Why I Run, Walk & Dash | Team You do You JuJu
On August 12th, we join with families and our community of supported to Run, Walk & Dash for Down syndrome. You still have time to join you favorite team, we want you & we need you! Please visit our 5K Page to learn all the great details! Today we...
Why I Run, Walk & Dash | Team GiGi’s Avengers
Why do we run, walk and dash for Down syndrome? Because ACCEPTANCE MATTERS. Because EMPOWERMENT MATTERS. Because LOVE MATTERS. We can't wait to run, walk, dash and celebrate with you! This family friendly event will be rocking’ all day with new friends, returning families, and HUGE HEARTS! Don’t miss out!...
100 Days of Acceptance | 321 Days of Acceptance
Have you been following along of Facebook the past 100 Days? On World Down Syndrome Day, March 21st, 2017, GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers launched “321 Days of Acceptance”, a pioneering social media campaign introducing the world to somebody with Down syndrome every single day for 321 straight days. In...
There Are No Two Galas Alike
Today we are happy to once again have the powerful words of Beth Craver grace our little space on the web. If you joined us for the 2017 'i have a Voice' gala, you know Beth has become a real hero at GiGi's and we are so excited to see...
Listen up old me, I have something to tell you….| GiGi’s Playhouse Syracuse
GiGi’s Playhouse is looking to hear from you, our friends and families (new and old) so each month we will be asking a question and would love to feature you in upcoming #gigisblog posts. The April question is – If you could go back in time to the day you...
321 Days of Acceptance | We are Generation G
March 21st is recognized each year as World Down Syndrome Day. The date (3:21) represents the third copy of the 21st chromosome. On this day, communities all over the world celebrate how we are working together to expand awareness and acceptance for people with Down syndrome. In four days Generation...
My sister is amazing.
We have a very special guest blogger with us today. Lily Dwyer is a wonderful big sister and proud advocate for her little sister, Ava. These girls along with their other siblings are sure to continue the needed work of spreading awareness and more importantly acceptance for individuals of all...
Here we come 2017!
What a busy year it has been for GiGi's Playhouse's across the nation! In the last year, GiGi's Playhouse had over 10,000 program hours, over 16,000 program participants, and over 50,000 volunteer hours including therapists, tutors, event chairpersons, and more! We cannot wait to see what 2017 will bring! Here...
Kayla’s Korner | Purposeful Employment
Kayla is back sharing something that is important to her! At GiGi's Playhouse we believe individuals with Down syndrome are capable of holding down purposeful employment. We look to offer programing and volunteer opportunities to help support and build the skills needed to go out into the community and share...
Labels, we have some ideas.
This post was originally shared on October 20, 2015 but we think labels is a topic worth revisiting. Label - a short word or phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc. It seems the human race loves labels, unfortunately there are just to many ugly labels out there...
Bigger,Better,Stronger….Together | 2016 GiGi’s Playhouse Conference
On November 3rd your GiGi's Playhouse Syracuse team got on a plane and headed to Chicago "Go Cubs Go" to join with 39 other Playhouse teams to learn how we can all continue growing, learning and achieving. Always with our eyes on the future, we went ready to gain as...