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You’re invited to participate in the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge!

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What is it?

The GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is a 5k fun run, 1-mile walk, or other fitness format — that brings people together to raise awareness, acknowledge, and support the challenges in the Down syndrome community.

Taking place at all our Playhouse locations across the country, the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is GiGi’s Playhouse largest peer-to-peer fundraiser and a fun and inclusive fitness event that the entire community can attend!

When is it?

From March 15th – June 29th, 55+ GiGi’s Playhouse locations will host their own GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge events in their communities.

Don’t have a Playhouse near you? No problem! Our Virtual Playhouse hosts its own Virtual GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge from May 1st to May 30th!

Why should I participate?

The money we raise from our GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge events directly funds the 340,000 hours of FREE educational, therapeutic, and career development programming GiGi’s Playhouse provides to our participants and families a year.

Beyond this, our GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge events give entire communities the opportunity to come together with the Down syndrome community to embrace differences, foster inclusivity, and create a more ACCEPTING world!

Will you join us? Become a GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge Champion!

Find an Event Near You

Click to watch the video on what the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is all about!

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Together, we can race toward a more ACCEPTING world!

How to Participate:

Register for your Playhouse 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk, and Dash for Down Syndrome

Pick the Acceptance Challenge event nearest you and register

Every playhouse from the GiGi’s Network will be hosting its very own Acceptance Challenge event. How you choose to participate is to be selected when you register. The only difference in registration costs is with signing up for the 5K run.
See below for the different ways that you can register for your Playhouses Acceptance Challenge event.

Register and Create a Personal or Team Fundraising Page

Upon registration, you can choose to register as an individual or as a fundraising team.

Registering as an individual will allow you to select which Playhouse location you would like to support. After completing registration, you will now have your own fundraising page. This page will be your hub for all things fundraising. Share the link to this page with friends, family, colleagues, and more. You should reach out to anyone that can help raise awareness and funds for your GiGi’s Playhouse location!
Registering a team, or joining a team will allow you to combine the efforts of many fundraisers to reach the common goal of raising funds and awareness for GiGi’s Playhouse! The best part is that no team can be too big or small. Share the link to your team's fundraising page and encourage others to register and join you in helping spread the message of global acceptance for all!

Pay attention for in-person GiGi’s event updates.

The GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is an event that every GiGi’s Playhouse hosts in their own way. This means that event updates will be different with each location!
Make sure, after registering, to pay attention to your specific playhouse event for any updates pertaining to the event. Referring the events page to quickly access your playhouse event page, will be the best way to keep up to date with event updates.
After registering and having created your fundraising page, you will have opted in to receive newsletters and event updates to ensure you are up to date on all important information regarding the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge of your choosing.

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“There’s something special about Sarah Jane’s comfort level when she is with her GiGi’s crew.”

Kathryn

Sarah Jane’s mom

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"GiGi’s has provided an extra layer of support locally that many national organizations can not replicate. GiGi’s is a place where the whole family is welcomed and encouraged to participate. That has been great because our whole family can interact with Cree’s learning and development."

Kelli Caughman

“Time flies when you’re having fun, and that’s what the Playhouse is. Everyone genuinely cares about each other, and we have a great time together.”

Alyse

Conner’s mom

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