Violet & Zola Chaffee, 3.21 Youth Honorees

These sisters are the epitome of acceptance. Eight-year-old Zola was adopted from Ethiopia and her seven-year-old sister Violet was adopted from China. Violet also has Down syndrome.  “We live in a box of advocacy and I love that role,” says their mom Megan Chaffee. “We are advocating acceptance for a black daughter. We are...

Grace Burke, 3.21 Run Adult Honoree

Grace Burke is 22 and on the run. When she’s not working, you’ll find this millennial hanging out with friends, playing on her laptop, or working out. The only thing that sets her apart from her peers is an extra copy of chromosome 21.  “Grace has been such a huge...
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Best Wishes to the Forsythe Family

Hi GiGi's friends and families, Riley here! On May 1st, my husband (Tanner) and I are relocating to Knoxville, TN. My involvement at GiGi's Playhouse began when I was an intern at GiGi's Playhouse Fort Wayne during my senior year of college at Manchester University. During my internship, I co-taught...
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World Down Syndrome Day 2021 Highlights

  World Down Syndrome Day is easily one of our favorite days of the year. However, here at GiGi's Playhouse, we celebrate our friends each and every day! For our WDSD celebration of 2021, we wanted to spread acceptance throughout our communities. Our intern team packed World Down Syndrome Day...
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A Glimpse Into Our E.P.I.C. Passport

Bonjour, Hola, Guten Tag, Shalom! These are ways to say hello in a few of the countries that we have visited during our E.P.I.C. program this session. We have been virtually traveling to a different country each week to learn about and immerse ourselves in various cultures! Participants made passports that included a stamp from each visited country! We...
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A Guide to Indianapolis Hybrid Schedule

We are so excited to be transitioning to a hybrid schedule beginning March 1st! With our new hybrid schedule, we acknowledge that there need to be additional protocols in place to protect our participants, their families and our volunteers. With that being said, we respect your individual decision regarding your comfort level and...
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A Focus on Diversity and Inclusion: Our 2021 Promise

    GiGi’s Playhouse Indianapolis is excited to welcome its first Diversity and Inclusion Intern to the team! In the 6 years that our playhouse has been open, we have been able to serve as a resource to 524 families. However, we acknowledge that we could expand our outreach even...
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Grayson Grows with GiGi’s

GiGi's Playhouse Indianapolis gladly welcomed Grayson into the GiGi's family back in 2020! Grayson and his family have enjoyed attending LMNOP each Friday lead by Miss Molly & Mr. Tom. In addition, we got to see him and his family in-person during our Books & Blitzen drive-thru in December of...
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Books & Blitzen

Is there a more magical way to end 2020 than seeing Santa and petting a live reindeer at GiGi's Playhouse Indianapolis? Books & Blitzen was a JOLLY time!   Knights of Columbus Council #12387 based in Carmel, IN had a large amount of impact on this holiday event. They donated...
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Sending Special Thanks to Fall 2020 Interns

"The atmosphere at the playhouse is truly one of a kind." This fall, GiGi's Playhouse Indianapolis had the honor of hosting 4 interns! This group included 2 Program Interns, 1 Program Coordinator Intern and 1 Virtual Marketing and Social Media Coordinator. Within this group, 3 different universities were represented -...
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Music in Motion Comes to GiGi’s Playhouse Indianapolis

We are happy to announce that we will be offering a new program called Music in Motion starting in January 2021. This program focuses on singing and giving everyone a voice! This program allows our friends to tap into their inner rock star. Music in Motion will build self-confidence, strengthen...
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GiGi’s Playhouse National Conference 2020

The GiGi's Indy team attended the GiGi's Playhouse National Conference last week... VIRTUALLY! Over the span of 4 days, 500 attendees, 60 cities, 2 countries and 1 voice came together to celebrate GiGi's Playhouse. Our week began with a teambuilding day spent at "Just Pop In" and then pottery painting...