Our first weekend of work is done!
Patrick, Chris and Matt have had a wonderful first weekend of work as greeters at the Sears Centre Arena! We are so fortunate to have such a great community partner and wonderful staff on-site to help us with the training process. Pam, our Sears Centre co-worker, has been with these...
Introducing your new Sears Centre employees!
We are BEYOND THRILLED to congratulate Chris Tucker and Matt Kaman as new employees at the Sears Centre! Matt and Chris will be part-time greeters for a number of events happening at the Sears Centre throughout the year! These guys have worked so hard throughout GiGi U and their internships...
Summer 2015 tutoring registration is now open!
Looking for something fun and educational to do this summer? The Summer 2015 tutoring session is now open for registration. Take a look at our website here to register as a tutor or a student! Nicole is a GiGi U graduate, Hugs + Mugs mentor and Literacy and Math student...
Greetings from our LMNOP leader!
My name is Hannah Schultz and I am currently a senior at Elmhurst College, majoring in speech-language pathology. I have been helping lead the LMNOP program since the beginning of February at Gigi’s Playhouse- Hoffman Estates. This program has taught me a lot about the speech-language pathology field, as well...
Our Playhouse is in training mode!
Here at the National Achievement Center, we are so excited to welcome all of our Site Coordinators from around the country for two days of training! We have our days packed with information about sponsorship, electronic check-in and, of course, our awesome blog! We'll be updating our blog with photos...
Happy Mother’s Day!
Moms, it's no secret how much WE LOVE YOU!!! We thank you for being our advocates, our friends and the greatest moms in the entire world! And on Sunday, we want to celebrate YOU! Bring your whole family to Hugs + Mugs on Sunday and moms will receive a FREE...
Why we run, walk and dash for Down syndrome…
“This is Peter. Peter will be two in September. Peter is crawling everywhere, and gets into everything! He is always smiling and chatting up a storm. Peter loves Sesame Street, swimming and his new baby sister. When Peter was born, we did not know he would be blessed with Down...
Hugs + Mugs is now OPEN!
Thanks to everyone who came out to support Hugs + Mugs this past weekend! We were so happy to have our families, volunteers, donors and community members in the Playhouse to celebrate! In true GiGi's style, we had to throw a dance party, so the Playhouse was rockin' with DJ...
Workin’ for the Weekend!
We have a busy weekend here at the Playhouse! On Friday, April 17th, we are hosting our Family Game Night from 6-8pm. Then, on Saturday, April 18th from 10am-12pm, we are hosting an all-ages Open Play! Now that the weather is getting a nicer, we want to offer programs to...
Loads of fun at LMNOP
We had a ton of fun at this week's LMNOP program! Learning Music N Our Peeps takes place every Tuesday from 10-11am. Lead by a team of Speech Pathology students from Elmhurst College, each week's program includes music, fine motor/sensory skill development and socialization. Our little ones work so hard...
We Love our Volunteers
This week is National Volunteer Appreciation Week! Here at GiGi's Playhouse, we simply could not exist without the help, kindness and dedication shown by each and every one of our FANTASTIC volunteers! It never ceases to amaze me how much can be done by a small group of dedicated people,...