Recent Blog Posts
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne Awarded the Gilmore Inclusive Arts Grant
Grant from the AWS Foundation will help launch a new music program for individuals with disabilities AWS Foundation has awarded the Gilmore Inclusive Arts Grant to GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne for a new music program utilizing the Skoog instrument. The new initiative, GiGi’s Music: Skoog Lab, will create an inclusive...
Christmas Cookie Decorating & Virtual Santa
This holiday season, GiGi's Playhouse will host socially-distanced Christmas Cookie decorating and virtual Santa visits on Saturday, Dec. 12th. To participate in the Christmas Cookie decorating virtually, register for a Christmas Cookie decorating kit that you can take home and tune in from your computer. To participate in-person, register for...
Genesis Health Bar Holiday Deals
Are you looking for creative, local holiday gifts? We have some fun ideas for you! Our ambassadors at Genesis Health Bar can make custom mugs for your friends, family or colleagues. Genesis Health Bar also offers holiday catering options. Take advantage of our deals through Dec. 31, 2020: Buy $75...
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne Honored by National Organization
GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Centers announced eight prestigious awards at its 2020 National Leadership Conference, held virtually from Wednesday, Nov. 4 to Saturday, Nov. 7. Nearly 500 people from 60 GiGi’s Playhouse locations and startups in the United States and Mexico joined the conference, which boasted a wide-ranging series...
A Board Member’s Reward: Laughs & Smiles
Cindy and Doug Atkinson with their granddaughter, Charlotte Each month we're featuring a guest blog post from one of our board members and volunteers! This November, our Board President, Doug Atkinson, shares more about his experience with GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne. When our first granddaughter Charlotte...
Pedaling for the Playhouse!
This month, we celebrate Scott Spray, Safety Director of Modular Transportation Co. as October's Playhouse Inspiration! This year, Scott planned to participate in the Tour De Plants from SDI after hearing about GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne for the first time. With a transition to a Virtual Velo, Scott decided to...
21 Ways to Celebrate Acceptance with GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month! We're taking it one step further and going beyond awareness. We're working all month long to spread ACCEPTANCE for individuals with Down syndrome. Here are 21 ways you can take action this October! Volunteers make the magic in our playhouse possible. Join us for...
GiGi U Launches Fall 2020 Class
New GiGi U students for Fall 2020 On Monday, September 28, four students gathered in GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne, marking the start of the Fall 2020 GiGi U semester. These students will strive towards independence during this 15-week instructional program. GiGi U is designed to motivate...
GiGi’s Genesis Health Bar – More Than a Healthy Lunch
As Ambassador Dave entered the GiGi's Genesis Health Bar this morning, he exclaimed, "finally!" when he saw our reinvented salad bar. While for many the salad bar means a healthy option for lunch, it means so much more to our ambassadors. With the re-opening of our salad bar this week,...
GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne Names New Executive Director
The GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne Board of Directors recently named Mandy Drakeford as its new executive director. Drakeford, a nonprofit leader with more than a decade of experience in fundraising, marketing, public relations, and digital communications, will manage and direct GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne’s operations, fundraising strategy, marketing campaigns and...
Safety First!
Greetings GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne Community! Based on the latest information and guidance from our national office and public health officials, we have decided to suspend all programming, events and volunteer orientations at GiGi’s Playhouse Fort Wayne until further notice. We are not aware of any individuals connected to the...
Read Across America Week
Our Executive Director was invited to be a guest reader during Covington Elementary's Read Across America Week celebration. Knowing that Bethany loves children, our Executive Director asked her to come along. After doing introductions, Bethany, decided that she would be the one to read 47 Strings to the three classes....