Posts Tagged ‘volunteers’
7 Highlights & 170 people! WDSD 2023 Recap
World Down Syndrome Day 2023 took our Playhouse by storm! It began on March 18th with an awareness/celebration event held at Augustana College that hosted 125+ people enjoying bingo, b-bop (aka dancing), bake walk, tie dying socks, and so much more. This event was made possible thanks to our Augustana interns, additional volunteers, and those…
Read MoreVirtual World – Volunteer Highlight
We all live in a virtual world, virtual world, virtual world. We all live in a virtual world and we’re so glad you’re here! (Sing that to the tune of Yellow Submarine…LOL) We may sometimes wish we were on a submarine and hiding from all that is happening in the world right now but we’re…
Read More60+ Volunteers!
Another John Deere Classic has come and gone! Most of you know that GiGi’s works a concession stand all week in exchange for a percentage from the food and beverage sales. Participating in this event and overseeing a stand takes LOTS of help. With over 60 volunteer shifts to fill, we would never be able…
Read MoreThank You – Program Leaders
All programming is offered at no cost to families here at GiGi’s. That is made possible thanks to the program leaders that volunteer their time and talents to plan, implement, and oversee the programs. We are so thankful for our current program leaders and would like to give a shout out to them saying… Thank…
Read MoreMeet Marika
Some of you may have met Marika in the past couple of months. She volunteered for a short internship this spring (she was at Gala) and has come back as a summer Intern. She will be overseeing the Music Therapy program as well as Fantastic Friends and helping at the John Deere Classic. We asked…
Read More2019 Gala Award Nominees
The annual gala is not only a fundraiser it is a night to recognize and celebrate our volunteers. There will be awards! Did you know that GiGi’s is over 90% volunteer run? Without volunteers we could never do what we do. Below is a list of individuals that have gone above and beyond the past…
Read More10 Years of Volunteering
Saying goodbye is hard but we hope this isn’t a true goodbye! At the end of this year, 3 of our board members are cycling off the board. I believe they won’t truly go away and we will continue to see some of them at programming and special events. These three have filled the roles…
Read MoreAmazing, Challenging, Refresing…
In the recent volunteer newsletter the volunteer spotlight featured a group of college students that have gone above and beyond for our local Playhouse over the past year or so. This is the same group of students that planned the 2018 World Down Syndrome Day celebration. We asked them to answer a few questions about…
Read More2018 Gala Award Recipients
We are happy to share with you more information about each of the categories for the 2018 gala awards as well as the winners for this year. We have many younger individuals that come to the Playhouse throughout the year that do a variety of tasks at and for the Playhouse. Some of the younger…
Read MoreGiGi’s Grammy Awards
Did you know GiGi’s has their very own Grammy Award Show? It’s held during the annual “i have a Voice” Gala. In addition to a night of cocktails, dinner, and entertainment we take time to show our appreciation for some of the volunteers that go above and beyond. Trust us… there are a lot of…
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