Health Precautions for GiGi’s Programming

With the heightened concern around recent illnesses affecting our community such as the flu and the coronavirus, we wanted to take a moment to reassure our community about the precautions we take at GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville to maintain a clean and sanitary environment for our participants and volunteers. As many of our friends who attend…

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Technicolor Trot: 1 Mile Fun Run Fundraiser

The Pi Delta Sorority at Lipscomb University has planned a 1 mile fun run in support of GiGi’s Nashville!   “The Technicolor Trot is a one mile fun run fundraiser taking place on Lipscomb University’s campus in support of Gigi’s Playhouse. The run will be untimed, and participants get to run through several color stations…

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Thank You For an Amazing 2020 “I Have a Voice” Gala!

The annual “I Have a Voice” Gala & Auction is GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville’s most important fundraiser of the year, historically raising more than half of our annual operating budget and ensuring that we can continue to provide a range of therapeutic and educational programs at NO cost to families each year. But more than just…

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Destination Discovery March 17th & 19th

Join us at the playhouse for Destination Discovery on March 17th & 19th! This program supports the development of fine motor skills, gross motor skills, social skills and language through purposeful play and peer to peer interaction in a casual and fun setting. This program also brings families together to share experiences and build relationships.…

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Program Leader Spotlight: Jenny Matern

Jenny Matern has been with GiGi’s for a year as a member of the Young Professionals Board.  Jenny spent a year and a half working with children with Down Syndrome at Susan Gray School in 2010-2011 and fell in love with this sweet population.  From there she nannied for a family of a sweet boy…

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We’re Thankful for YOU!

If there is one word that can sum up GiGi’s Playhouse, it is community. It is humbling to think about the vast number of people who keep the GiGi’s mission alive and going strong with their passion, involvement, and support. Whether it be families choosing to support one another at programming, volunteers giving of their most…

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Registration for Fall 2019 Programming is Now Open!

Registration for our free fall programming is now open! Registration will remain open from Aug. 13 – 23 or until programs are full. We are excited to offer the following programs this fall: One-on-One Educational Tutoring Literacy (ages 3+): weekly as scheduled with student & tutor Math (ages 3+): weekly as scheduled with student &…

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#21DaysofBestofAll: Scott

Day 1: Join us as we count down to #WorldDownSyndromeDay2018 on 3/21 by celebrating #21DaysofBestofAll! Today, meet Scott from Friends, Fun, & Fitness at On The End CrossFit and CrossFit Pro Vita. Scott’s mom, Anita, writes: When Scott was born, he had two dislocated knees. A surgeon harvested tendons from his thighs and brought them…

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What Community Involvement Means to Us

April 18, 2017 Community Involvement: by the EPIC Adults In our last video blog of this semester, we would like to tell you about the “C” in EPIC—Community Involvement. For us, the adults of GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville‘s EPIC program, Community Involvement means active participation in our local community. We participate in our community in many…

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What Independence Means to Us

April 11, 2017 Independence: by the EPIC Adults At GiGi’s Playhouse Nashville, the EPIC adults work toward increased Independence. The “I” in EPIC means taking charge of our own lives, being responsible for ourselves and our actions, doing everything we can for ourselves and only asking for help when we really need it. In the…

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