Posts by Kelly Antonson
Unveiling 2024: A Year of Impact, Growth, and Shared Achievements! 🚀
Unveiling 2024: A Year of Impact, Growth, and Shared Achievements! Join us in the journey to make a difference from day one. Our focus in our 8th year of serving the greater Madison community is GROWTH. We have plans to grow our program offerings, our outreach and the number of families we serve. Everyone that…
Read MoreLooking Back: Elevating the Down Syndrome Community in 2023!
Each year we like to reflect on the ways our community has lived our mission of ‘changing the way the world views Down syndrome and bringing a global message of acceptance for all’. From celebrating the introduction of innovative programs, the initiation of powerful collaborations, and the heightened success of our fundraisers-together, we’ve made strides…
Read MoreWhy are We Celebrating?
What is a ‘Best of All’ and why do we celebrate it? ‘Best of All’ is continual, measurable, celebrated and it never ends. It is a daily challenge to do a little better than you did the day before and it’s always celebrated. Possible manifestations: standing just one second longer, reading just one more word,…
Read MoreGiGi’s Apparel Orders are Open!
1/4 zip pullover 3/4 sleeve t-shirt Onesie We are so excited to have options for a long awaited GiGi’s swag offering! We are taking orders for a 3/4 sleeve t-shirt and onesies with screen-printed, Be Accepting, Be Generous, Be Kind logo (small GiGi’s Madison logo on the back) and the 1/4 zip lightweight pull over with…
Read More2023 National Leadership Conference Celebration
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. Our local Playhouse collaborates with all the Wisconsin Playhouses because we are truly better…
Read MoreOne on One Programming for Spring 2024
Spring applications are open November 27th- January 1st, 2024! One-on-One programming is an important part of our full programming offerings at GiGi’s Playhouse Madison and we would like to share a little more about what we have! As a reminder, cost will never be a barrier to participation- all of our world-class programming is always…
Read MoreEmpowering Families in the IEP Process
GiGi’s Playhouse prides itself on serving the entire family. One way we can do this is through our Family Speaker Series, where we bring in experts to share information and have open dialogue on various topics. At the beginning of the school year we hosted an event called “Learning to be Empowered throughout Your IEP…
Read MoreCelebrating our Community that Embraces Acceptance
Our 7th annual gala was a Willy Wonka inspired night of pure imagination! The Generation G Golden Ticket gala allowed us to bring fun and whimsy to the ever important work we do of changing the way the world views Down syndrome and bringing a global message of acceptance for all. This year was the…
Read MoreImagining a World with True Inclusion
We invite you to an evening of pure imagination! Our 7th annual gala has an updated whimsical theme and is named The Generation G Golden Ticket Gala. You can expect a magical evening of inspiration inspired by a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory theme that will include warm and whimsical decor and an engaging experiences…
Read MoreEnd of Summer Celebration
Join us to celebrate the end of Summer Each Summer we have so much fun and think the Summer goes by too quickly. Our solution- host an end of Summer party! Who’s this party for? EVERYONE! Whether we see you every week for programs or you’re a brand new family that has never been here,…
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