Gratitude for Dedicated Board of Directors

As an organization we are 99% volunteer run and some of our most impactful volunteers are from our Board of Directors. This month we are celebrating these four individuals who have been volunteering in various capacities for a combined 3,000 volunteer hours! Amy Ulrich- Board Member and Grant Writer Amy has been volunteering with the…

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Volunteer Spotlight: Francesca Giancola

Volunteer appreciation week is April 16-22, but we have so many wonderful volunteers to talk about it, that we’ll be celebrating all month! GiGi’s Playhouse Madison is 99% volunteer run – which means we wouldn’t be here without our volunteers. It’s pretty incredible to think back on all of the hours people have given to…

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Dash for Down Syndrome Team Spotlights!

Our 2nd annual Dash for Down Syndrome is on April 29th, 2023 at Winnequah Park in Monona. Everyone has their own reasons for participating so we wanted highlight them for you. To learn more or create your own team, click HERE Scroll down to see all our spotlight teams! Team: Lily & Vivi- Homies with…

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Meet our Friends of GiGi’s 2023! 

If you’re reading this, you likely know that all of the programs, resources and support offered by GiGi’s is provided at no cost to participants and their families. GiGi’s programs are 99% volunteer run and funded by the generous support of our donors.  Friends of GiGi’s is our annual sponsorship program, and part of the…

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Partnerships to Strengthen the Down Syndrome Community

We believe that the Down syndrome community could never have too many advocates or too many resources. This is why our Playhouse and the Down Syndrome Association of Wisconsin- South Central (DSAW-SC) are working on building a strong relationship. While our mission statements may be a little different, our goal is the same- to provide…

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2022- A Celebration of our Year in Review

Thank You!  2022 has been an exciting year for our Playhouse community! There have been so many examples of what it means to be Generation G. Be Accepting Be Generous Be Kind Here’s a little recap of the incredible year we’ve had: February: Kicked off our Spring programming with a full program schedule; programming is happening 6…

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A Magical Holiday Celebration

At GiGi’s Playhouse we provide FREE educational, therapeutic and career development programming, so WHY would we spend our time and resources on organizing giant holiday parties? We believe that everything we do at GiGi’s is ‘purposeful’. We can give you 165 reasons why- thanks to COVID we have not been able to celebrate the holiday…

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Volunteer Donates a Staggering 2,300 Volunteer Hours

Volunteer can be a scary word.  Not knowing how you can contribute or the amount of time you can give is overwhelming to many people. At GiGi’s Playhouse we are 99% volunteer run and we are grateful to the hundreds of people that have shared their time and talents us whether it was for one…

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Generation G Gala Silent Auction- Don’t Miss Out!

A Buddy Bike, an AirBnB getaway and Golf at House on the Rock, oh my! Generation G Gala Silent Auction; Ends October, 14 at 9p.m. To participate:  Text: Madisongala2022 to 243725, or visit https://one.bidpal.net/madisongala2022   Just two more days until the celebration of all GiGi’s Playhouse Madison’s celebrations… our Generation G Gala! The Gala is…

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