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Best of All Fall 2022
As our Fall 2022 One-on-One Tutoring and Speech Session comes to a close, we are looking back at a few #BestofAll stories. We had some rockstar tutors and participants in this session. We do every session! This fall two of our tutors, Mr. Rick and Miss. Haley have both done amazing in keeping their data…
Read MoreGrowing Older & Bigger
On October 9th, we held our annual celebration of acceptance at the 2021 “i have a Voice” Gala. This year we celebrated 10 years of supporting the voices of individuals with Down syndrome right here in the Quad Cities. During the event, Chad Johnson, Vice President of the Board, announced that the Playhouse would be…
Read More5 + 2 = Awesome
Hopefully, you’ve enjoyed the 5 part series from our recent gala! We’re here to add 2 more to round out the series with clips of our GiGi’s participants that performed that night. The evening really is for them after all. Our summer music/drummer series finished up the week before the gala and we asked them…
Read MoreCelebrating and Rememebring 10 Years – Part 5 with Chad Johnson
This is part 5 in our 5 part series of traveling down memory lane with the panel of speakers from the recent gala where we celebrated 10 years here in the Quad Cities. We hope you’re still with us because this 5th and final part holds some very exciting news about the future of our…
Read MoreCelebrating and Remembering 10 Years – Part 4 with Paige Kelly
This is part 4 in our 5 part series of traveling down memory lane with the panel of speakers from the recent gala where we celebrated 10 years here in the Quad Cities. The 4th speaker for the evening was Paige Kelly. Many of you may know her as Paige Taghon. Paige is the sibling…
Read MoreCelebrating and Remembering 10 years – Part 3 with Natalie Bates
This is part 3 in our 5 part series of traveling down memory lane with the panel of speakers from the recent gala where we celebrated 10 years here in the Quad Cities. The 3rd speaker for the evening was Natalie Bates. Natalie has been involved with GiGi’s since the beginning, has served as a…
Read MoreCelebrating and Remembering 10 Years – Part 2 with Gary Ghere
This is part 2 in our 5 part series of traveling down memory lane with the panel of speakers from the recent gala where we celebrated 10 years here in the Quad Cities. The 2nd speaker for the evening was Gary Ghere. Gary was part of the team of founders and the first Board President of…
Read MoreCelebrating and Remembering 10 Years – Part 1 with Michelle Hughes
At our recent “i have a Voice” Gala, we celebrated 10 years of supporting the voices of individuals with Down syndrome here in the Quad Cities. Part of that celebration was traveling down memory lane with a panel of speakers that have been involved with the local Playhouse since the beginning. They each brought a…
Read MoreGala Awards 2021
As most of you know, GiGi’s Playhouse volunteers are at the heart of what we do. In 2020, GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities logged close to 1800 volunteer hours with volunteers performing various roles within the Playhouse and that is during COVID times!!!! From virtual math and literacy tutoring, virtual group programs, to event committee members…
Read MoreGala & COVID
You may have heard that we are holding our annual “i have a Voice” Gala in just a few short weeks on October 9th at the Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA. This is our biggest fundraiser and celebration of the year. The funds raised from this event are crucial to keeping free educational and…
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