GiGi’s Playhouse 4th Annual 5k, Fun Run & Dash for Down Syndrome. Team Amy!
We are so excited of the upcoming 5k and we are happy to share another blog post with you from one of our Team Captains! If you are a Playhouse regular you are aware of how amazing our friend Amy is, she lights up a room with her smile, she...
4th Annual GiGi’s Playhouse 5k – Rebecca’s Reason
5k Time is upon us and we are all giddy with excitement! This day is not only a day that helps us raise funds that continue to help GiGi's grow and thrive in CNY but it is also a day we come together and celebrate. We celebrate our loved ones,...
Our Shining Star! #strength
Here at GiGi's we LOVE hearing from you. We want to hear you bragging on your kids and shouting their victories from the roof tops! We are so excited to share a big victory for our friend Grace Carroll today. Help us celebrate her. "Grace has always loved music and...
Volunteer Spotlight – Rachael
It is no secret that without an amazing army of talented, passionate and willing volunteers GiGi's Playhouse can not run and grow. We continue to be humbled and blessed by the people in this community who send in emails, call and stop in to see how they can help. We...
Busy Hands, Bigger Plans!
We are pretty excited to be offering a new program at the Syracuse Playhouse this week! Busy Hands, Bigger Plans is a program that will help promote the foundations of handwriting. This program is primarily a handwriting group but it should also incorporate fine motor, sensory awareness, social interaction, and language...
Why we celebrate on March 21st
March 21, 2015 marks the 10th anniversary of World Down Syndrome Day and each year individuals with Down syndrome, their families, their friends and their communities get LOUDER! We are not done yet. There is more noise to make, there is more awareness to spread and more acceptance to encourage....
Why do we need your support? Syracuse Down Syndrome Achievement Center | 2015 Gala
Today we are excited to welcome board of mangers member Becky Stover to share with us. She shares the story of her beautiful daughters arrival. A story so many of can see ourselves in and even if you can't, it is easy to see here why we work to raise awareness...
Just one more…..
Abnormalities of the cardiovascular system are common in Down syndrome. Approximately half of all infants born with Down syndrome have a heart defect. - See more at: https://www.ndss.org/Resources/Health-Care/Associated-Conditions/The-Heart--Down-Syndrome We have one more beautiful story to share as we wrap up CHD Awareness Week. My husband and I had...
The addition of a “Zipper”
It is CHD (Congenital Heart Defect) Awareness week and we asked for you our friends and commentates to send us your stories. We are so glad Meghan answer the call. Read her words and smile big. Pippa is a typical two year old. Spending her days running at...
How do you survive a broken heart? | Down syndrome Achievement Center, Syracuse New York
How do you survive a broken heart? With the help of doctors, nurses, and cardiologists. With the love and prayers from family and friends. With hope as you kneel in the hospital chapel wondering why God would give you a baby with special needs if he was just going to...
Two Years! | Down Syndrome Achievement, Syracuse New York
Two years, it has been two years since the doors of GiGi's Playhouse Syracuse opened after months and months of hard work from a group of determined passion filled individuals, thank you to each and every one of you. In two short years we have grown and learned so much....
The time we made our own Sunshine…|GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center, Syracuse NY
As the day of our third annual 5k drew close we started to get nervous, all that beautiful fall weather we had been experiencing was taking a turn. Clouds, rain, and cold were moving in. We were asked "is there a rain date?" Nope, it was now or never. Here's...