Posts by Kelly Antonson
Unique Ways to Support GiGi’s Playhouse Madison: 13 Creative Giving Options, Including Planned Giving
We wanted to share some unique ways to support GiGi’s Playhouse Madison, which provides invaluable services to individuals with Down syndrome and their families. Here are several options to consider: Monthly Giving with Incentives Amazon Wishlist Donating items directly from our Amazon Wishlist helps us direct more of our fundraising dollars to programming. Visit our…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Madison Awarded $75,000 Grant from Madison Community Foundation to Support Forever Home Capital Campaign
GiGi’s Playhouse Madison Awarded $75,000 Grant We are overjoyed to share some truly transformational news: Madison Community Foundation (MCF) has awarded GiGi’s Playhouse Madison a $75,000 Community Impact Grant to support our Empowering Futures: Believe in our Build capital campaign and help bring our forever home to life. This remarkable investment moves us one giant…
Read MoreRewarding and Learning: Conference 2025
Rewarding is a great way to describe our time at the annual national conference. As an organization, we look forward to our National Conference each year because it means we have the opportunity to network with the other incredible Playhouses and national staff, learn by attending important discussions and share our local Madison best practices.…
Read More2025 Gala: Celebrations and Award Recipients
Celebrations and Awards made our 2025 Gala so meaningful. The theme of this years gala was “Building our Future is not Black and White”. Supporting and Celebrating our community is not a one size fits all approach. While we provide consistency with programming and events, we also make adjustments that will allow each participant to…
Read MoreFeel Good and Festive Fundraising
Let your holiday spirit turn into both feel good and festive fundraising! Fitchburg Farms is generously donating 15% of your holiday decor and gift card order until 11/27! Your order will not only brighten your holidays, it will also be supporting the construction of our forever home! Use our link to pre-order a : Ordering…
Read MoreBuilding our Future is not Black and White Gala Attendee Need to Know!
We’ve made it easy for Gala Attendees to find everything they need to know for October 10th. Countdown to Our Biggest Celebration of the Year! We are excited to see you at our largest fundraiser of the year, the Generation G Building our Future is not Black and White Gala! The big event is this…
Read MoreGala 2025: Gratitude for our Silent Auction Donors AND Winners
Our sincere Gratitude and Thank You to the generous businesses, organizations and individuals who donated to our silent auction! The silent auction is a large part of our fundraising efforts for our annual Gala. Everyone is welcome to take part in the auction because you can bid on your phone. You do not need to…
Read MoreGala Inspiration
Gala Inspiration from a self-advocate Two years ago, at our 7th Annual Generation G Gala, one of our incredible self-advocates took the stage and shared an inspiring speech. Their words captured the heart of GiGi’s Playhouse Madison—celebrating abilities, breaking down barriers, and building a community where everyone belongs. As we get ready for this year’s…
Read MoreSpreading Light and Acceptance 1 Candle at a Time
Spreading Light and Acceptance One Candle at a Time
Read MoreNever Having to Advocate Alone
We have a tight community, which means our families never have to advocate alone! Our friend Asha needed the community to raise their voices and advocate for her! The MMSD school district reversed a program of inclusion for swimmers with disabilities at West High School. Asha’s family shared “For years, Asha swam as a non-scoring…
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