{"id":36711,"date":"2014-09-25T20:00:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-26T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/?p=36711"},"modified":"2025-09-19T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T22:08:05","slug":"hear-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/uncategorized\/hear-moving","title":{"rendered":"Did You Hear We&#8217;re Moving?!?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/believe-cursive1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-36714\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/believe-cursive1-300x191.png\" alt=\"believe cursive\" width=\"341\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/believe-cursive1-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/believe-cursive1.png 416w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/Believe-in-our-Build-Logo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-36713\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/Believe-in-our-Build-Logo-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"Believe in our Build Logo\" width=\"232\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/Believe-in-our-Build-Logo-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/files\/2014\/09\/Believe-in-our-Build-Logo.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear GiGi\u2019s Families,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Des Moines Board of Directors, is excited to announce that GiGi\u2019s Playhouse will move to a new location at 6507 University Avenue in Windsor Heights in the Winter of 2014. A huge amount of thought, discussion and planning have gone into this decision. We are grateful to the many volunteers in the construction industry who have helped us select the right space and believe in the possibilities. It is our goal to make GiGi\u2019s Des Moines the best in the nation, and this move is a boost in several ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Visibility: The new location is in a highly visible, family-friendly neighborhood. This will improve awareness of GiGi\u2019s and hopefully bring increased support, as well as, additional acceptance and inclusion of our loved ones with Down syndrome.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Accessibility: Transportation is often a barrier that prevents our adult participants from accessing GiGi\u2019s. The new location is on the bus line, which will make it possible for many of them to independently travel to GiGi\u2019s without needing to arrange a ride.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Opportunity: The move will allow us to carry out current programming in a larger, more functional space, and to add more great programs and opportunities now and in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The new location offers 8,500 sq. ft. of space versus 3,200 sq. ft. at our current location. We are working with a general contractor to build a GiGi\u2019s that is customized to fit our growing needs:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Located on DART Lines in a great neighborhood<\/li>\n<li>Five acoustically sound Learning Labs for 1-on-1 learning!<\/li>\n<li>GiGiFit for Therapeutic &amp; Social Programming!<\/li>\n<li>GiGi University Program for Adults!<\/li>\n<li>Creative play area with larger stages for self-expression!<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor patio space with opportunities planting and garden programming!<\/li>\n<li>Murals promoting interactive purposeful play!<\/li>\n<li>Secure entry at all doors!<\/li>\n<li>Our OWN Restrooms!<\/li>\n<li>Retail Gift Shop Program for purchasing merchandise and gifts that GiGi U Interns will staff!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These are just a few examples of the amazing programs we will offer in our new, larger space. Our ideas are big and we are thrilled that our new space will accommodate them. As always, every program at GiGi\u2019s will continue to be free of charge for individuals with Down syndrome and their families.<\/p>\n<p>We hope to celebrate our grand opening in the Winter of 2014 and begin programming immediately. We will post construction updates on our website (gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines) and our Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram feeds! If you have ideas, questions or concerns, please email Anne Webber &amp; Heidi Luett at <a href=\"mailto:AwarenessDesMoines@GiGisPlayhouse.org\">AwarenessDesMoines@GiGisPlayhouse.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you at the GiGi&#8217;s!<\/p>\n<p>GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Des Moines Board of Directors and GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Des Moines Community Awareness Committee<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear GiGi\u2019s Families, The GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Des Moines Board of Directors, is excited to announce that GiGi\u2019s Playhouse will move to a new location at 6507 University Avenue in Windsor Heights in the Winter of 2014. A huge amount of thought, discussion and planning have gone into this decision. We are grateful to the many&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[164,61,186,236,184,215,4,238,263,216,94,244,217,46,51,209,243,213,237,212,211,214,210],"class_list":["post-36711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-achievement","tag-awareness","tag-believe","tag-down-syndrome","tag-educate","tag-gigi-u","tag-gigis","tag-gigis-playhouse","tag-gigis-playhouse-des-moines","tag-gigifit","tag-inspire","tag-iowa","tag-karaoke","tag-literacy","tag-math","tag-moving","tag-playhouse","tag-social-programming","tag-therapeutic-play-center","tag-therapy","tag-tutoring","tag-university-ave","tag-windsor-heights"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/55"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36711\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/desmoines\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}