Posts Tagged ‘Gala’
Gala 2024
Join us on National Meet New Friends Day (October 19, 2024) for our annual fundraising gala. In honor of this day and all the friendships formed here at GiGi’s, the event is FRIENDS-themed this year and we can’t wait for the Central Perk-Coffee Pull. Doors will open at 5:30 pm for cocktail hour with the…
Read MoreFeeling Lucky Recap & Awards
A message from our Gala Committee: Thank you to the 475+ people who attended or supported the annual fundraising gala. To say we feel lucky would be an understatement! While we missed Andrew Stutzke and hope he feels better, our staff and volunteers made sure the evening went off without a hitch. The message shared by…
Read MoreJoin us for the 2023 Feeling Lucky Gala!
Another year has come and gone and we’re getting ready to celebrate our Playhouse turning 12 years old on October 1st. We feel lucky to be part of the fantastic and generous Quad CIties community but even more lucky to be part of the lives of individuals who happen to have a diagnosis of Down…
Read MoreCelebrating and Remembering 10 Years – Part 1 with Michelle Hughes
At our recent “i have a Voice” Gala, we celebrated 10 years of supporting the voices of individuals with Down syndrome here in the Quad Cities. Part of that celebration was traveling down memory lane with a panel of speakers that have been involved with the local Playhouse since the beginning. They each brought a…
Read MoreGala Awards 2021
As most of you know, GiGi’s Playhouse volunteers are at the heart of what we do. In 2020, GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities logged close to 1800 volunteer hours with volunteers performing various roles within the Playhouse and that is during COVID times!!!! From virtual math and literacy tutoring, virtual group programs, to event committee members…
Read MoreApril: Best of Alls
Hello, all! We hope you, friends, and families are all staying safe, happy, and healthy during these times. We sure do miss your smiling faces, but we are so proud to see everyone staying active and participating in our virtual programs to make the best of this time! We want to feature a few…
Read MoreGoing Virtual
As you can imagine, our gala committee and board of managers have been faced with a very difficult decision. Due to COVID-19 and the recent restrictions for gatherings, we were faced with cancelling and/or rescheduling our upcoming gala. We then decided to think outside of the box. The gala will go on…. same day, same…
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 MoreDon’t Be Late
We recently asked a few past attendees of the “i have a Voice” Gala to write a post about their experience as an attendee. Our Site Coordinator’s sister shared this amazing write up on her blog which is in true fashion about how she is ALWAYS late for everything!! Weddings (her own), funerals, appointments, and…
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…
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