Posts Tagged ‘friends’
Volunteer Spotlight: A Fantastic Family
Fantastic Friends is a long-standing signature program offered at GiGi’s Playhouse Madison. Week to week this program offers a fun, purposeful social gathering for adults with Down syndrome, their peers, and community. This summer our Fantastic Friends group has been led by the incredible volunteer duo of Lottie and Lexi, along with some dedicated program…
Read MoreFitness Fun at the Playhouse
This Summer we kicked off our first in-person Teen & Adult Fitness program called GiGiFIT at our Madison Playhouse. GiGiFIT programs combine physical therapy with a strong fitness focus and goal of success and improved movement. With collaboration from Physical Therapists, we were able to design a curriculum that works to address common issues for…
Read MoreIntroducing Board Member- Jacob Donohue
Board Member- Jacob Donohue Jacob Donohue has been a part of our Board of Directors since January 2022. He is a Store Director at Festival Foods and currently oversees their downtown Madison location. He has worked for Festival for 15 years and has held a variety of different roles in many of their stores across…
Read MoreCelebrating Those Who Are Uncelebrated
A Tribute to Evelyn Charlotte Peters January 12, 1914- February 18, 1931 In May 2022, Cindy Hasse contacted the Playhouse to see if we would be interested in some quilts created by someone with Down syndrome. We jumped at the chance and were surprised by the incredible story that came along with these quilts. Cindy…
Read MoreGo FORE It Golf Outing
Our 2nd annual Go FORE It Golf Outing is quickly approaching and we don’t want you to miss it! Join us on Monday, August 1st at the beautiful Lake Windsor County Club for a day of fun and inspiration. Every dollar we raise goes towards providing FREE educational, therapeutic and career development programming for…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight- LMNOP and Edgewood College
LMNOP Fun! To close out our Volunteer Appreciation Month spotlights- we are sharing about some of our awesome Child Life students from Edgewood College! Emily Jost, Kendra Sanderfoot, Lauren Reilly and Laney Garrels lead our LMNOP (Language, Music ‘N Our Peeps) program on Friday morning. This dedicated group brings energy, creativity and lots of excitement…
Read MoreVolunteers that Inspire
April is Volunteer Appreciation month and we are sharing another inspiring story with you. Betsy and Jayna in a literacy session Betsy Kelley is a new volunteer and first time Literacy tutor with GiGi’s. From the very beginning Betsy has given her own “best of all” by fully preparing for her role through completing her…
Read MoreVolunteer Spotlight: Susan Dukin
Dedication and Passion April is volunteer appreciation month and while we like to celebrate our incredibly dedicated volunteers every day, we are thrilled to take a moment to truly celebrate Susan! In January 2022 Susan stopped in with a donation from her family and immediately signed up to be a volunteer. She literally filled…
Read MoreWelcome Board Member- Tim McDonald
Passion and Experience We are fortunate to have growth in our Board of Directors and are thrilled to introduce you to Tim McDonald! Tim is not only a Board Member, he is also a Playhouse Dad. Tim has spent 36 years with the steamfitters union as a superintendent and project manager and is now retired.…
Read MoreLucky for So Many Reasons
Guest Blog by Playhouse Mom – Abby Green: Today we feel lucky. Although he’s a little extra and rare, we sure feel lucky that Owen is ours! From conception, our youngest only had a 0.8% chance of surviving… yet here he is changing our world (and maybe changing yours a little too). We…
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