GiGi's Playhouse 3rd Annual Gala


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Congressman Andrew Garbarino was among the guests at the 3rd Annual Wonderland Gala sponsored by GiGi’s Playhouse Long Island in Patchogue. He announced federal funding to help launch GiGi University’s career readiness program and the Hugs & Mugs supported employment program.

GiGi's Playhouse is committed to seeing a world where individuals with Down syndrome are accepted and provides free educational, therapeutic-based, and career development programs for individuals with Down syndrome, their families, and the community.

With over 60 brick-and-mortar locations across the United States and Mexico, GiGi’s is North America’s only network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers. Every day, they provide free, life-changing therapeutic, educational, and career training programs for more than 30,000 individuals of all ages.

For more information, visit www.gigisplayhouse.org.

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