{"id":141582,"date":"2023-01-31T15:25:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T20:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/?p=141582"},"modified":"2023-02-01T12:59:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T17:59:30","slug":"matching-passion-to-purpose-at-gigis-playhouse-tampa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/2023\/01\/31\/matching-passion-to-purpose-at-gigis-playhouse-tampa\/","title":{"rendered":"Matching Passion to Purpose at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Tampa&nbsp;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Tampa was welcomed in the Tampa Bay area, I knew of their mission of acceptance for all. It became personal in 2016 when my best friend\u2019s daughter, Sophia was born, and I wanted more than ever for acceptance to be universal.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I started to write today, a Facebook memory appeared. It was the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time I held Sophia after her graduation from the NICU. I mean talk about kismet. This caused me to pause and remind myself why I believe in GiGi\u2019s Playhouse and if why I will be participating in the 2nd annual GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Tampa this year as a participant and a volunteer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the tenet\u2019s of GiGi\u2019s Playhouse is an idea of \u201cBest of All\u201d. This is part of the purposeful programs to meet people where they are at and to celebrate all the wins by doing a bit better than the day before. Couldn\u2019t we all use that in our daily lives? I know I could use those Best of All celebrations when it comes to thinking about a race!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Saturday, March 18<sup>th<\/sup> 2023 will be a day of celebration as we all have our own Best of All moments at the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge. \u202fI hope you will be there to celebrate with us and learn more about where you could find purpose in GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Tampa. I have attended events at GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Tampa for 4 years and I have been a member of the Board for 2 years. The Playhouse is full of passionate people who spread the GiGi\u2019s Playhouse mission of acceptance for all. If you are looking to make an impact, please consider checking out our various volunteer opportunities from programs, to outreach, to advocacy, to events. Donations and grants will fund future and existing programs. This includes 1-on-1 Literacy Tutoring, 1-on-1 Math Tutoring, Cheer Gems, Leaps and Bounds, Fantastic Friends, and more.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are looking for a team, Team Kindness Rocks would love to have you! Click the link below to join a team, create a team, or support Robin\u2019s efforts to grow acceptance and inclusion for all.&nbsp; Proceeds will assist our amazing staff and volunteers deliver the very best programing to families, at no cost to them. By moving together, we will advance toward an accepting world!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/acceptance-challenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Acceptance Challenge &#8211; Tampa (gigisplayhouse.org)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MoveForAcceptance #GiGisPlayhouseTampa&nbsp; #AcceptanceChallenge #Acceptance #Inclusion&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ready to start your own team? Sign up today.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/files\/2023\/02\/image0.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141584\" width=\"566\" height=\"755\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/files\/2023\/02\/image0.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/files\/2023\/02\/image0-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"567\" height=\"756\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/files\/2023\/02\/image1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/files\/2023\/02\/image1-1.jpeg 567w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/files\/2023\/02\/image1-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Tampa was welcomed in the Tampa Bay area, I knew of their mission of acceptance for all. It became personal in 2016 when my best friend\u2019s daughter, Sophia was born, and I wanted more than ever for acceptance to be universal.&nbsp;&nbsp; As I started to write today, a Facebook memory appeared.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":257,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141582","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/257"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141582"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141582\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141582"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141582"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/tampa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}