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#MyDSStory – Sibling Power!
During Down Syndrome Acceptance Month, we asked our families and community to share stories as part of a #myDSstory campaign. This submission is from an amazing sibling who is constantly…
Read MoreSpring Literacy Project Series – Rejected Love Short Story
As our Spring 2022 session comes to a close, we are delighted to share some amazing Level 3 projects from our participants. In the first of a series, we would…
Read MoreWelcome to GiGi’s Playhouse Westchester
We are thrilled to welcome Krystal Valera as our new Operations Coordinator. Krystal joined our Team at the beginning of April and has enjoyed meeting families this month both at…
Read MoreVolunteer Appreciation 2022
GiGi’s Playhouse Westchester loves our Volunteers! We cannot do what we do without the enthusiasm, dedication, generosity, and motivation of our outstanding volunteer team. Since 2021, we have welcomed 168…
Read More2021 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 MoreIt’s Not Goodbye but rather See Ya Later!
Time Flies When You’re Having Fun From a Literacy Tutor to the Literacy Coordinator, to Co-Leader of The Cooking Club (now GiGi’s Kitchen), to Recipient of the 2018 Westchester’s…
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…
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