Zahur – Best of All
Zahur - 12 years old Zahur and her mom, Habibo Zahur at in-person dance class Zahur is an enthusiastic, positive, outgoing, and energetic person. She has a great curiosity and really enjoys people. Zahur got involved with GiGi’s programming a few years ago. From the moment she got involved, she...
Dr. Julie – Volunteer Sportlight
Dr. Julie is a very experienced educator who is thoughtful, hard-working, compassionate, patient, and organized. These traits are the very reason she's constantly making a huge impact in so many ways at GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities for many years, including right now through this time of the pandemic. Dr. Julie...
Ian – Best of All
Ian performing in "Annie" for Drama Troupe for Adults this fall. Ian, one of our adult self-advocates, has been involved with GiGi’s Twin Cities Programming for almost four years. Ian is thoughtful, loves to rock out as well as dressing up as rockers, enjoys drawing, and is a very friendly...
Caroline – Volunteer Spotlight
Caroline Everyone Can Dance - In Person Programming led by Caroline Caroline has been an amazing volunteer involved with the GiGi’s Playhouse Community for many years. Caroline is thoughtful, generous, positive, engaging with everyone, creative, and energetic. When she lived in Illinois, she created and led the GiGi’s Dance program....
Sophia – Best of All
Sophia participating in virtual GiGi's Kitchen. Sophia participating in GiGi's at Home virtual programming. (With a #BestofAll shirt from Coach Karen's marathon.) Meet Sophia, who is 13 years old, and has been actively involved with our GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities community for a number of years. Sophia is thoughtful, helpful,...
Jenna – Volunteer Spotlight
Jenna receiving the, GiGi's Twin Cities "Volunteer of the Year Award 2020" Jesse and Jenna at the Gala in February 2020 Jenna, Jesse, Annabelle, Eli Hudson Homies with Extra Chromies, Step to Accept 2020 Promoting Down syndrome Awareness in October through messages with Annabelle on social media. Eli, Beekeeper in...
Karen – Best of All
Preparing for the 2020 GiGi's Fundraising Marathon, October 24th - #Best of All Previous Marathons Marathon route on October 24th -- for GiGi's Partners for Step to Accept Violet's Elementary Graduation - Summer 2020, Karen, Tim, Violet Karen is one of our Founding Moms for GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities –...
Joyce – Volunteer Spotlight
Aloha Dance at GiGi's Celebrating Halloween at GiG's Joyce and Isaiah at Home Joyce and Isaiah Enjoying a Selfie Joyce is the mother of Isaiah, who is a young adult in his early twenties. About three years ago, Joyce found out about GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities...
Amelie – Best of All
Amelie, one of our amazing adult self-advocates, joined our GiGi’s community in June 2017. Amelie is kind, bright, thoughtful, hard-working, and friendly. She has participated in so much adult programming in person at the Playhouse in St. Louis Park: Fantastic Friends, Social Skills/Speech – Self Advocacy for Adults, EPIC, as...
Sahra – Volunteer Spotlight
Over this past year, Sahra, an amazing mother and leader in our GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities community, has inspired many other Somali mothers to get their children involved with the free, progressive, purposeful, educational and therapeutic programming at GiGi’s Playhouse Twin Cities. Families immediately hear Sahra’s story of her life...
Meet Peter – Best of All
Peter, one of our adult self-advocates, has been involved with GiGi’s Twin Cities Programming for almost four years. Peter is a kind, smart, curious, and thoughtful member of our community. For our in-person programming, he has taken part in Speech skills, Self-Advocacy for Adults, Dance, Fantastic Friends, Theater, EPIC, and...
Meet Carmella – Milly and Ava’s Mom, plus Running for Hennepin County Commissioner – District 6 – Volunteer Spotlight
Carmella visited GiGi’s Playhouse – Twin Cities for the first time at the end of February this year. She visited our playhouse in St. Louis Park, with her daughters Milly, age 4, and Ava, age 6. Carmella and her daughters had an amazing Saturday morning at our playhouse. Milly immediately...