{"id":141868,"date":"2026-02-15T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/?p=141868"},"modified":"2026-02-04T09:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:45:59","slug":"lasting-impact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/uncategorized\/lasting-impact","title":{"rendered":"Lasting Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Ann, from Rock Valley Credit Union, recently reached out to ask if their organization could host an event for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Rockford. After some great conversation and shared excitement, we decided that Rock Valley Credit Union would host our February Friday Friends get-together\u2014complete with a dance party! \ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As we worked through the details, Ann shared why partnering with GiGi\u2019s was such an easy and meaningful decision for them. Several years ago, her son volunteered with our Friday Friends program. What started as a volunteer opportunity quickly became something much more\u2014an experience so positive and impactful that he still talks about it to this day. That single act of volunteering left a lasting impression, one that stayed with their family and ultimately came full circle in this new partnership. \ud83d\udc99<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the true power of community partnerships. When local organizations like Rock Valley Credit Union invest their time, energy, and hearts into our mission, the impact reaches far beyond one program or one event. These partnerships help create inclusive spaces, meaningful connections, and lifelong memories for participants, volunteers, and families alike. We are deeply grateful to Rock Valley Credit Union for stepping up, for believing in our mission, and for being an important part of our GiGi\u2019s Playhouse community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ann, from Rock Valley Credit Union, recently reached out to ask if their organization could host an event for GiGi\u2019s Playhouse Rockford. After some great conversation and shared excitement, we decided that Rock Valley Credit Union would host our February Friday Friends get-together\u2014complete with a dance party! \ud83d\udc83\ud83d\udd7a As we worked through the details, Ann…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-141868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=141868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/141868\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=141868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=141868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/rockford\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=141868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}