Posts Tagged ‘#strongertogether’
Meet Carmella – Milly and Ava’s Mom, plus Running for Hennepin County Commissioner – District 6 – Volunteer Spotlight
Carmella visited GiGi’s Playhouse – Twin Cities for the first time at the end of February this year. She visited our playhouse in St. Louis Park, with her daughters Milly, age 4, and Ava, age 6. Carmella and her daughters had an amazing Saturday morning at our playhouse. Milly immediately felt right at home with…
Read MoreStacey – Volunteer Spotlight
Stacey, a Physical Therapist, found out about GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities from our Speech Language Pathologist volunteer, Rae, raving about GiGi’s at her daytime job. (Shout out to Rae for always being an ambassador for GiGi’s in our community, all the time!) In no time, Rae put together a meeting with Santi, Program Manager, Stacey,…
Read MoreNancy and Aaron (Big Guy) – Volunteer Spotlight
From the very beginning of our opening for GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities in 2013, Nancy and Aaron (Big Guy) have always been here. Families and participants, especially our teens and adults, as well as families of teens and adults, always know that they can count on Nancy and Big Guy to be there for them.…
Read MoreMy GiGi’s Story….Life-Long Relationships and Purpose! Written by: Alison
“I began attending GiGi’s Playhouse – Twin Cities, while nannying in 2015 for Maceo, a young boy with Down syndrome. After bringing him to Open Play, I quickly realized that I wanted to become more involved with this incredible organization and began volunteering that same year. Fast forward to now, I am currently the program lead for the…
Read MoreThe Peanut Butter Falcon, GiGi’s Playhouse….educate. inspire. believe.
Last night we had the chance to partner with KARE 11 on a segment about the new release of The Peanut Butter Falcon that premiers this week. This movie is starring an actor with Down syndrome and is helping the world to see Down syndrome in a very positive light. We are very appreciative to…
Read MoreKaren, Tim, and Violet — A family that inspires!
We are so proud of Karen Ryan, Tim Lees, and Violet for all of the contributions they have made to our GiGi’s Playhouse-Twin Cities, Special Olympics Minnesota, and the Down syndrome community over all the years of Violet’s life. Thank you! Please watch this video, and forever be inspired! https://www.jointherevolution.org/50-game-changers/karen-and-violet?fbclid=IwAR02t9au3XjmQ9WKLCXDA7Q6dfL_-dMoYLHvDPcRi__Zz1xzQyvu5pXIKvI
Read MoreSahra and Mustaf — A Mother’s Love for her Son and her Community
From the moment you meet Sahra and Mustaf, you immediately feel a sense of positivity, kindness, enthusiasm, leadership, and respect. These traits were instilled in Sahra from birth by her family growing up in Somalia, and Sahra has passed this on to her son Mustaf raising him here, in Minneapolis, as well as two older…
Read MoreDahlia’s Story – Giving from the Heart!
Dahlia had her Bat Mitzvah this May. She decided, on her own, with all her gifts of cash and checks she received from many family members and friends who attended her Bat Mitzvah, that she would pay it forward to her local community. Dahlia thought carefully about all the many causes that she really cared…
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