BELIEVER 

$25,000 Comfort of Home 

IMPACT: GiGi’s Playhouse locations open ready to serve on day 1. GiGi’s Playhouse offers a physical brick and mortar place – a place to learn, a place to grow, a place to celebrate, a place to know you’re not alone, a second safe and secure home. By supporting a years' worth of rent and utilities, you will be changing the way an entire community views Down syndrome and creating an environment of acceptance and belief for all who enter.  

PLATINUM LEVEL 

$15,000 Café G Kitchen  

IMPACT: This beautiful teaching kitchen will provide the opportunity for individuals to learn skills to promote independence and enjoy the pleasure of cooking for themselves and others.  The kitchen is a perfect place for socializing and real-world learning.  Occupational and developmental therapy are key components of this area 

$10,000 Technology Equipment   

IMPACT: Adults and children enhance their physical fitness, muscle tone, self-esteem, self-expression and socialization skills through GiGiFIT.  The GiGiFIT program focuses on improving fitness through strength, endurance, joint stability, balance, and movement control. It promotes wellness through nutrition and building self-confidence.  With programs for newborns through adults, the GiGiFIT programs address low muscle tone and joint laxity in individuals with Down syndrome and builds an environment of lifetime physical therapy and fitness.

$10,000 Learning Labs  MIRACLE MAKER LEVEL ACHIEVED! 

IMPACT: Children and adults expand their reading, math skills, speech and language skills, organization skills, self-confidence, and focus through our 1-on-1 Literacy and Math Tutoring and Speech and Language Therapy programs!  Shh... don’t tell them that they’re learning while they think they’re just having fun playing with letters, shapes, manipulatives, games and tactile strategies that teach our participants the way they learn best. 

$10,000 Get Fit Gym & Supplies   

IMPACT: Adults and children enhance their physical fitness, muscle tone, self-esteem, self-expression and socialization skills through GiGiFIT.  The GiGiFIT program focuses on improving fitness through strength, endurance, joint stability, balance, and movement control. It promotes wellness through nutrition and building self-confidence.  With programs for newborns through adults, the GiGiFIT programs address low muscle tone and joint laxity in individuals with Down syndrome and builds an environment of lifetime physical therapy and fitness. 

GOLD LEVEL 

$5,000 Family Room   

IMPACT: The couch is the place of comfort for new parents coming to GiGi’s for the first time.  Often this is the first-time parents hear the words “Congratulations!”  Parents can take it all in, share their journey, fears and hopes.  The family room is also a place for parents to network, observe and share experiences, build acceptance, and find mentors.  The group nature of GiGi’s Playhouse shows parents that that their child has an amazing opportunity to achieve their greatest potential. 

$5,000 Therapeutic Play Area   

IMPACT: Children and teenagers with Down syndrome participate in therapeutic play and activities with a variety of equipment, toys and manipulatives to develop motor skills, language skills, and social skills while interacting with their peers and siblings. 

$5,000 Club GiGi Teen & Adult Lounge   

IMPACT: This area is geared specifically toward the teen and adult population. This fun, lounge-style atmosphere will host therapeutic programming and games centered on social skills and language development in an age-appropriate setting.  They’ll be having so much fun, they won’t even know they are learning! 

$5,000 Playhouse Training and Support 

IMPACT: We are 99% volunteer run!  Training staff and volunteers takes time and resources, and we’ll gain lots of assistance form the GiGi’s National Office to get this done, but it is not free to execute.  For our staff, board members, and key volunteers, the GiGi’s Annual National Leadership Conference in Chicago is pivotal for training, networking, and gaining inspiration from the 40+ other locations. 

$5,000 Sensory Room  MIRACLE MAKER LEVEL ACHIEVED!

IMPACT: The sensory space can provide a whole new world to those with Down syndrome. The room will provide individuals with great therapeutic benefits by offering a multi-sensory experience.  Benefits to the sensory room include developing senses of sight, tough and hearing, teaching cause and effect, providing a sense of security and calmness, encouraging vocalization and communication, improving coordination and gross motor skills among many other benefits.   

SILVER LEVEL 

$2,500 Sound Stage  

IMPACT: Kids and adults with Down syndrome grow their self-confidence as the center of attention.  Programs include dance, karaoke, theater, and more!  The stage is often the first place a participant tends to go when the first walk through the doors.  The stage is a sign of pure acceptance and knowing that everyone at GiGi’s supports and celebrates you for who you are. 

$2,500 Resource Library  

IMPACT: Computer access for attendees encourages learning and exploring for kids and adults alike.  We can teach typing skills, internet safety, appropriate online communication tactics, research skills and more.  In the resource library, parents and other family members can also gain access to up-to-date information about Down syndrome, other community resources, and teaching strategies. 

$2,500 Generation G Youth Board 

IMPACT: Be accepting.  Be generous.  Be kind.  That is the message of Generation G.  The GiGi’s mission is to change the way the world views Down syndrome and send a global message of acceptance for all.  Help us fulfill that mission in local schools through the development and sustainability of a Youth Board.   The Youth Board will function under GiGi’s Playhouse Wausau’s governing Board of Managers and be responsible for community awareness campaigns, outreach, and fundraising.    

$2,500 Innovation Room 

IMPACT: Having a dedicated learning space will provide opportunities and experiences necessary for participants to become capable, self-reliant, self-motivated and life-long learners. Being of adequate size, the space will allow for speakers, group learning and room for celebrations! 

$2,500 We Love Our Volunteers Area 

IMPACT: GiGi’s Playhouse is a 99% volunteer-run organization and we rely on the skill and dedication of volunteers with a broad range of expertise and availability to keep our organization running smoothly and ensure we can always deliver our programs for free.  Having a dedicated space in which volunteers can prepare program lessons, coordinate events and be awesome is what they deserve! 

$2,500 Let's Be Seen, Heard & Understood 

IMPACT: GiGi’s Playhouse is about spreading a global message of acceptance for ALL!  This is done through in person campaigns and images of our loved ones with Down syndrome. We want our space to be filled with pictures of our local kids and adults with Down syndrome, we want to have a billboard promoting the amazing things GiGi’s Playhouse provides, we want EVERYONE to see, hear and understand! 

$2,500 Stop in & Stay Awhile Sign

IMPACT: Having a beautiful outdoor sign will make us stand out as the place to stop in and stay awhile We want the community to see our sign, stop in, be inspired and leave telling their neighbors, co-workers, and friends "GiGi's changed me and will change the world"!

BRONZE LEVEL 

$1,000 – Support a Program  

IMPACT: 100% of GiGi’s programs are free to families and are therapeutic or educational in nature.  Each one is facilitated by a trained volunteer, many of whom are therapists and educators.  Whether the focus is gross motor skills, fine motor skills, social development, speech and language, fitness, or career skills, every program at GiGi’s playhouse is purposeful and progressive.  We focus on the needs specific to the Down syndrome community and teach in a way they learn best. 

$1,000 – Community Awareness Event  

IMPACT: Support a community awareness event for new families, volunteers and/or prospective donors to show people what the Playhouse is all about and the impact it makes to families, volunteers and community members.