Gigi’s Playhouse sets event in Bettendorf

Gigi’s Playhouse sets event in Bettendorf

GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities will host the GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge SUPERHERO 5K, 1 Mile Walk and Kids Dash for Down Syndrome on Saturday, June 1, in Veterans Memorial Park, Bettendorf, as a physical and social movement for acceptance, according to a news release.

The local Down syndrome achievement center is working alongside the network of more than 60 playhouses, throughout the United States and Mexico, to host a GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge event. with its annual SUPERHERO 5K run, 1 mile walk, and Kids Dash for Down syndrome. Visit here to learn more or here to register for the local event.

GiGi’s Playhouse is the only international network of Down Syndrome Achievement Centers providing free life-changing therapeutic and educational programs for all ages. GiGi’s Playhouse started in 2003 when GiGi was only 1 year old. Today, there are 59 locations across the U.S. and Mexico and serve families in more than 83 different countries.

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