{"id":142537,"date":"2026-06-21T21:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/?p=142537"},"modified":"2026-06-21T21:35:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T01:35:55","slug":"volunteer-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/uncategorized\/volunteer-of-the-month","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer of the month!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Meet Tessa Green!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"406\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/files\/2026\/06\/image.png 325w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/files\/2026\/06\/image-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>She was a volunteer here for the fall,\u00a0winter\u00a0and spring. She completed her Occupational Therapy Fieldwork hours here, leading\u00a0GiGiFIT\u00a0for Teens and the evening\u00a0GiGiFIT\u00a0Adult program.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since October 2025, volunteering at GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Syracuse has become such a meaningful experience. Volunteering primarily with\u00a0GiGiFIT, while also helping with Achievers,\u00a0TeenTastic, and\u00a0special events\u00a0like the Halloween party, has created so many memorable moments and connections. From the very first visit to the Playhouse, the welcoming environment and close-knit sense of community stood out\u00a0immediately\u00a0and inspired a desire to get involved. The most rewarding part of volunteering has been building relationships with the participants and their families. Seeing participants begin to recognize familiar faces through consistent attendance \u2014 and being greeted with smiles, high fives, and hugs \u2014 makes every visit incredibly special. Volunteering at GiGi\u2019s is an experience that truly grows both your brain and your heart, and it has already had a lasting impact that will carry into a future career as an occupational therapist. Most importantly, there is so much gratitude that GiGi\u2019s Playhouse exists as a place of support, achievement, and belonging for participants, families, and volunteers alike.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet Tessa Green! She was a volunteer here for the fall,\u00a0winter\u00a0and spring. She completed her Occupational Therapy Fieldwork hours here, leading\u00a0GiGiFIT\u00a0for Teens and the evening\u00a0GiGiFIT\u00a0Adult program.\u00a0\u00a0 Since October 2025, volunteering at GiGi&#8217;s Playhouse Syracuse has become such a meaningful experience. Volunteering primarily with\u00a0GiGiFIT, while also helping with Achievers,\u00a0TeenTastic, and\u00a0special events\u00a0like the Halloween party, has created&hellip;<\/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-142537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142537","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=142537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/142537\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=142537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=142537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=142537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}