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....
Last Week of Internship
Hey everyone! I am writing my last blog as my internship is coming to an end this Friday. I could go on for hours about my amazing experience here at GiGi's Playhouse Fox Valley. Since I have a limited space to write I want to thank all of you who...
Fun Times
This past Friday I hosted the Teen Tastic program at Park Side Lanes bowling alley. It was extremely successful and each teen did a spectacular job bowling! We have very talented teens here at the playhouse. I am trying to plan more community outings for the Teen Tastic program! Looking...
Reminder for Bowling
Hey everyone! Just wanted to give all of you a friendly reminder of our upcoming event that is going to be held on Friday, April 10, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. Our teens with Down syndrome can join in the fun at Park Side Lane bowling alley in Aurora, IL. I...
An Awesome Way To End My Internship
My internship is coming to an end sooner than I would like it to, but I have some amazing ideas, skills, and knowledge I will take with me for the future. I will be finishing my internship by helping out at a non profit fair where I will be advertising GiGi's...
New Teen Tastic Idea
Hey everybody! I've been working on getting more participants to join our Teen Tastic program here the Fox Valley location. I am hosting a bowling night for a reduced price of 2 dollars per game, per participant playing. There is no price for shoes! We are meeting at Park Side...