{"id":142053,"date":"2026-06-18T12:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/?p=142053"},"modified":"2026-06-18T12:36:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T19:36:55","slug":"mindy-321-champion-gigis-playhouse-simi-valley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/mindy-321-champion-gigis-playhouse-simi-valley\/","title":{"rendered":"She&#8217;s a 321 Champion \u2014 and She Wants Every Family to Feel Loved and Accepted"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are moments at GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Simi Valley that will stop you in your tracks. Moments that remind you exactly why this place exists and what it means to the people who walk through our doors every day.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mindy gives us one of those moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mindy is one of our incredible adult participants and the proud Amabassador of Gratitude at GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Simi Valley.  She is warm, joyful, and deeply passionate about this community, and recently, she had something important she wanted to share.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mindy is a 321 Champion.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That means she is a monthly donor who gives $21 or more each month to GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Simi Valley. But for Mindy, it isn&#8217;t about a number. It&#8217;s about something much bigger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She became a 321 Champion because she knows firsthand what it feels like to be truly loved and accepted. She has experienced the joy of walking into a place where she belongs \u2014 where she is celebrated, supported, and believed in. And she wants every family who comes to GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse to feel exactly the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her own words, she&#8217;ll tell you herself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"She&amp;apos;s a 321 Champion \u2014  GiGi&amp;apos;s Playhouse Simi Valley\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PuwIfpA1JRE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Is a 321 Champion?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">321 Champions are the heartbeat of GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Simi Valley. They are monthly donors whose consistent generosity makes it possible for us to deliver FREE educational, therapeutic, and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome and their families \u2014 at every stage of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the moment a family receives a prenatal diagnosis to the development of career skills in adulthood, GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse makes a lifetime commitment. That promise is only possible because of people who show up month after month, just like Mindy does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No family is ever charged for our programs. Not a single dollar. That&#8217;s the GiGi&#8217;s promise \u2014 and it&#8217;s one that 321 Champions help us keep every single day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join Mindy This June<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This June, we are inviting you to become a 321 Champion alongside Mindy and so many others in our community who believe that individuals with Down syndrome deserve to be embraced, celebrated, and given every opportunity to thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you become a new 321 Champion this month, we want to say thank you with an exclusive GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse tumbler \u2014 a small token of our enormous gratitude for your commitment to our families. \ud83e\udde1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you are a family who has experienced GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse firsthand, a community member who believes in our mission, or someone who is just learning about us for the first time \u2014 there is a place for you in #GenerationG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Be Accepting. Be Generous. Be Kind.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mindy didn&#8217;t wait for someone to ask her. She saw a need, she felt the love, and she made the promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now it&#8217;s your turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/321-champion\/\"> Become a 321 Champion today<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are moments at GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Simi Valley that will stop you in your tracks. Moments that remind you exactly why this place exists and what it means to the people who walk through our doors every day. Mindy gives us one of those moments. Mindy is one of our incredible adult participants and the&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29194,"featured_media":142050,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142053","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142053","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29194"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=142053"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142053\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/142050"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142053"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142053"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/simivalley\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142053"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}