Posts by Tracy Smith
2021 In Review
As 2021 ends, we look back at the challenges, successes, and accomplishments of this year! 2021 was another tough year, still dealing with the fluid nature of the Pandemic. Our planning consisted of…
Read More‘Tis The Season For Giving
Please consider supporting us on Giving Tuesday (November 30th), which is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Giving Tuesday is ‘a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to…
Read MoreSelf Advocate, Dancing And Celebrations!
Every year at our Gala we choose an amazing self-advocate to speak and spread words of inspiration to our community. Our 2020- 2021 Self Advocate is Samantha, she began attending GiGi’s…
Read MorePopsicle Courses and Best Of All’s This Summer!
This Summer, we had the pleasure of welcoming an Occupational Therapy Graduate Student from Iona College – Hannah. As part of her Fieldwork course, she tutored four students, introduced our…
Read MoreVolunteer Appreciation Month
Volunteer Appreciation Month As we wrap up our Volunteer Appreciation Month, we want to highlight even more volunteers that have stood out this month. April may be the month that…
Read MoreHelp Us To Celebrate Our Volunteers!
“Volunteering is an act of heroism on a grand scale. And it matters profoundly. It does more than help people beat the odds; it changes the odds.” – William J. Clinton…
Read MoreMeet Our Volunteers
This month, we are very excited to introduce you to two of our new volunteers who cannot wait to meet you all! They found our organization through the website Volunteer…
Read MoreVolunteerism, Friendship and Generation G
Volunteers are pivotal to our successes and achievements. Without YOU we would not be able to offer our free and purposeful programs to our families and the community. We also…
Read MoreFall Successes, Achievements and Best of Alls
In 2020, we learned how to navigate virtual tutoring and strived to make our 1-1 tutoring programs the best that they can be. Everyone involved in our tutoring programs worked…
Read MoreMy Intern Experience
For the last 3 months, we have had the pleasure of welcoming Jenna into our community. Jenna attends Iona college and interned with us this Fall. Late September, she trained…
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