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 June 1, 2024, so we thought we would share some fun facts about the challenge. Read to the bottom to see the event timeline and volunteer opportunities too! This event is: a peer-to-peer event, meaning we count on...
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...
January 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...
3 steps to get started!
Ever thought about becoming a volunteer here at GiGi's? The beginning of a new year is a great time to get started! GiGi's is 99% volunteer-run and we need your help to make all the free purposeful programs possible. YOU can make a difference in the life of an individual...
End of Year + Endowment = FUTURE
Dear GiGi’s Playhouse Supporters, My name is Chad Johnson, and I am honored to serve as the Board President for our beloved Quad Cities Playhouse. You may be well-acquainted with our Playhouse's remarkable journey over the past few years. Our most recent milestone was expanding our physical space, a feat...
Think Spring! 2024
The following programs are now accepting applications. Yes, we know it's December and we're all busy with holiday planning and shopping BUT here at GiGi's we're also planning and finalizing details for spring 2024 programs. One-on-One Programs Applications for students open December 3 and close January 1, 2024 *Volunteer tutors...