Local Media
GiGi's Playhouse Launches 'Step to Accept Challenge' to Spread Message of Acceptance
May 2020 | Positively Naperville
Local community celebrates Down syndrome awareness
Central Times | October 2019
'Jeep' Invasion in St. Charles to benefit local charities
Daily Herald | August 2019
"Having a child with Down syndrome 'not an experience I would change for the world,' mom says"
Chicago Tribune | August 2019
Family Foundation: A Local Nonprofit Coordinator Now Gives Back to the Organization that Supported Her Daughter
Naperville Magazine | January 2019
Local community celebrates Down syndrome awareness
Central Times | October 2019
GiGi's Playhouse receives honors at Aurora City Council
The Voice | October 2019
Glancer Magazine
August 2019
Voted Best of the Best Special Needs Resource for DuPage County
https://digitaledition.glancermagazine.com/august-2019#page=0
NCTV17
2/15/18
GiGi’s Playhouse- Katie and Kathryn
Gigi’s Playhouse Fox Valley serves Aurora, Naperville and the surrounding communities. The concept of GiGi’s Playhouse was created by Nancy Gianni after her daughter, GiGi, was diagnosed with Down Syndrome. What began as a mother’s vision to change perception, and maximize her daughter’s successes, has evolved into a global movement of acceptance.
https://www.nctv17.com/spotlight/gigis-playhouse-fox-valley/
Glancer Magazine
Nov, 2 2018
7 SPECTACULAR Local Places to Be Thankful For
https://www.glancermagazine.com/single-post/2018/11/01/7-SPECTACULAR-Local-Places-to-Be-Thankful-For
NCTV17 NSW Naperville Central Little Aces
5/27/18
Naperville Central created the program Little Aces which welcomes kids from GiGi’s Playhouse to come play tennis with the Boys Tennis team at NCHS.
https://www.nctv17.com/sports/nsw-feature-naperville-central-little-aces/
NCTV17
1/3/17
GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley- Amanda and Kathryn
The mission of GiGi’s Playhouse is to change the way the world sees Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.
Glancer Magazine
3/28/17
COVER STORY- Fifteen 30-Something Moms- Vote for Your Favorite
NCTV17 Generation G
3/26/16
GiGi’s Playhouse, a national Down syndrome achievement center, recently launched a campaign to encourage others to see the up side of Down syndrome.
“Generation G is a movement that GiGi’s has developed to just promote acceptance, to promote a change in the way we see people with disabilities and to see disabilities as a strength and not weaknesses,” said Amanda Rooney, Vice President of the Board of Directors for GiGi’s Playhouse Fox Valley.
Glancer Magazine
12/1/15
Cover Story- 15 Fascinating Families of 2015
The Finke Family
https://www.glancermagazine.com/single-post/2015/12/01/15-FASCINATING-FAMILIES-OF-2015-Cover-Feature
