Rockstar #5 – Meet Bobby
We're half way through this 10 post series. You can see previous posts by looking back at the blog. Today, we'd like you to meet Bobby! This young man works at Kwik Star and loves his friends and cousins. Bobby says the best thing about GiGi’s is being able to...
Rockstar #4 – Meet Matthew
Day four of our 10 day blog post series featuring the rockstars that recently participated in the GiGi Prep and Achievers programs bring us to this handsome fella. Please meet, Matthew! Matthew comes from an hour and a half away to join in the fun and purposeful programming here at...
Rockstar #3 – Meet Lisa
If you read the first blog in this 10 part series, you may remember that on of our friends from the spring GiGi Prep & Achievers programs was missing from the group picture. Sadly, she was not feeling well that day. Today, we'd like you to meet Lisa. Lisa is...
Rockstar #2 – Meet Christy
Today is day 2 in a 10 day series of meeting individuals who recently completed our spring 2024 GiGi Prep and Achievers programs. Today we'd like you to meet Christy! Christy is best known as the Spirit Coach for all of Sherrard sports; Go Tigers! Christy is not only a...
Rockstar #1 – Meet Riley
As promised in our last blog, we're here to highlight our spring 2024 GiGi Prep & Achievers participants. Every day for the next 9 days, we'll introduce an individual. Plus, we'll hear from the program leaders! Today, we'd like you to meet Riley! Riley is a funny young man who...
Meet 9 Rockstars!
This blog is a celebration of 9 rockstars that recently completed the GiGi Prep & Achievers programs. It has been a great 6 weeks for these adult participants. The program has been meeting twice a week for 4 hours each day and it’s been a BLAST! A little about the...
March 2024 Programs & Events
Group Programs March 5th & 7th - GiGi Prep & Achievers (18+) Last week of the 6 week program. March 8 - Teen Tastic (13-17 years) Let's get cooking! March 9 - Language, Music N' Our Peeps (birth - 3 years) Open Play (All Ages) Art Explosion (All Ages) Spring...
February 2024 Best of All
Every month we recap special happenings, events, and people that inspired us. We refer to these as Best of All moments. The recaps are featured in a report for our board and the national office. We will begin featuring them here on our blog so you can see all the...
Superheroes Fighting for Acceptance
Our GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge – Superhero 5K Run, 1 Mile Walk, and Kids Dash is taking place on June 1, 2024, so we thought we would share some fun facts about the challenge. This event is: a peer-to-peer event, meaning we count on you to spread the word, share the event, and invite your...
The A Team is here!
Please help us welcome Ashley & Aryn to our Playhouse. They are both interns from St Ambrose spending some time with us here this spring. Ashley My name is Ashley Todorov. I am a senior at Saint Ambrose University in Davenport IA. I am a psychology major and a mom...
Why attend an Educator Symposium?
The GiGi’s Educator Symposium is FREE, VIRTUAL and INFORMATIVE! Are you interested in Learning from a team of experienced educators and therapists? Learning strategies for teaching individuals with Down syndrome to implement on Monday? Learning how individuals with Down syndrome learn best? Learning the “why” behind strategies you may already...
