There’s a Birthday Party in Hugs and Mugs!

You're invited!! Do you have a birthday coming up? Have your party at Hugs & Mugs! We have a wonderful cafe space and a gym to run around and have fun! Everyone is also served a cup of gelato. Our gelato flavors are Birthday Cake, Mint Chip, Lemon, Chocolate, Vanilla,...

Golf “FORE” Steven Wittkowski

This year GiGi's Playhouse was honored to be a part of the Steven Wittkowski Golf Classic. We were able to set up our booth at the first hole and were educating all the golfer's about GiGi's as well as see if they were able to aim their golf ball onto...

Volunteer Spotlight – Jose

GiGi's Playhouse would not function if it were not for our volunteers. Our volunteers are always willing to give a helping hand and give their best efforts to give everyone a positive experience from the moment a family, friend, staff member, donor, or any member of the community walks into...

Get Your Toddler Moving in GiGiFIT

In GiGiFIT Toddler we are make every movement fun! From walking, crawling, rolling, to running, jumping, and bouncing! In a fun environment we are purposefully progressing on improving areas of fitness through activities in strength, endurance, and joint stability. Our exercises are created by a physical therapist and are specific...

Lots of Love for Hugs and Mugs

Today we were very lucky to get to know more about our very own Ramsin who interns at Hugs and Mugs. He has been interning for over 4 years. Ramsin earned all of his career skills when he graduated from GiGi Prep and GiGi University. At our GiGi Prep and...

Getting to Know Farzin

Our GiGi's Ambassador Program continues to work on creating their own blog for readers to get to know our participants a little more. Farzin has been a part of GiGi's for over 10 years. He said he has gained a lot from our tutoring program and working with our very...

A Familiar Face at Hugs and Mugs 

For over a year now, GiGi's has been entirely grateful to have an incredible volunteer at our Hugs & Mugs. Miguel is such a hard worker and a great person all around. He is always willing to give a helping hand and has even offered delicious food to some of...
Aubrey

Getting to know Aubrey

If you have attended LMNOP, GiGi Kitchen Adult, or even stepped into GiGi's Playhouse in Hoffman Estates, you may have seen Aubrey's smiling face around the playhouse. Aubrey is one of GiGi Ambassadors and she has a heart of gold. She is always willing to give a helping hand and...

Welcome Sabrina, our new speech pathologist

Happy Friday, GiGi’s Playhouse! We hope you all had a great week and are enjoying your summer. We have another new staff joining our family! Sabrina Brucato is a speech pathologist who graduated from Columbia University in New York City. Her passion for speech therapy began watching her younger sister...
Lauren

Welcome to Lauren Scudieri

This month has brought many new staff, including our new Community Education Manager, Lauren Scudieri! Here are a few words from Lauren: “My name is Lauren Scudieri and a little bit about me, I recently moved from Arizona and very happy to be back in my home state! I have...
Jennifer Spencer, Hugs & Mugs Store Manager

Hugs & Mugs Welcomes New Store Manager

Happy 4th of July everyone! This week, GiGi’s would like to introduce you to our new Hugs & Mugs store manager, Jennifer Spencer! Jennifer has been with GiGi’s for just over a week, and we have been so grateful to have her be a part of our team. Here’s a...
Anna Hugs

Welcome Anna!

This week, we welcomed a new college student intern, Anna! She has almost finished her first week at Hugs & Mugs, and we are so excited to have her. Here are a few words from Anna: “I am studying to get my undergraduate degree in Journalism with minors in English...