Resolutions & Family Time
As we start a new year, I am sure we have started some resolutions for 2018. Some of us are thinking health and wellness, some of us want to learn or experience something new, while others want to spend more time with friends and family. This month, we have some...
Volunteer Spotlight – Paula
This month we would like to recognize Paula Lund as the Volunteer Spotlight this month. Paula recently moved to America from Australia and lives in Moline, IL. She is an accounting professional. She has been volunteering here at the Playhouse for about 6 months and is passionate about supporting the...
Will you make a monthly commitment?
It's that time of year and we're not referring to the holidays. For many, it's budget time! Some of you may be looking at your 2017 budget and looking for a good cause to make an end of year donation to while others may be planning out their 2018 budget...
Everyday Speech and Language Skills: Road Trips Part 2
We are back this month to talk about practicing sounds while in the car. This is a great time to get extra sound practice in while you are driving to friends and family for the holidays. This activity can be done during any trip, no matter how long you are...
Let’s talk…
Let’s talk about generationG. Maybe for some of you, this is your first-time hearing about this generationG thing, for others, you have heard it before, but don’t know much about it, while even fewer of you know what generationG is or see it in your lives. So, what is generationG?...
Learning at its finest!
From our Site Coordinator: "On this cold and rainy Tuesday morning while sitting at my desk, I can hear a participant, her mom, and the tutor jumping around like frogs while singing ribbit, ribbit, ribbit as part of the literacy session. This is just one time out of many that...
Volunteer Spotlight – Mara
This month we would like to recognize Mara as our Volunteer Spotlight! She has been volunteering here at the Playhouse since last fall. She is originally from Rockford, IL but is currently living n Davenport, IA. She is a Junior at St. Ambrose University with plans to be a physical...
Everyday Speech and Language Skills: Road Trips (part 1)
Everyday Speech and Language Skills: Road Trips (part 1) It is that time of year again, where we are going to visit our families for Thanksgiving and we can spend a lot of time in the car. Why not practice some of your speech and language skills? This month we...
2017 National GiGi’s Conference
This past week and weekend, staff and board members had the opportunity to attend the 2017 National GiGi’s conference in Schaumburg, IL. It was a great time of learning and inspiration. There were sessions to help with fundraising, programming, donation processing, and board engagement plus others. We were able to...
Down Syndrome Acceptance Month – 21 Acts of Kindness
Down Syndrome Acceptance Month – 21 Acts of Kindness It’s already the middle of October which means we are half way through Down syndrome awareness/acceptance month. You may have noticed that we have not been posting daily regarding Down Syndrome Acceptance month. We’ve seen the cute photos with the facts...
Everyday Speech and Language Skills: Bath Time
Everyday Speech and Language Skills: Bath Time Here it is October already! We have had a great time at race and are so lucky to continue to provide programs and support to our families. This month let’s talk about bath time. This time of the day is such a great...
Together!
The 2017 Superhero Run, Walk and Dash for Down Syndrome is just one week away. Last year we had approximately 700 people in attendance and we are on target to reach that again this year. Friends, family members, coworkers, and neighbors will come together to support local individuals with Down...