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Kicking Off Down Syndrome Awareness Month with Oktoberfest Fun and Community Support
This October, our hearts were as full as our mugs at GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego’s Oktoberfest! To everyone who came out to support our mission—and to those who contributed to making it such an exciting, meaningful day—thank you! Together, we turned this lively day into a true celebration of community, joy, and the power of…
Read MoreGeneration 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 of power, if you will…
Read MoreParticipant 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 excited to see our program…
Read MoreBuilding 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, who was featured by the…
Read MoreVolunteer 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 the world in terms of…
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 MoreNew Board Member Alert
Meet Laura Bellizzi our new Fundraising Chair We are certainly happy and excited for Laura to join our GiGi’s Playhouse San Diego team! If you happen to see Laura around, be sure to share that warm welcome!
Read MoreParticipant 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 of dancing and has that…
Read MoreCommunity 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 that connection and has been…
Read MoreVolunteer 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 livening up the LMNOP sessions.…
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