awareness
Thank you Johnsburg Skyhawks for spreading awareness!
Thank you to the Johnsburg Skyhawk volleyball organization – all the volleyball players, coaches and athletic director! What an amazing evening they put on for GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County! The turnout was fabulous, the supply drive was amazing and most importantly all the positive awareness! #GenerationG
Read MoreDaisy Troop visits GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County
Daisy Troop # 79 held their September meeting at GiGis this past Monday night. The girls were eager to learn about Down syndrome and to see the playhouse. They also got a few tips as to how to make new friends, not judge or reject others who have different interests and how to include those…
Read MoreBuddies reunited for a special night!
Another outstanding example of the support we feel from our community. Before the first home game for the McHenry Warriors, the players who participated in the summer Sports Day with the kids from the playhouse reunited with their buddies for a special night. The kids wore their player buddy’s away jersey and were escorted onto the…
Read MoreSports Day 2016
Sports Day 2016 was a huge success! Twenty kids paired with 29 football players from McHenry High School for an exhausting morning of physical challenge, friendship building and laughter! No sooner did the boys get the place cleaned up when they began brainstorming for the next time they get to see their buddies! THANK YOU…
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 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 MoreWorld Down Syndrome Day 2014
This was an amazing event! The Playhouse was packed with families, friends and volunteers who wanted to send a message out to the world! Everyone was wearing their crazy socks, blue and yellow was every you looked…awareness was definitely the theme of the night. The Playhouse was buzzing with laughter, love and pure joy, we…
Read MoreGiGi’s Playhouse 5K 2013!
What a beautiful day we had for the GiG’s Playhouse 5k Fun Run 2013 ! Thank you to all the families, friends and volunteers who came out to support Down Syndrome Awareness! We are so very luck to have the best volunteers at GiGi’s Playhouse McHenry County! To everyone who came out the Friday before to…
Read MoreMother becomes tireless advocate for area GiGi’s Playhouse…Everyday Hero
Chris Newlon had a two-word request when it came to writing about her as an Everyday Hero: “Child first.” Her 9-year-old daughter, Rebecca, was in the next room getting help with reading at GiGi’s Playhouse, a resource center for people with Down syndrome and their families. Newlon wants her daughter to be seen as an…
Read MoreOur Very Own Love Story!
We are so excited to share with you the airing of a beautiful and inspiring love story! ABC 7 and Karen Meyers came to visit the Hoffman Estates Playhouse on February 1st to film Michael and Tara our Hoffman and McHenry love birds! The story will air on Valentine’s Day February 14th at 11:30 AM.…
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