GiGi’s Playhouse Simi Valley Dash For Down syndrome event success!
Smiles, smiles, and more SMILES! That is what the third annual Dash for Down syndrome a GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge brought to our community on June 1st. GiGi's Playhouse Simi Valley supporters descended on Rancho Santa Susana Park in Simi Valley for a day filled with activities, fun, and acceptance. From...
GiGi’s Playhouse Simi Valley & Dignitiy Northridge Medical Center – supporting each other to make a difference.
GiGi’s Playhouse Simi Valley was recently invited to participate in Diversity Week at Dignity Northridge Medical Center. This came about following an introductory Zoom meeting with members of the Northridge Hospital Diversity Committee, where Laurie Samaan and Ashley Duran of GiGi’s Community Outreach Team shared detailed information about our new...
Why GiGi’s: Kirsten & Ellie
My name is Kirsten Riddick. I am a mother of three beautiful children, wife to a man named David who is a superintendent, and I am an elementary school teacher. My journey of becoming Ellie’s mom is one that has led me to a place where I am able to...
Why GiGi’s-Startup Team Member, Rhoda E.
Rhoda longs for a place where her son, Liam, is fully accepted and included, and for others to know him and understand Down syndrome. She desires for people to see Liam’s strengths and assets as opposed to his deficits. This is her “why” in joining the GiGi’s Playhouse Simi Valley Start-Up...
Why I Am Walking: Board Member, Laurie explains Why GiGiFIT 5K Run for 21 is so impactful
When my daughter, Sophie, was born with Down syndrome, I knew I was going to need the support of a tribe who was walking in my same shoes. GiGi's Playhouse has given our whole family a place to belong... all the time... a place where Sophie can develop meaningful relationships...
Why GiGi’s? Amado and Andrea
Our youngest son, Amado, was diagnosed with Down syndrome around my 19th week of pregnancy. He had already received a prenatal diagnosis of a heart defect, and we were prepared with lots of information regarding surgery to repair it when he turned 18 months. We were completely surprised by the...
Why GiGi’s? Erin and Elena
GiGi’s Playhouse is exactly what the Down syndrome community needs and what my daughter, Elena, our family, and our friends deserve. GiGi’s is a place to connect, feel supported, receive free educational and therapeutic services, and draw our community together. GiGi’s Playhouse Simi Valley will help us spread Down syndrome awareness and be a place where we can direct our local neighbors so...
