Largest Donation to Date!
We received our largest donation to date...$10,250.00!!! It was from a new organization called "100 Men on a Mission." It was presented to us and to Up With Down.They asked for nothing in return except that we spread the word about their organization so that others may join. Please check...
Language Group Meets 1st Monday Each Month
My name is Anne Fessler. I am a speech-language pathologist at McKee Early Childhood Center in the Des Moines Public Schools district. I am hoping to establish a language group at Gigi’s Playhouse. As a therapist, I enjoy seeing my students begin their education and watching them grow throughout the...
Sacred Heart Church Donates to our Math Program
Another Big Thank You!!! Sacred Heart Church in West Des Moines asked us awhile back, "What does GiGi's want for Christmas?" We told them we could really use help gathering the many items needed for our upcoming Math Program. They asked for a list of the materials needed and voila!...
$2000 Donation from Masons High 12
A Big Thank You to the Masons High 12!!! Last summer we presented the Circles Paradigm which teaches people with intellectual disabilities about social boundaries, levels of trust, etc. They have officially given us $2000 to purchase the program. We will begin having Circles Paradigm Programming after the first of...
$200 Donation from Sixth Graders
A Big Thank You to Merrill Middle School 6th graders: Seth Kallestad, Kennedy Lewis, Brian Goode, Emily Boehm, and Gabby Ichelson. They were given a class project to raise money for a charity - they picked us! The raised $200 and sold 2 calendars!! They requested that $100 go toward...
Thank You!!!
Thank you to the Blank Children's Hospital Festival of Trees and Lights for the BEAUTIFUL new Christmas tree! It is working it's magic here in our playhouse. Come check it out this Saturday, December 3rd from 11:30 - 2pm for our 2nd annual holiday party. Santa will be here too!
Thank You!!!
Thank you to the Italian-American Heritage of Iowa for donating $2500 to to our Playhouse!It was an excellent opportunity for Down syndrome awareness and we are VERY appreciative of the check. Here is a picture of Darren Marasco and Jeff Caracci from the Italian-American Society making the check presentation to...