Best of All December 2025

Volunteer

The highlights below are just a few of the #bestofall moments we witnessed here at GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities in December 2025. Participant & Program Best of All Earlier this year we launched a second Group Speech program for adults almost on accident. We started scrapbooking during our Achievers program, and the group enjoyed it…

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Powered by You: Thank You to Our 2025 Community

Community Thank You

GiGi’s is powered by you – yes, YOU – the Quad Cities community. While we are proudly GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, the love, support, and impact we feel reach far beyond our local area. Your generosity, encouragement, and belief in our mission fuel everything we do and help us serve individuals with Down syndrome and…

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2025 Highlights & 3.21 Club

3.21 Club - Monthly Giving

2025 is coming to a close soon, and here at GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, we have so much to be thankful for this year. We wanted to share some highlights on our blog. Plus, we’re launching an all-new 3.21 Club for monthly donors. 2025 Highlights During 2025, we logged over 5000 hours from participants and…

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Wishing You Holiday Joy 2025

Here at GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, we’re all feeling joyful and full of holiday spirit. Last week, we held our annual holiday party, and although the “🎼weather outside was frightful” in the morning, the skies cleared and so did many of the roads. This allowed us to hold the party as planned. While we did…

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4 Program Highlights for Fall 2025

Destination Discovery: Robotics

This fall at GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, we’ve had several great programs, but we wanted to take a moment to highlight just a few. One is a returning program with a new twist, the second is an all-new program, and the last two are held frequently but had some special #bestofall takeaways. Achievers (18+) GiGi’s…

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Meet the Interns Fall 2025

Colleen & Kate

We’re a little late in doing this introduction, but we hope you’ve all had a chance to meet our current interns. They have all been busy leading programs and/or tutoring since late August. Isabella Hi! My name is Isabella Hart, and I am so excited to be interning at GiGi’s Playhouse this semester! I grew…

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We had a ball! 2025 Gala

We had a ball!

We had a ball at our annual fundraising gala on Saturday, October 18th. Close to 300 people were in attendance, and we raised just over $98,000 to ensure GiGi’s can continue providing FREE purposeful programs for individuals with Down syndrome here in the Quad Cities. We’d love to reach $100,000, and there’s still time to…

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Sock it to Social – DSAM 2025

Sock it to Social

Down Syndrome Awareness Month 2025 We’re kicking off Down Syndrome Awareness Month and celebrating 14 years of serving the Quad Cities. Plus, we’ll have a little fun on social media throughout the month. Parking Lot Party Wednesday, October 1, 5:30-7:30 pm Food trucks, fun, games, and friendship! GiGi’s Rock Band performs at 7:15 pm. Let’s…

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Have a Ball with GiGi’s

You are cordially invited to join us on Saturday, October 18th, for our annual fundraising gala. We will have a ball and hope you’ll join us! Doors open at 5:30 pm for cocktail hour, followed by the program at 6:30 pm. The evening will feature inspiring words from our special guests, entertainment by GiGi’s participants,…

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