Top 3 Inspiring Fall Volunteer Opportunities to Embrace This Season
This fall, dedicating time to volunteering for Down Syndrome Awareness Month can be both impactful and fulfilling. By committing your time and energy, you play a crucial role in advocating for a world where everyone is valued and accepted. We are lucky to have a busy fall shouting the worth of our loved ones with Down syndrome. We need your help making these incredible events happen, learn more about the trifecta of community fundraisers below!
First up is the Bushel of Apples Fall Fest with Phase Three Brewing and Affy Tapple. Join us for three days of food, music, kids activities and family fun. From Friday September 20th – Sunday, September 22nd we will be partying at Paulus Park with a purpose, running kids activities, pumpkin painting, a corn pit and more! Proceeds from this entire weekend go right back to the playhouse and the free programs we offer! We need volunteers to collect donations, oversee the kids games and grill.
You can sign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A8A822A6FCCF8-50604522-phase
We can’t get enough of the Fall Fun so this year we are partnering with Jack-O-Lantern World for their event! Revamped and better than ever with mini golf, a pirate ship and a brand new Down Syndrome Awareness pumpkin display along with their thousands of hand carved pumpkins, you won’t want to miss out! Every ticket will have the option to round up or donate to GiGi’s Deerfield. They will also donate for every volunteer who signs up through GiGi’s to help! These volunteers will support in guiding visitors through the displays, selling merchandise, moving pumpkins around and more. GiGi’s will also be serving up Phase Three Brewing beers and seltzers at the Beer Garden.
You can sign up to volunteer for general event support OR to work the beer garden here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0E48A8A822A6FCCF8-50604960-jackolantern
Learn more about the fest and purchase tickets (on sale after 9/4) here: https://thejackolanternworld.com/lakezurich
Rounding out our trifecta of community fundraisers is our partnership with Hyrox. Hyrox is a global indoor fitness race quickly spreading across the US, Europe and Asia. Participants must pass through eight functional work-outs and do 1K runs in between. As participants race through the various workouts, volunteers help facilitate the flow of this high-energy event. Volunteer perks include: special edition volunteer shirts, meals, and complimentary parking. A donation will be made to GiGi’s Deerfield for every volunteer signed up under us. At Navy Pier on Saturday, November 16th.
Sign up here: https://hyrox.emos1.com/volunteer/RegisterVolunteer.aspx?eid=48&JScript=1
Aaaannnnd don’t forget we have our very own Gala on October 4th, an extra special night celebrating an extra special chromosome. Prepare for an evening of elegance and nostalgia, including live music, dinner, dancing, and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference. Tickets available now! https://gigisplayhouse.org/deerfield/gala/
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