GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge 2025

The GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is a physical and social movement for acceptance, bringing people together to MOVE in support of global acceptance for all! Who will you MOVE for?

Parker is participating in the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge and fundraising for GiGi's Playhouse Lancaster because he LOVES all of the time he spends there with his friends and participating in programs. He's so excited that the playhouse moved into a new building last year and has LOVED spending more time there learning with all of his friends.. Parker started attending GiGiFIT Kids this year, where he's gained the confidence to do push ups and step up onto mats with no help (and gets to hear the whole room cheer for him when he does!) and is from 1x1 literacy tutoring and 1x1 math tutoring, in addition to all of the group programs he attends! We're so excited that the playhouse recently started a speech therapy program and can't wait until P can try it out!

Parker could use your support to help fund the playhouse so that he can continue to enjoy all of its FREE programming that helps him be the best he can be! If you're local, he'd love for you to join us in person on June 1st at the 5K run/walk at Penn Medicine Stadium to benefit GiGi's Playhouse Lancaster (be sure to click "Join my Team" below). Don't want to participate in a 5K? Join after to cheer on participants with Down syndrome as they run the bases! We've loved seeing Parker's progression each year and know he'll be able to run those bases himself this year!

The numbers 3 & 21 are special for those with Down syndrome, because it occurs when there are 3 copies of the 21st chromosome. To honor that, Parker is once again offering some awesome incentives for donors this year to show how much he appreciates YOU, with levels based on a combination of 3, 2 and 1.

- Donate $21 and Parker will send you a photo thank you.

- Donate $32.10 and you will get a personalized photo thank you plus an exclusive video of Parker from the event.

- Donate $63 ($21x3) and you will get all of the above plus artwork made just for you, by Parker. He'll even be sure to write his name to show off everything he's learning this year!

- Donate $123 and you will get all of the above plus some GiGi's Lancaster merch.

- Donate $252 (equivalent to $21/mo for one year) and you will get all of the above plus a batch of GiGi's decorated cookies (made by Parker & his mama).

- Donate $321 and you will get all of the above plus a special Parker's Pals shirt for everyone in your family!

We're so thankful for everyone who has supported Parker over the years. It takes a village and we are so grateful for all of the ways ours shows up for us and him.