Welcome our New Intern Abbie!
Abbie and Izzy! Meet our new intern Abbie Pacyga, who is studying Child Life and Family Studies, and minoring in ASL at Ball State University! Abbie will be interning with us at GiGi's Playhouse Tinley Park through December as she works towards her Family Studies credential. She will be assisting...
Best of All: GiGi B
We wanted to share some awesome "Best of All" moments from one of our Playhouse participants, our very own Tinley Park GiGi! At GiGi's Playhouse, Best of All is the philosophy to do a little better than you did the day before. GiGi B definitely exemplifies this in all her...
Thank you Tri-State Disposal!
Tri-State Disposal recently presented us with a very generous donation of $6,000 from their "Dump the Junk and Lift a Life" Fundraiser! Between April-June of this year, they made a donation every time a customer rented a roll-off dumpster. We are so grateful for the support from this family owned...
Best of All: Arianna and Jessica
A snapshot of an awesome Best of All moment from the Amina Grace Speech & Language Program! Best of All is our GiGi's Playhouse philosophy that everyday should be a challenge to do a little better than you did the day before, and it’s always celebrated. At GiGi's Playhouse Tinley...
Thank You for Supporting our 2024 Donut Run 5K
The GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge is both an in-person and virtual event that takes place across the country! From March 21st – June 25th each year, GiGi’s Playhouse locations host their own GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenges to spread acceptance and awareness for all! And so we want to say THANK YOU to all the families, volunteers, sponsors and supporters...
Thank You For Another Great Session of Speech: Spring 2024
THANK YOU (from left to right) to Victoria, Dr. O'Quin, and Virginia from Governors State University for another session of the Amina Grace Speech and Language Program! We concluded the Spring 2024 session this month. Victoria and Virginia are Masters level students studying to become speech pathologists and through this...
Happy National Volunteer Month!
Held in April every year, National Volunteer Month is a time to celebrate and recognize the contributions of volunteers. And here at GiGi's Playhouse Tinley Park, we rely on our dedicated, talented and amazing volunteers to lead our programming as a 99% volunteer run organization! We are so grateful for...
World Down Syndrome Day 2024 Celebration!
World Down Syndrome Day (WDSD) is recognized on 3/21, to signify the uniqueness of the triplication (trisomy) of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. People all around the world come together to celebrate World Down Syndrome Day by wearing brightly colored, mismatched socks. Socks were chosen because the karyotype...
Thank You White Castle!
As you may know, White Castle Chicago regional restaurants have been asking customers to "round-up" their purchases to donate to GiGi's Playhouse Tinley Park! The latest round-up campaign ended on December 31st, and yesterday we were presented a check for a donation of $44,738! This is proof that every penny raised...
GiGi’s Achievers is Back for 2024!
Our GiGi's Achievers group had an eventful week, having fun painting pottery last Wednesday at Arts and Crafts Studio by Mucci World in Tinley Park, then honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The GiGi’s Achievers program meets weekly and empowers adults with Down syndrome with purposeful activities to ensure continued...
Abby’s Color Filled Life
Abby and her mom, Barb We wanted to highlight the art and talent of a participant here at GiGi's Playhouse Tinley Park, Abby M. Abby has participated in many local art shows with her beautiful paintings. She truly embodies her "Best of All" as a confident and fantastic artist! Abby's...
