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Bunco Down 2015 ~ Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who participated in our 4th Annual GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County Bunco Down Benefit! It was a fantastic day! The room was full of laughter, energy and excitement!! Special thank you to our dedicated committee, donors and sponsors! Please mark your calendars for next year,October 2, 2016!! Check out these great…
Read MoreJack’s Literacy Journey…#Inpire
Jack has been going to GiGi’s in McHenry for literacy, since they moved to Elm Street. Jack has had a difficult time learning to read and doing basic academics for a long time. He was a sick kid for the first half of his 13 years, so we needed somewhere he could go that was…
Read MoreWelcome Aiden
Here is a little something from our family about how grateful we are that you and the playhouse have come into our lives! Thank you! Our family welcomed Aiden into our lives on Febuary 6, 2015. We knew having a 3rd child would complete our family. Little did we know just how much Aiden would…
Read MoreOutreach at it’s best!
Occasionally an opportunity presents itself when you’re least expecting it…Tina, one of the Softball coaches from Zion-Benton High School contacted our McHenry Playhouse a couple months ago and asked if they could do a fundraiser/awareness event for GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County. Melissa Theodore, is a Math teacher at Zion-Benton High School and also a GiGi’s…
Read MoreWhy we run…
Four years ago we met our beautiful, sweet Tera. Shortly after our first meeting, we received some news that changed our lives forever; Tera has Down syndrome. That first day was difficult as we simultaneously celebrated her birth and tried to wrap our minds around what this new information meant for her and for us…
Read MoreTop of the mountain!
I recently began volunteering for GiGi’s Playhouse as a way to give back not only to people with disabilities, but also the people who support them. My older brother Austin was born with Down syndrome, and so I have been familiar with Down syndrome my entire life. One summer my family took a vacation to…
Read MoreLife’s Bumps
After a very emotional snub to my daughter from two kids she had always considered friends in school (and had been to our home multiple times) she was still reeling a little when we came to our Family Fun Night at GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County last Friday night. She had prearranged to bring another friend…
Read MoreWe welcome our new Volunteer/Outreach Coordinator!
Jill Marthaler graduated from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with a degree in Hotel & Restaurant Administration. Jill also received her Master from Webster University in Human Resource Development. Prior to coming to Gigi’s Playhouse, Jill worked for two Fortune 500 companies, both in the human resources department. Most recently she was with a non-profit…
Read MoreWe love the Literacy Program!
People ask me why I have my son, Stephen in GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry Co. literacy program every session. I would answer simply “That I believe in the program and that I know it helps him to be better a better reader.” At his IEP the teachers always say reading is his best subject. “At his…
Read MoreA visitor from “up north”
We had a visitor from up north last Friday at Open Play! They are from the Milwaukee area. Jaclyn, her beautiful son Holden and her parents came to explore our Playhouse and to experience GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County Open Play program, as they are highly involved in getting the GiGi’s Playhouse Milwaukee up and running. The enjoyed their visit and loved…
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