Posts by Kelly Antonson
Leadership is How Our Playhouse Grows
Our Playhouse is lucky to have incredible leadership, which allows our Playhouse community to grow. In our eight years of serving the Madison community, there have been many individuals who have contributed to our success. Each person brings their own talents to our team and assists in various ways. We are thrilled to share that…
Read MoreUnique Ways to Support GiGi’s Playhouse Madison: 8 Creative Giving Options for a Worthy Cause
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 MoreGrowing and Celebrating with Strategic Planning
Each year, our Board of Directors and staff come together to learn how we’ve been growing and celebrating the past year during our Strategic Planning retreat. An important part of this exercise is to set the strategic vision for the next 1, 3 and 5 years for our Playhouse community. We always start our retreat…
Read MoreA Safe Place for the Entire Family
GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is a welcoming and safe place for the entire family! We hear time and time again how families come here and ‘can breathe’ and ‘put their shoulders down’. This is a place filled with people sharing similar experiences and always has ‘good energy’. We are proud to have cultivated a home away…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse Madison- Executive Director
Kelly Antonson has been promoted to GiGi’s Playhouse Madison’s first Executive Director. GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is excited to share the promotion of Kelly Antonson to the first Executive Director of the Madison Playhouse. Kelly started with the Madison Playhouse as a volunteer in early 2018 with various roles. She began her career with GiGi’s Playhouse…
Read MoreFamily Involvement is the Foundation of our Playhouse Community!
YOU are the foundation and heart of our Playhouse community and are needed to help us do our best! We have an exciting opportunity for our families to join our newly formed Family Outreach Committee! The role of the Family Outreach Committee will be to: This group will meet quarterly on an agreed upon day…
Read MoreStart Practicing Your Golf Swings!
The 4th annual Go FORE It Golf Outing is SOLD OUT as of 7/23/24. This fun day on the Lake Windsor Country Club course will be the most inspirational round of golf you’ll have all year. All funds raised from this outing will directly benefit about 400 families in the Down syndrome community with FREE,…
Read MoreThank You for Celebrating Acceptance
Our third annual Dash for Down Syndrome was another incredible display of acceptance! On April 27th, we welcomed over 400 people to Winnequah Park in Monona on a gorgeous Spring day! This was the first year it was warm and the sun came out! We started the day with the 5k fun run and 1…
Read MoreCelebrating Eight Years of Advocacy and Acceptance!
When a dedicated group of individuals first decided to bring GiGi’s Playhouse to life in the Madison over 9 years ago no one truly knew how impactful this would be. It takes a lot of passion and perseverance to bring a dream to reality. On May 22nd, 2016 the Madison community welcomed our Playhouse to…
Read MoreVolunteer Perspective – What GiGi’s Playhouse is All About
Guest Blogger, Guiliana Maestre Hi! My name is Giuliana Maestre, I am currently a graduating senior at Monona Grove High School. I’m part of a state-certified program at my school called Youth Apprenticeship where I’m working in the Hospitality industry while earning school credits. After graduation I’m planning to attend college and double major in…
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