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Celebrating Reimare’s Best of All for Down Syndrome Awareness
Reimare is an amazing kid with an amazing family who lives in California but have attended our Playhouse when visiting family and also participanted in our virtual literacy tutoring! Erin, Reimare’s mom, came up with a really creative way to celebrate Down Syndrome Acceptance Month, showcase how determined Reimare is, and support multiple organizations that…
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 MoreVolunteers Make the Impossible Possible
We just celebrated Down Syndrome Acceptance Month with our annual Gala and we never would have been able to pull of this huge and important event without some key volunteers! As an organization that is 99% volunteer run we rely on the hardwork of the passionate people that choose to volunteer with us. In the…
Read MoreGold Medal Worthy Down Syndrome Awareness Fall Fest
On October 2nd, we kicked off Down Syndrome Acceptance/Awareness Month (DSAM) with a Fall Fest where families and community members came to Ahuska Park in Monona for an afternoon of fun and surprises. The event included an activity fair planned by a group of Madison College Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) students, a performance by…
Read MoreMoving for Acceptance
On June 5th our Playhouse and community came together to celebrate the hard work of so many who joined in the network wide social MOVEment for acceptance called the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge! Our Madison Playhouse is one of 54 physical playhouses across the US and Mexico and as and entire community we came together…
Read MoreInclusivity through Fitness
What Does Inclusivity Look Like? Inclusivity can mean many things. Some think of it as inviting someone to sit with you or maybe it’s playing at an ADA accessible playground. One organization we recently partnered with saw an opportunity to make Bicycle Riding, which is a life-long skill, an inclusive activity! Free Bikes 4 Kidz…
Read MoreAcceptance for All – We Challenge You!
What is an Acceptance Challenge? The mission of GiGi’s Playhouse is to CHANGE the world views Down syndrome and bring a global message of ACCEPTANCE for all! Our nation wide GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge aims to do just that. We are working on challenging 1 million people across the world to say “I accept you for…
Read MoreRemember our Karaoke Night this Friday at 6pm!
Please join us for a fun karaoke night for Teen Tastic and SMART members. Please RSVP at: https://gigisplayhouse.org/madison/event/karaoke-night-teen-tastic-smart/
Read MoreParent Holiday shopping cancelled and Playhouse closed
Due to the incoming snow storm we are cancelling the Parent Holiday Shopping/Child Care event on 12/17. Please be safe and stay warm
Read MoreBeing Grateful!
Diane wrote the following email after participating in our amazing Wisconsin Winter Wonderland Party: That event was one of the most heart warming nights I have ever experienced. I have worked with Patrick for a long time and have heard him talk on many occasions about trying to bring a Gigi’s Playhouse to Madison. …
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