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...
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...
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...
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...
A Message From Megan
Hello GiGi’s Playhouse! My name is Megan Frey, and I am the new Career Programs Manager here at the Hoffman Estates playhouse. This means I help oversee GiGi Prep, GiGiU, GiGi Professional, and Hugs & Mugs. I graduated from Georgia Southern GiGi's Participant and Megan Frey...
Welcome Will, the first baby of 2022 to GiGi’s Playhouse.
Welcoming new families is always exciting! Will and his family walked into GiGi's Playhouse January 11th. They have been attending such as LMNOP every Tuesday at 10am Language Music N' Our Peeps (LMNOP). LMNOP supports the therapeutic-based development of young children with Down syndrome with goals of achieving the following:...
GiGi University completes an extraordinary year!
Meet the GiGi Prep Graduates! We have had many new families enrolled in our GiGi University Program. Families like Nick Sables who is a GiGi Prep student. Nick completed GiGi Prep December 15th in a in person ceremony at GiGi's Playhouse Hoffman Estates with his classmates. He will then begin...
Huntley Cheer Association Spreads GenerationG!
It is the season of giving and the The Huntley Cheerleaders of The Huntley Cheer Association went above and beyond in granting our wishes for GiGi's Playhouse Hoffman Estates this year! For months the cheerleaders have been collecting items such as large chalk boards, educational toys, cricut items, snacks,...
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it for themselves.
If you meet Tom Shuff you cannot help but smile at his infectious personality. He walks into a room and lifts people up immediately with his encouraging words, especially to the participants at GiGi's Playhouse. His signature phrase is "Bam Baby" is heard throughout the playhouse when volunteers as 1:1...
GiGi’s Playhouse Hoffman Estates kicks off Down Syndrome Awareness Month!
GiGi's Playhouse kicks off Down Syndrome Awareness month at Timothy Christian School for the month of October! GiGi's Playhouse Hoffman Estates was invited by Timothy Christian School to speak about GiGi's Playhouse and Down syndrome. GiGi Professionals Harry Fisher and Aubrey Soukup spoke to over a hundred students and staff...
GiGi’s Playhouse hits a hole in one!
The day could not have been more perfect for our 8th Annual GiGi's Playhouse National golf outing at The Club of Wynstone. GiGi Gianni flawlessly sang the National Anthem while the American Flag flew over the crowd of golfers, participants, families, staff, and volunteers. A new highlight at the event...