Posts by Caitlyn Novakovic
Farzin’s Blog: Marketing Internship Wrap-Up!
Hi everyone, my name is Farzin. I am a marketing intern at the National Office of GiGi’s Playhouse. My goal with this internship is to learn more about photography. I am passionate about the nature of taking pictures. I would love to become a great photographer someday. I feel like I can reach my goal and succeed. I work…
Read MoreGiGi’s Ambassadors Shine At Annual Leadership Conference!
From Left to Right: Farzin, David, Jessica, Daniel, Patrick, Brad Connecting Across The Network This year’s GiGi’s Playhouse Annual Leadership Conference was nothing short of inspiring—and our incredible professionals and ambassadors took center stage! Representing our Playhouse with pride, passion, and purpose, they joined ambassadors and leaders from Playhouses across the entire network for several…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Pam & Shelly!
This week we want to highlight and celebrate two of our amazing volunteers: Pam and Shelly! Pam and Shelly lead our GiGiFIT adult class on Tuesday afternoons, and you can always tell they are here when you hear the excited cheers and laughter from our participants coming from the gym. A little about Pam: Pam…
Read MoreMaking Moves On The Dance Floor!
This week’s Best Of All Moment comes from one of our adult participants, Madeline! This past week, Madeline competed in her first Ballroom Dancing competition and received the “Top Student” award for all of her hard work over the past few months. Madeline is proud to say that she competes in five different dances: Cha…
Read MoreBest Of All: “Falling” into literacy!
This Week’s Best of All moment comes to us from one of our long time tutors, Jody! Jody and Megan have been working together in literacy and math for the past few sessions, focusing on increasing reading comprehension and story elements. Jody had an idea to begin using Chat GPT to increase engagement and interest…
Read MoreA Hole In One: Career Development Skills In Action!
On Monday, August 18th GiGi’s Playhouse National Office hosted our Annual Golf Outing at Ivanhoe Golf Club. Each year, the adults in the Career Development Programs get a chance to come volunteer at the event, working hard during the day spreading the message about changing the way the world views Down syndrome! This year, the…
Read MoreSummer Success Story: Shizuka’s Literacy Leap!
Summer at GiGi’s Playhouse Hoffman Estates is always filled with learning, growth, and plenty of smiles—and this season has been no exception! One of our shining stars, Shizuka, has been working incredibly hard during her one-on-one literacy tutoring sessions, and her progress has been nothing short of inspiring. Alongside her dedicated tutor, Lauren, Shizuka has…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Meet Mary!
At GiGi’s Playhouse Hoffman Estates, our volunteers are the heartbeat of everything we do. This month, we’re thrilled to shine the spotlight on one of our incredible volunteers, Mary! While this is Mary’s first time serving as a literacy tutor, she’s certainly no stranger to the GiGi’s community. For over a year, Mary has been…
Read MoreCooking Up A #BestOfAll Moment!
This month’s Best Of All moment comes from volunteer Patty P. about GiGi’s Kitchen Adult participant Sabrina K. Sabrina just returned to the playhouse after a few years and was nervous about meeting many new faces in programs. ” Today Sabrina had a great day in kitchen! Today was the first day she sat at…
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