DEGREES ON TUESDAY. 40'S ARREST OF THE WEEK. KELLY, THANK YOU. WORLD DOWN SYNDROME DAY WI LLBE RECOGNIZED AROUND THE WORLD ON MARCH, 21ST. BUT AHEAD OF THAT DAY, AN UPCOMING EVENT INVITES YOU TO CELEBRATE THOSE WITH THE CONDITION. >> RIGHT HERE IN OUR OWN COMMUNITY. WELL SUPPORTING A LOCAL NONPROFIT. HERE NOW WITH MORE ON THE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, THEMEDNI GHT OUT COIN. THE LUCKY HAVE A FEW IS LISA KO CAP. SHE'S THE BOARD ESIDENT OF GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE, DETROIT. LISA, GOOD MORNING. THANKS FOR JOINING US THIS MORNING. THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME. OF FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE NOT FAMILIAR WITH GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE, TELL OUR AUDIENCE ABOUT WHAT JEA'S PLAYHOUSE IS IN THE IMPORTANT WORK YOU'RE DOING INMETRO DETROIT. >> SOCHI DISPLAY HOUSES A SERIES OF DOWN SYNDRO ME ACHIEVEMENT CENTERS. THERE ARE 55 PLAY HOUSES AROUND THE COUNTRY. ONE OF MEXICO. AND WHAT WE DO IS OFFER THEIR PROGRAMMING FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS WH ITDOWN SYNDROME. ALL THE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN DESIGNED BY THERAPISTS OR EDUCATORS AND SPEAK TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF THE INDIVIAL DU DOWN SYNDROME. AND MANY PEOPLE HEAR THE TERM PLAYHOUSE AND THEY THINK IT'S FOR SMALL CHILDREN. ACTUALLY HALF OF OUR PROGRAMS OF THE ADULT POPULATION, WHICH IS REALLY INTERESTIN G. >> THAT'S GREAT. AND I KNOW THAT YOU ARE HOSTING A REALLY IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENT THIS WEEKEN D.IT'S CALLED THE LUCKY. HAVE A FEW. TELL US ONE OUABT THE TITLE OF THE EVENT, ITS SIGNIFICANCE AND ALSO WHAT PEOPLE CAN EXPECT OF THE EVENING. >> WELL, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF A PLAY ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY, RIGHT? SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING OUT. WE'RE GOING TO THE ROYAL OAK FARMERS MARKET. THAT'S AN INDOOR YOUR CALL. BUT I'M THE LUCKY FEW IS ACTUALLY NAME OR TITLE. AND THAT W ASCREATED BY A MOM OF NAME IS TH? ISBECAUSE SO MANY OF US ARE ACTUALLY ALMOST EVERYONE WHO HAS A CHILD WITH DOWN SYNDROME ARE FINE WH IT DOWN SYNDROME. REALLY CONSIDER OURSELVES TO BE A LUCKY FE W. SO IT'S A PLAN THAT AND WITH THE SAINT PATRICK'S DAY TWIST. SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED. >> THAT'S GREAT. AND WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT OF THE EVENING? WHAT'S GOING TO BE INCLUDED? >> SO IT'S SO MH UCFUN WITH IT'S HOSTED BY SONS ARE SPONSORED BY HUNTINGTON. THK AN AND WE HAVE LOCKHART'S BARBECUE. WE HAVE TO RUN HARD A SUPPLY TRUCK AND PLOT. WE RAISE ICE ICE CREAM BAR THAT WILL HAVE OUR LIVE AND SILENT AUCTIONS. SO WE'RE SO EXCITED. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT EVENT FOR US BECAU SE EVERYTHING THAT WE PROVIDE FOR A MILIES, ALL OF THESE WONDERFUL PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES WE PROVIDE FOR EVERYONE FOR FREE 100% OF THE TIME. WE'RE THE LY DOWN SYNDROME CENTER AND ON THE STATE OF MICHIGAN. SO FOR THESE FAMILIES TO BE ABLE TO COME TO US AND GET FREE PROGRAMMING WHERE THEY CAN GET Y ANANYWHERE ELSE IS SO IMPORTANT IN THIS EVENT, FOR PROGRAMS. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND I'M CURIOUS, YOU KNOW, THE PANDEMIC. I KNOW HE'S DEALT ALL AROUND. METRO DETROIT BEEN REALLY, REALLY DIFFICULT. HOW IS GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE FARE D? IT'S BEEN REALLY, REALLY >> WE WE PIVOTED WITHIN 13 DAYS. HE HAD EVERYTHING ONLINE AND WE'RE DOING ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS VIRTUALLY AS AN ORGANIZATION. THAT WAS AMAZING BECAUSE WE SUDDENLY WERE SERVICE SCENE. PEOPLE IN 80 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. AND FOR DETROIT PLAYHOUSE, WE WERE ABLE TO SERVICE PEOPLE ALL OVER THE STATE OF MICHIGAN WHO COULD NOT JUST DRIVE DOWN TO DETROIT TO GO TO THE PLAYHOUSE. SO THAT WAS REALLY AMAZING HOW QUICKLY WE PIVOT FOR OUR DETROIT PLAYHOUSE. WE HAVE GWNRO SINCE THE PANDEMIC IN TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OF FAMILIES WERE SERVICING D AN OUR PROGRAMS 3 TIMES ITS ENEMIES. AND WE HAVE 3 TIMES BIGGER THAN THE OPEN 3 TIMES AS MANY FAMILIES COMING THROUGH DOORS 3 TIMES AS MANY VOLUNTEERS 3 TIMES AS MANY BUT WE ARE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT WE DO IS BASED ON FUNDRAISING. ANDO SOUR FUNDRAISING, IT IS DOWN TO 25%. SO THIS EVENT IS SO HUGE FOR US SO WE CAN CONTINUE GROWING. >> LISA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND ALL THE INFORMATION ON THAT IMPORTANT EVT ENIS RIGHT ON YOUR SCREEN. THERE WAS JUST ON YOUR SCREEN THERE. WE'LL POST THAT ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. LISA COKE HABIT GIGI'S PLAYHOUSE,
