Author Archives: gigicox123

This week has been the final stretch in preparing for our Gateway event tomorrow! I am very excited for all of our hard work to come to fruition, and next week’s blog will be sure to recap how it went. … Continue reading →

It is now my seventh week at We Amplify Voices, and I am going to share seven takeaways I have had so far working at a nonprofit. I have had the opportunity to work with different staff members and on … Continue reading →

This week I have been working a lot on our Life Stories event at the Gateway Film Center, and I want to use this blog post to talk about the details of the project. The Life Stories project features two … Continue reading →

My role this week at We Amplify Voices has been a change in direction and change of pace. Summer programming ended on the last day of June, so the hours I spent painting and creating musical instruments with the kids … Continue reading →

Painting canvases, balloon races, and shaving week art closed out the final week of our summer program at WAV. We have had a whole month filled with music and art activities that made for a really exciting experience for the … Continue reading →

Every day at the end of WAV’s summer programming, the kids and coaches all rate our day on a scale of one to ten and talk about our highs and lows. Today, as I write this blog post I am … Continue reading →

This week, the theme of our learning session was leadership, and what makes a leader. This is a conversation I’ve had in many spaces before, but I had new takeaways and a perspective on how to apply it to my … Continue reading →

Jam sessions, rainbow markers, and feelings check-ins kicked off my first week working at WAV’s youth summer camp this June. My name is Gigi Cox and I will graduate from Ohio State this Summer from the John Glenn College of … Continue reading →