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Determination and Hard Work: GiGi Career Development Spring Session Celebrates!
Last month we celebrated our virtual career training programs, GiGi Unniversity, GiGi Prep, and GiGi Professional, with a virtual completion ceremony. Students celebrated their accomplishments throughout the Spring Session with…
Read MoreTogether we will reach the top!
Eddie and Caiden are perfect examples of living out GiGi’s Playhouse Core Values. Enthusiastic. Best of All. Get It Done. Believe. In Middle and High School Eddie was in special…
Read MoreLucy is my “WHY” and Will Forever Be!
Getting a prenatal diagnosis of Down Syndrome is scary. Most obstetricians do not present this diagnosis in a very positive light; my experience was like they were breaking devastating news…
Read MoreWhat a Blessing to be back!
“What a Blessing it is to be back in the Playhouse” mom Alicia Fox commented after her son Van’s first GiGiFIT Toddler class. February 5th we safely launched In -Person…
Read MoreLove and Literacy
Marcia Sterenberg knew how important GiGi’s was to Jeremy and their family. She often commented that she thought GiGi’s was an integral part of Jeremy’s achievement and helping him reach…
Read MoreDaren had many super powers, the ability to love genuinely was one of his strongest powers.
Daren Sean Zons 3/28/78-9/24/2020 Daren passed away peacefully on September 24, 2020 with his loving mother by…
Read MoreOur Lovely Ladies in LMNOP!
One of our favorite FREE purposeful programs at GiGi’s is LMNOP, which stands for language, music, ‘n our peeps!! LMNOP is an interactive and engaging program designed to guide parents…
Read MoreGiGiFEST Turns Sweet 16!
The 2019 version of GiGi Fest was a smashing success! The weather was perfect and the energy was contagious! So many families from the Chicagoland area came out to celebrate…
Read MoreGiGi’s means so much…
GiGi’s Playhouse means so much to our family… I’ll never ever forget taking our son to the Playhouse for the first time… for weeks beforehand, I would sit in my…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight!
Back in March, Cindy Laine volunteered for the first time at GiGi’s Playhouse. It was World Down Syndrome Day. she was introduced to GiGi’s through her employer Vistex and their…
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