GiGi U – Third Session off to a strong start!
GiGi U - Third Session off to a strong start! GiGi U is off and running - literally running! Each day at GiGi U, fitness is a priority. Our GiGi U students are quickly learning the importance of maintaining a physically active lifestyle as adults and reaping the benefits of...
GiGi’s 1st Annual Golf Outing – August 13th
You're Invited... Wednesday, August 13, 2014 Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club 10:00am Shotgun Start Avid golf enthusiasts and individuals who care deeply about GiGi’s Playhouse programs and mission will tee up for charity on Wednesday, August 13th. The GiGi’s Playhouse National Achievement Center 1st Annual Golf Outing will take...
GiGi’s 5K Event A Success : Thank you
Chicago Region 5K Event a Success! sears center hoffman estates • sunday june 8, 2014 Thank you to all of our participants, sponsors, community partners, volunteers and attendees! We had an incredible day celebrating BELIEF & ACHIEVEMENT! We broke a world record for the longest conga line wearing decorated hats, we danced...
Monthly Giving – GiGi’s most convenient way to give
#GiGisBelieves | Monthly Giving GiGi's most convenient way to give. You can make a difference for less than the cost of a latte. Your monthly gift to GiGi's can literally change lives - More will learn to read and write, more will gain self-confidence, more will improve their...
GiGi’s Playhouse programs raise the bar #GiGisBestOfAll
Have you reached your "Best of All"??? GiGi's Playhouse programs raise the bar The GiGi's Playhouse One-on-One Literacy Tutoring Program really does create success- right from the start! It's no different than every other GiGi's Playhouse program... At GiGi's Playhouse, all 30 programs are educational or therapeutic in nature,...
Program Spotlight: Eight Playhouses offering LMNOP this summer
First piloted at our Quad Cities Playhouse in the summer of 2012, Language, Music 'N Our Peeps (LMNOP) has quickly become one of the most requested GiGi's Playhouse programs! Led by a volunteer speech-language therapist and designed to facilitate language skill development through use of music and movement- LMNOP helps...
June Was Jumping here at GiGi’s Playhouse
What a month! Besides all of our programming, a new session of GiGi U, the 5k Run, and the launch of our V-21 Vitamin Cookie we also hosted a site coordinator training for 10 Playhouses across the country and Mexico too! It is always so wonderful to connect with the people...
Sending you 6 reasons to smile! Again?
Hi GiGi's Board Members! Sorry if you're getting this twice - just wanted you to get a copy of what we sent out this morning to all the Inc mailing list! Moving forward, you'll be getting a copy of this on the first Thursday of the month as well as...
Magical Moments: The Essence of GiGi’s Playhouse
After 11 months of working at GiGi's Playhouse, I'm still amazed by something every single day. That "something" is usually just a moment---a magical moment---where a child or young adult with Down syndrome accomplishes something wonderful that we would take for granted. It could be a firm handshake, baby...
See how we are changing lives!
[wpcol_1half id="" class="" style=""] Happy Holidays!! When you believe in someone you can truly change who they will be. We see it happen every day at Playhouses nationwide! This year has been an incredible year of growth. I didn't realize just how incredible it was until I saw 18 Playhouse...
Syracuse is open!
WOOO HOOOO Check this out!! http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story/First-Gigi-s-Playhouse-opens-in-CNY/eMN6oJKX8UOLGM2DD2F0zQ.cspx
Des Moines GiGi’s Playhouse open!
Des Moines GiGi's Playhouse opened on Saturday!!!! On the left is GiGi proudly posing in front of her picture and above she is working the new stage! Hundreds of people came to check out our newest location!! That other picture is Bella standing in front of the coolest wall ever!!...