Posts Tagged ‘GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities’
Welcome to the Board, Maddie!
Please help us welcome our newest board member to the team here at GiGI’s. Many of you may recognize her. She has been part of GiGI’s since April 2022, when she first interned for us. Since then, she has continued to volunteer at events and programs. She recently interned again as an Occupational Therapy Intern…
Read MoreMusic Makers: Rock Band
Program Spotlight featuring Music Makers: Rock Band (Ages 16+) As we say goodbye to our spring session of group programs and look toward an exciting and very busy summer, we want to take the opportunity to highlight a program that is near and dear to our hearts. For almost a year now, we have had…
Read MoreApril 2025 Best of All
April was Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we spent the month showing many of our volunteers some love. We held a special volunteer appreciation night at Pour Bros in Moline and gave all volunteers special gifts, too. While this was going on, there were several programs and special events taking place, too, and we’ve highlighted a…
Read MoreGet to know our volunteers!
April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we have highlighted several volunteers on our social media outlets throughout the month. We thought we’d put them all in one place here on our blog. Being 99% volunteer-run means we rely on volunteers in many areas of our Playhouse. Some volunteers are front and center, leading programs, while…
Read MoreThis is not goodbye!
You will soon see that we are advertising for an Executive Director position here at our Playhouse. You may say to yourself, wait, what? Isn’t that Pam’s position? The answer to that would be yes and no. It’s complicated! I wanted to personally tell you that this is not a goodbye but a restructuring of…
Read MoreSpring 2025 Programs
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 2025 programs. The calendar is already packed with something for all ages. All programs are FREE and purposefully designed for individuals with Down syndrome. One-on-One Programs (Ages 2.5 years+)…
Read MoreSeptember 2024 Best of All
Participant Best of All Grandparents are participants too! Programs at GiGi’s are a family affair. Siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are always welcome. We recently had a program specifically for Grandparents and while we only had a couple attend it was still a magical morning. Grandparents, you are welcome anytime! Volunteer Spotlight Luke and Rick…
Read MoreDementia & Down Syndrome
People with Down syndrome are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, a type of dementia, at earlier ages than the rest of the aging population.
Read MoreFall 2024 Programs & Events
GiGi’s is booming with exciting programs and events this fall. Our website calendar is full of the regular programs offered but we wanted to highlight a few new or special events here on the blog. We don’t want you to miss anything! Additional details (times, locations, etc) can be found on our website calendar which…
Read MoreJune 2024 Best of All
In June, we held our annual GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge and it was AMAZING! Be sure to visit the recap blog linked here. The rest of June was a blur of activity with all of our summer programs starting including two new programs/activities. Participant Best of All Recently during an Adult Group Speech “Coffee Club” program,…
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