{"id":142881,"date":"2025-05-02T12:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/?p=142881"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T17:31:37","slug":"super-dash-breaks-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/super-dash-breaks-records\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Most Super Dash Yet: 4th Annual Dash for Down Syndrome Breaks Records!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Super Hero Dash Most Successful To Date!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over 400 people gathered in their capes and costumes to make our 4th Annual Dash for Down Syndrome the most successful yet! With a fun Super Hero theme, the energy was sky-high as families, friends, and supporters came together to celebrate acceptance, inclusion, and the incredible individuals who make the Down syndrome community so special.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Super Hero Dash for Down Syndrome\" class=\"wp-image-142882\" style=\"width:520px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/GiGi-4-26-25-9726-2048x1367.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">400 runners and walkers showed how they are Super Heroes for the Down syndrome community<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are thrilled to share that this year\u2019s Dash raised an astounding <strong>$63,000<\/strong>, thanks to the dedication of our 34 fundraising teams, their generous donors, and our wonderful sponsors and community partners. This is our highest total to date, and every dollar goes directly toward supporting free, purposeful programs for individuals with Down syndrome of all ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/Madison-2025-GFAC-Sponsors-banner-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"341\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/Madison-2025-GFAC-Sponsors-banner-1-1024x341.jpg\" alt=\"All our Dash for Down Syndrome Sponors! \" class=\"wp-image-142892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/Madison-2025-GFAC-Sponsors-banner-1-1024x341.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/Madison-2025-GFAC-Sponsors-banner-1-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/Madison-2025-GFAC-Sponsors-banner-1-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/Madison-2025-GFAC-Sponsors-banner-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The day kicked off with excitement as 40 people registered on-site, joining the already huge crowd for a morning full of fun. With the help of <strong>Madison Events<\/strong>, the run\/walk portion of the day ran smoothly and safely, and our walkers and runners gave it their all in true Super Hero fashion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Madison Events Team\" class=\"wp-image-142883\" style=\"width:428px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2804-2-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Madison Events Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fun didn\u2019t stop there. Families enjoyed a variety of engaging activities, including <strong>face painting<\/strong>, a <strong>Super Hero cape decorating project<\/strong> led by our friends at <strong>Arts for All<\/strong>, and lively tunes provided by DJ Blackstreet Boy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4284\" height=\"5712\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142885\" style=\"width:247px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1-edited.jpg 4284w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2750-1-1-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4284px) 100vw, 4284px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arts for All Super Hero Cape art project <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"DJ with Bucky Badger\" class=\"wp-image-142886\" style=\"width:191px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/ba5abc0b-2e3d-4db5-93af-a7c4dc848067-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">DJ Blackstreet Boy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our food truck lineup was a major hit! A huge thank you to <strong>Tom\u2019s Coffee<\/strong>, <strong>Kona Ice<\/strong>, <strong>Donut NV<\/strong>, and <strong>Papa John\u2019s Pizza<\/strong> for keeping everyone fueled and happy throughout the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Tom's Coffee Truck\" class=\"wp-image-142889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2968-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"142888\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Donut NV\" class=\"wp-image-142888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2970-1-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"142887\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964-576x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kona Ice\" class=\"wp-image-142887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2964-1152x2048.jpg 1152w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1033\" height=\"1836\" data-id=\"142891\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966-edited.jpg\" alt=\"Papa John's \" class=\"wp-image-142891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966-edited.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966-edited-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966-edited-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966-edited-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2966-edited-864x1536.jpg 864w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were thrilled to recognize several teams and individuals for their outstanding contributions and spirit:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Top Individual Fundraiser<\/strong>: Kimberly Arndt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Runner-Up Individual Fundraiser<\/strong>: Hannah Pray<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Top Fundraising Team<\/strong>: Alexa\u2019s A-Team<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Runner-Up Fundraising Team<\/strong>: DoubL TroubL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Largest Team<\/strong>: Team Sadie<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Runner-Up Largest Team<\/strong>: DoubL TroubL<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Team Spirit Awards<\/strong>: Team Ben<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Runner-Up Team Spirit Awards:<\/strong> Addi\u2019s Advocates, and Team Sadie<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/gigifitchallenge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a> to see ALL our memories!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your passion and dedication inspire us all. Thank you for making this day unforgettable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Events like this don\u2019t come together without a team of superheroes working behind the scenes. We\u2019re incredibly grateful to the <strong>volunteers<\/strong> who helped with set-up, clean-up, and keeping things running smoothly from start to finish. Special thanks to <strong>Intentional Purpose Events<\/strong> for their expert planning support and to <strong>Monona Parks and Recreation<\/strong> for being such welcoming and flexible hosts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"4284\" height=\"5712\" src=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142894\" style=\"width:304px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1-edited.jpg 4284w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1-edited-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1-edited-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1-edited-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/madison\/files\/2025\/05\/IMG_2800-2-1-edited-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4284px) 100vw, 4284px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The team from Intentional Purpose Events<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are beyond proud of what this community achieved together. The Dash is more than a fundraiser, it\u2019s a celebration of strength, unity, and love. Whether you walked, ran, donated, volunteered, or simply showed up in support, <strong>you are a hero<\/strong> in our story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for making this the most super Dash yet. We\u2019re already looking forward to next year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Hero Dash Most Successful To Date! Over 400 people gathered in their capes and costumes to make our 4th Annual Dash for Down Syndrome the most successful yet! 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