Posts by jbyrnes
Kelly Antonson Promoted to Site Director
Congratulations to Kelly Antonson on being promoted to Site Director! We are pleased to announce Kelly Antonson’s promotion to Site Director of GiGi’s Playhouse Madison. Kelly has been involved with GiGi’s, since 2016 when she started as a volunteer on the gala committee and later moved into a board member position as Marketing Chair. In…
Read MoreInspiration, Community, and Awards at National Conference
2021 GiGi’s National Leadership Conference Each year in November, GiGi’s dedicates 4.5 days of training and development for our national network of playhouses and startups at the Leadership Conference. This year, 60+ GiGi’s Playhouse locations and startups and nearly 300 attendees joined together for networking and learning opportunities related to our mission, including our Madison…
Read MoreCelebrating 5 Years of Serving Our Community
Happy 5th Anniversary to our GiGi’s Playhouse Madison Community A message from Board President, Julie Byrnes: The inspiration to start a GiGi’s Playhouse in Madison was sparked by the love of grandparents, Zane and Sue Torgrude, for their grandson, Noah, who was born with Down syndrome. “I realized that I needed to learn as much…
Read MoreSibling Love Leads to GiGi’s
Volunteer Spotlight: Amy Upon the passing of her parents, Amy and her husband, Steve, uprooted their lives and moved to Madison in order to assume guardianship and caretaking responsibilities for her beloved, adult brother, Christopher, who has Down syndrome. Amy lived in Denver, Colorado for 20 years where she raised a family and developed a…
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