Participant Best of All – The Joy of Progress in a Special Tutoring Moment
Just when you think progress isn't being made...patience is key Best of All moments are those moments that catch one off guard and may seem not so exciting to most but for our participants, it can mean the world! These moments can occur at any time but our tutors are...
Volunteer Spotlight – Generation G Youth Board President Luke
Meet our Generation G Youth Board President Luke As you may have seen from our previous Generation G Youth Board Blog, the Youth Board has gone through some major changes and developments. This is in part due to the leadership and initiation skills brought on by it's new President, Luke....
Participant Best of All – Coralie’s Transformation Through GiGi’s Literacy Tutor Program
Coralie's Best of All Journey Coralie has participated at GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego since it opened in 2018. She has comes to our events and enjoys doing all the different activities. Coralie has been in our virtual literacy tutor program since the beginning as well. When Coralie started in...
Generation G Youth Board – San Diego
Youth with a Mission of Acceptance and Awareness The San Diego Generation G Youth Board has gone through a transition over the last year due to graduations and our youth venturing off to college, taking their learned outreach skills with them along with those amazing awareness skills. A unique transfer...
Participant Spotlight – Namrata Shines in GiGi’s Virtual Yoga and Beyond
You belong here! Reposted from GiGi's Virtual Playhouse January 2, 2024 Namrata (Nana) is so happy that she has found her place in our Friday yoga class! Namrata truly shines in our programs and feels a sense of belonging there. She attends regularly, is quick to learn the poses, and...
Building character and belonging: Sean’s journey
A way to connect in a meaningful way. This is what the GiGi's Virtual Playhouse is able to do, bring all programs to any household regardless of their geographical location. We would love to share a Best of All moment from one of our local San Diego participants Sean Pak,...
Volunteer Spotlight – Karen
Meet Literacy Tutor Karen GiGi's Playhouse San Diego has been blessed with some pretty amazing tutors through the years, one such volunteer is Karen Bartley. A tutor since June 2022, Karen has fit right in and made that meaningful connection with her tutee Lindsey. Finding that right fit can mean...
An 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...
New Board Member Alert
Meet Laura Bellizzi our new Fundraising Chair How did you find GiGi's: A friend of mine works as a physical therapist for children with disabilities and used to volunteer at GiGi’s in New York. She had nothing but great things to say about the organization! When I moved from New...
Participant Spotlight
Dancing Queen Isabella Dance is one of those things that we don’t necessarily think is an exercise because it can be so fun and encourages so much movement. It is one of the activities many of our participants enjoy! One of those participants, Isabella who is 12, enjoys the art...
Community Strong!
Building a meaningful community one station at a time! A huge shout out Kacey McKinnon at KUSI for being our local news reporter assisting GiGi's Playhouse San Diego in raising awareness and Acceptance for all during October Down Syndrome Awareness month. As you can see our Ambassador Clark has made...
Volunteer Spotlight
Meet our wonderful LMNOP Lead Nancy Not all volunteers show there true talents until put into action. We can certainly say that about our Lead LMNOP volunteer Nancy. Since her start in September 2022, Nancy a quiet yet amazing individual has graced us with her calm demeanor and knack for...