{"id":25991,"date":"2020-11-30T14:40:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T22:40:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/?p=25991"},"modified":"2020-11-30T15:02:12","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T23:02:12","slug":"a-letter-from-our-president-karen-falk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/a-letter-from-our-president-karen-falk\/","title":{"rendered":"A letter from our President &#8211; Karen Falk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/files\/2020\/11\/Karen-Pte.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-25992\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/files\/2020\/11\/Karen-Pte-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/files\/2020\/11\/Karen-Pte-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/files\/2020\/11\/Karen-Pte-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/files\/2020\/11\/Karen-Pte-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/files\/2020\/11\/Karen-Pte.jpg 1512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Dear Friends and Supporters,<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Annually as the end of the year approaches, I always take time to look back on the prior year and eagerly anticipate the freshness of a new year ahead. This year I look back and I\u2019m amazed! Astonished at the amount of change that we all experienced, like it or not, and how everything happened so quickly! We rewrote the book on workflows, time at home, our kids\u2019 education, within our relationships, and spent time in <u>so<\/u> many virtual meetings!<br \/>\nGiGi\u2019s Playhouse staff has risen to the challenge and shown fortitude and resilience during challenging times. Without missing a beat, virtual programs started and new programs were launched. The GiGi\u2019s network found ways to create community in a time when we couldn\u2019t physically be together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">It has been an honor, a privilege, and a pleasure working alongside the hardworking, dedicated, and talented Board of Directors. \u00a0Of course, we could not have done it without the love and support from all our donors and volunteers. This has been a challenging time for all nonprofits, as fundraising events have been canceled and donations have been severely impacted.\u00a0 Fundraising is down 40% network wide. If you are able, consider helping us continue the important work we do by making a <a title=\"recurring donation in any amount\" href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/donate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">recurring donation in any amount<\/a> . We believe the work we are doing at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse provides critical support and promise to those with Down Syndrome and their families and we can\u2019t do the work without funding.<br \/>\nWe are working locally to reopen the Playhouse safely in early 2021 for limited in-person activities.\u00a0 Stay tuned \u2013 we are going to slowly make an in-person option available for those that are comfortable and desire to be in the Playhouse.<br \/>\nThis holiday season, I wish you much happiness and health.<br \/>\nWith love,<br \/>\n<i>Karen Falk, GiGi\u2019s Playhouse San Diego President<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dear Friends and Supporters, Annually as the end of the year approaches, I always take time to look back on the prior year and eagerly anticipate the freshness of a new year ahead. This year I look back and I\u2019m amazed! Astonished at the amount of change that we all experienced, like it or&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":223,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25991","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25991","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/223"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25991"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25991\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25991"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25991"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/sandiego\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25991"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}