enjoy a stroll by the bay, or just indulge in a well-earned donut, the upcoming GiGi's Playhouse San Diego Donut Run is the event for you!...
Best of All Moments – GiGi’s is Gorgeous, Intelligent, Goofy, Independent, and Successful! Meet John
Have you ever met someone whose energy is simply contagious? The kind of person who walks into a room and instantly lifts everyone’s spirits with their warmth, enthusiasm, and kindness? Some people have a way of making the world bright just by being themselves! At GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego, we...
Volunteer Spotlight – Impactful Youth Board Member Ruby
Ruby at a GiGi's community event It's hard to not boast about our incredible Generation G Youth Board here at GiGi's Playhouse San Diego. They have become active pillars of support and advocacy for participants and their fellow peers in the Playhouse as well as in their communities. What better...
Participant Spotlight: Exploring is everything, you just have to be open to it – Meet Sam
Sam w/Friends, Fun and Fitness Lead Cassidy Have you ever went on vacation and thought, what am I going to do? We are sure many folks have including our participants. With a little bit of research, we are sure a GiGi's a somewhere near by. Sam and his family often...
GiGi’s Youth Board Stepping Up: Volunteer Spotlight – Ava
Youth Board Stepping Up - Meet Ava Ava on the left with her Gen G Youth Board Peers during WDSD Collaboration The San Diego Generation G Youth Board has grown immensely in the last year and with that has come many new bright youth, ready to put the work in...
Volunteer Spotlight – Where there is a will there is a way – The Accommodatable Francesca
As an organization who is 99% volunteer lead, you can imagine just how big the hearts are of our amazing volunteers. Meet one of our such volunteers, Francesca. Francesca & Tutee Eli Francesca, a long serving volunteer, started her journey with GiGi's Playhouse San Diego in December 2019, where she...