It’s FAMILY!

On June 5th, many of us came together at Veterans Memorial Park in Bettendorf, IA to celebrate acceptance. I (Pam) have always said our run/walk day is like a family reunion and this year was no different. What was different was the fact that we were joining all the other Playhouses in a day of…

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Volunteer Spotlight – Beth Takemoto

Please help us celebrate Beth Takemoto as the Volunteer Spotlight this month.  Beth has been volunteering at the Playhouse for about 4 years.  Beth works for John Deere as a Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor.  She attended Iowa State University with a major in Industrial Engineering and earned an EMBA from Iowa . She has a busy…

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Host Families

Host Families: Why are they so important? GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities runs programs mostly on weekends, and families here in the Quad Cities enjoy spending mornings with us. We love spending weekend mornings with all of you! We have many different types of volunteers here at the Playhouse. We have Program Leaders, Program Volunteers, Administrative…

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We laugh, dance, eat…

This is the third in a series of blog articles related to the upcoming “i have a voice” Gala. Last week we heard from Brian and he told you that “Gala is a blast” This week we introduce you to Mayra and Maricela. They are from Muscatine, Iowa. For those of you that are not aware,…

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“celebrate”

This is the third in a series of blog posts related to the Superhero 5K, 1 Mile Walk and Kids Dash.  The Taghon family has been instrumental in bringing what started as the Buddy Walk to the event’s current status that includes the 5K. We asked them the same questions as the other families and…

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