{"id":157848,"date":"2024-08-01T08:51:09","date_gmt":"2024-08-01T14:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/?p=157848"},"modified":"2025-01-03T11:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T17:04:52","slug":"finding-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/finding-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding purpose through volunteering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Volunteering virtually is such a great way to make an impact in your community. But don\u2019t take our word for it. Let\u2019s hear from Marisa, our Kid\u2019s Club Program Leader this summer, about why she got involved and how she feels about her volunteer role with GiGi&#8217;s Virtual Playhouse.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wanted to connect with people and make a small impact in someone\u2019s life, which motivated me to get involved with GiGi\u2019s Playhouse! I volunteer for Kid\u2019s Club as the summer program leader! In Kid\u2019s Club, we work on social skills by having the participants interact with each other and the volunteers, as well as through games and videos! We also work with participants on gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and self-help skills through our crafts and activities. Our main goal in Kid\u2019s Club is to have fun, get to know new people, and continue to expand our knowledge.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy &#8216;best of all moment&#8217; has been seeing how much progress has been made when it comes to the kids coming out of their \u201cshells\u201d and socializing more. Seeing this progress has made me feel like my volunteer work is truly making a difference. &#8220;Volunteering is a great way to be a part of your community, make a difference in the lives of other people, gain new experiences, <strong><em>find a sense of purpose<\/em><\/strong>, and gain a whole bunch of knowledge. GiGi\u2019s is such a great organization to volunteer for because they make such a huge difference in the lives of many,\u00a0and they are amazing to their volunteers!&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Volunteering for GiGi\u2019s Virtual Playhouse has been such an amazing experience, and I plan to continue volunteering with them for as long as I can!\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"390\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/files\/2024\/08\/Marissa.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-157849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/files\/2024\/08\/Marissa.jpg 390w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/files\/2024\/08\/Marissa-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join our volunteer team this Fall by filling out a <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/volunteer\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/volunteer\/\">volunteer application <\/a>or email us at virtualprograms@gigisplayhouse.org with questions. We are always looking for dedicated and enthusiastic virtual volunteers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteering virtually is such a great way to make an impact in your community. But don\u2019t take our word for it. Let\u2019s hear from Marisa, our Kid\u2019s Club Program Leader this summer, about why she got involved and how she feels about her volunteer role with GiGi&#8217;s Virtual Playhouse.&nbsp; \u201cI wanted to connect with people&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1558,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-157848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1558"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157848\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/virtual\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}