See the life skills Gigi's Playhouse brings to those with Down syndrome in action and how a new facility will expand on the cause.
A learning center for those with Down syndrome is getting a bigger location just down the street from its current location.Gigi's Playhouse is an achievement center in Lancaster that helps all ages with the condition build on life skills. Board member Kevin Hewitt said it's like another home for his 8-year-old granddaughter Isabella."When she sees me, she gasps," he said."She comes running to me, and I get a hug ... she'll stay here on my shoulder ...
"When she sees me, she gasps," he said."She comes running to me, and I get a hug ... she'll stay here on my shoulder ... and then she'll go and play with the rest of the kids." However, the center is tripling its size — moving from a 2,400-square-foot room to a 7,400-square-foot facility.
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