{"id":141888,"date":"2026-04-01T15:08:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/?p=141888"},"modified":"2026-04-01T15:08:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T19:08:52","slug":"meet-maria-a-heart-for-inclusion-and-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/uncategorized\/meet-maria-a-heart-for-inclusion-and-impact","title":{"rendered":"Meet Maria: A Heart for Inclusion and Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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We\u2019re so excited to introduce Maria, one of the incredible members of our Board at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maria joined the Board because she truly believes in the mission of GiGi\u2019s. She has seen firsthand how GiGi\u2019s is changing lives and feels deeply connected to the vision of a world where diversity is not only accepted, but celebrated. For Maria, serving on the Board isn\u2019t just volunteering\u2014it\u2019s one of the most meaningful and worthwhile experiences of her adult life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Maria loves most about GiGi\u2019s is the unique and powerful environment it creates. GiGi\u2019s provides individuals with Down syndrome the opportunity to grow their educational and social skills in a setting that is both supportive and fun. Just as importantly, it offers a strong sense of community for families, creating connections that go far beyond the Playhouse walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When she\u2019s not supporting GiGi\u2019s, Maria\u2019s favorite thing to do is spend time with her son, Mr. Jampa. Whether they\u2019re pretending to be detectives, going for walks, bowling, playing putt-putt, or simply sharing a good laugh, those moments are what she treasures most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are so grateful for Maria\u2019s passion, dedication, and heart for our community! \ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re so excited to introduce Maria, one of the incredible members of our Board at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse! Maria joined the Board because she truly believes in the mission of GiGi\u2019s. She has seen firsthand how GiGi\u2019s is changing lives and feels deeply connected to the vision of a world where diversity is not only accepted,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28492,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28492"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141888\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}