Posts by lchiszar

  Winter Literacy at Fox Valley   We are a little over half way through our literacy winter tutoring sessions and are enjoying every minute of them! We have so much fun reading, writing and laughing with our tutors and students. Although tutoring sessions can be great fun, they also include a great amount of…

At Fox Valley we have had wonderful interns this past semester who have really helped us in our program growth, development, and bringing the fun! We sat down with Aurora University Social Work intern Makayla to hear about her experience as an intern at GiGi’s Playhouse: Where are you from and how long have you…

Giving thanks at GiGi’s Fox Valley! Every thanksgiving people take time to recognize what in their lives provides them love, encouragement, support, laughter, and friendship. Here at GiGi’s FV we have so much to be thankful for! Whether it’s our volunteers who put on our purposeful programs, our families who encourage and support one another,…

On Nov 1st-5th myself, the site coordinator, and board members had the opportunity to attend the GiGi’s Playhouse National Conference! It was a great time had by all and we learned a lot too! Being a new staff member I started my conference experience on Wednesday at the Hoffman Estates playhouse/national office. Here I got…

Hello, my name is Melissa and I am currently one of the social work interns here at GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley. For the fall literacy tutor session I have had the pleasure of working with Zoe! My sessions with Zoe have been fun, exciting and educational. Every week Zoe is progressing so much! Since the…

We had so much fun at the half marathon and 5k that took place in the streets of downtown Naperville yesterday! With 30 charity runners running and raising money for GiGi’s FV we were able to raise over $13,000! This is a phenomenal number that will go directly to our kids and families through various…

Hello Fox Valley Families! As many of you already know GiGi’s Playhouse will be participating in the Naperville Charity Marathon Race on Sunday Oct 22nd. October is Down Syndrome Awareness month! During the month of October we celebrate individuals with down syndrome, their abilities and accomplishments. We can’t wait to run during October to bring…

Hello GiGi’s families, We are happy to welcome fall season with new programs, and other events coming up in GiGi’s Playhouse. First, I want to let all of our families know that GiGi’s Playhouse is now offering fall tutoring for our kids. Come check out our updated tutor rooms which are for literacy tutoring. We…

Hello, my name is Melissa and I am one of the new interns at GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley! I am currently a senior at Aurora University majoring in Social Work.I am so excited to be apart of GiGi’s and get to work with all of our amazing families. I live in Itasca, IL with my…

Hello, My name is Carmen and I am one of GiGi’s new internship students from Aurora University. I am excited to start my internship with GiGi’s and cannot wait to meet more of GiGi’s staff, volunteers, and families. As I mentioned before I am attending Aurora University where I will be graduating in December with…