{"id":88565,"date":"2020-07-02T11:25:22","date_gmt":"2020-07-02T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/?p=88565"},"modified":"2020-10-11T11:59:43","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T15:59:43","slug":"rising-to-the-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/syracuse\/community\/rising-to-the-challenge","title":{"rendered":"Rising to the Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

On June 6th<\/sup>, we collectively traveled to the MOON AND BACK (TWICE!)<\/strong> with over ONE BILLION STEPS<\/strong> logged and over $1.3 million raised for Global Acceptance through our Generation G Step To Accept Challenge!<\/p>\n

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From Poland to Sweden to the UK and Mexico, and all over the US, almost 100,000 believers were proudly walking, running, hiking, swimming and riding to say I CAN AND WILL ACCEPT YOU AS YOU ARE!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In Syracuse, we had 16 teams, 152 participants and raised over $18,000 in support of our free purposeful programs. Thank you to all who started or joined a team or lent their support through donations or encouragement.<\/p>\n

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We heard so many stories of kindness, acceptance and appreciation:<\/p>\n

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\u201cMy sister-in-law who lives in a suburb of Minneapolis, MN with her husband and their 5 kids, biked for our Playhouse on Saturday. While biking they saw 2 families they know and were able to tell these other families about GiGi’s Playhouse!\u201d – Kara<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cI was with Bill yesterday and as he watched the live stream, he burst into tears a few times because he was so overwhelmed by what GiGi’s means. He said “I love GiGi’s so much, I am important at GiGi’s and I am proud.” Bill also arranged on his own to borrow a bike from a friend so he could ride for 3 miles for Step To Accept! He was amazed to see all our Playhouses showing up and telling him how worthy he is.\u201d \u2013 Heather<\/em><\/p>\n

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Thank you to our sponsors KeyBank<\/a>, JC Smith<\/a>, Pathfinder Bank<\/a> and Community Bank<\/a> for always believing in us and our mission. We are so appreciative of your continued support!<\/p>\n

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Our mission for acceptance doesn’t end here! There\u2019s still time to donate at www.steptoaccept.org.<\/a> Every dollar raised will help make up the 76% revenue loss from having to cancel our two largest fundraising events due to COVID-19. Be sure to choose Syracuse to ensure your donation is sent directly to our Playhouse. Thank you for your continued support!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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#GenerationG #steptoaccept<\/p>\n

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