Today I thought I would take you on a little tour of the Gio’s Garden House. We have been extremely lucky to have so much support from the community, friends and family. Almost everything you see in the pictures has been donated! We have more toys and activities downstairs that we rotate in and out…. Read More
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Therapeutic Recreation at Gio’s Garden?
Therapeutic Recreation (or recreation therapy) is using recreational and other activities as treatment interventions to improve functional living skills by focusing on physical, emotional, cognitive, and social developmental areas. As a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, I am able to look at the needs of each child and create activities to meet those needs. I meet… Read More
Upcoming Fundraisers!
We are gearing up for a HUGE few months! Not only are we in the process of hiring a Director to run Gio’s Garden as well as a Respite Care Coordinator to plan programs and handle families and children and volunteers, we are also planning fundraisers! The first will be on April 14th – it… Read More
Oh…yah…we should have good security at all our entrances!
I met today with some fabulous people who contacted us about our telephone system and helping us get that up and running. It just recently dawned on me that we would have to have a business phone plan for the house…not just a single phone line. Gee…go figure. When talking with Beth and Nissa from… Read More
Generous Neighbors!
Charlotte and I went to Gio’s Garden on Saturday to drop off some stuff we had at our home and meet with folks who had contacted us about items on our wish list. We brought Gio and Benicio (our 3-year-old) to hang out both boys quickly made themselves at home…something Benicio likes to do when… Read More
