Powered by You: Thank You to Our 2025 Community
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...
2025 Highlights & 3.21 Club
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...
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...
November 2025 Best of All
The highlights below are just a few of the #bestofall moments we witnessed during November. Participant & Program Best of All Our Program Best of All comes from our Music Maker Kids program. Our participants ages 5-12 have been joyfully exploring their voices through various musical avenues—singing, chanting, and creative...
4 Program Highlights for Fall 2025
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...
Teamwork, Leadership, and Awards
Here at GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, we believe in teamwork! Together, we make a great team — and as they say, “teamwork makes the dream work.” We’re not sure who they are, but we’ll go with it! GiGi's Playhouse Quad Cities 2025 Conference Attendees We’ve had a week to reflect...
October 2025 Best of All
The highlights below are just a few of the #bestofall moments we witnessed during October. Participant & Program Best of All Miss Ann brought her fun buzzer system in to play some guessing games with both Teen Talk and GiGi’s Achievers. The groups had such a fun time slapping their...
Meet the Interns Fall 2025
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...
We had a ball! 2025 Gala
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,...
September 2025 Best of All
The highlights below are just a few of the #bestofall moments we witnessed during September. Participant & Program Best of All Our Fantastic Friends and Teen Tastic participants were able to get out in our community and go mini golfing at Valley Falls Adventure Golf in Coal Valley, IL. Two...
Sock it to Social – DSAM 2025
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! Streets of Italy...
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...