GiGi’s Contest to Celebrate Down syndrome month
Help kick off Down syndrome awareness month this October. All of the GiGi's Playhouses across the United States and Mexico are having a FB Cover Photo contest. Here are the rules: Draw any image, using any colors that will raise awareness for Down syndrome and symbolizes what Down syndrome means...
GiGi’s Night at the Theatre: A Christmas Story: The Musical!
GiGi's Playhouse, together with the Paramount Theatre in Aurora is excited to present a unique fundraising event, GiGi's Night at the Theatre, "A Christmas Story: The Musical!" On Saturday, December 5th, 2015, GiGi's supporters and guests will enjoy complimentary valet parking, an open bar cocktail hour, appetizers and a full...
“Spread the Word to End the Word”
Hello to my extended GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley Family, I recently joined the social media campaign “Spread the Word to End the Word”. This is a campaign dedicated to ending the derogatory use of the word “retard” or “retarded” to describe both individuals with intellectual disabilities and its presence in...
Fun We Had At GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley Recently
Hello to My Extended GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley Family, So much fun and exciting things have happened at GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley over the last week and half. For starters, last Friday (July 24th) Amanda and Maddie Rooney hosted an excellent Family Fun Night. As usual there was pizza...
GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley’s Boat Did Float For A Cause!
Thank you to everyone that came out to the Float your Boat for a Cause in Naperville last Sunday. The GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley boat DID float. We won Best in Show - People's Choice Award and $2000 in PSA's from The River. Thank you to Power Forward DuPage...
First Craft Corner of the Summer
Hello to my extended GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley Family, Last Wednesday (July 8th) was the first craft corner of the summer and it was a great success. So many kids and their families showed up and made great arts and crafts such as butterfly masks, jellyfish, realistic mice etc. In...
Ribfest Festivities
Hello to my extended GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley Family, This fourth of July weekend I had an awesome time volunteering at Ribfest. The music, food, activities, fireworks and people that I worked with were truly inspiring and interested in the good work we do here at...
Beginning my journey at GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley
Hello Families and Volunteers, My name is Bailey Skrocki and I am proud to say I am the newest intern for GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley. I am looking forward to meeting as many of you as possible and raising positive awareness about Down syndrome and this amazing nonprofit organization. This...
New Monthly Giving Program at GiGi’s
GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley has started a monthly giving campaign! This is a new way to give back or support our programs every month. You choose the amount, you choose the time! Please first highlight and then open the link below and get signed up to be a 'GiGi's Believer'...
Fox Valley’s Beckett Bunch in Top 10 for GiGi’s Placehouse 5K on June 14 in Hoffman Estates
This Week's Top 10 List: #1 - Team GiGi #2 - Team Brayden #3 - Team Tera #4 -Team Kelvin #5 - Team OMG 2015 #6 - Beckett's Bunch #7 - Sam's Angels #8 - Team Owen #9 - Khloe O. #10 - Charlie and his Peep's
Why does GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley RUN, WALK & DASH?
Whether it is a pregnant mom with a prenatal diagnosis, a new baby, a toddler needing help learning to walk, a child who needs tutoring, a teen in the fitness program or an adult who needs to work on career skills, GiGi's is there to support the individual and family....