MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 12, 2023) — In an effort to make the world a more accepting place for individuals of all abilities, on June 3, 2023, GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, the local Down syndrome achievement center, is working alongside our network of more than sixty playhouses, throughout the United States and Mexico, to host a GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge event. They will hold their annual SUPERHERO 5K run, 1 Mile walk, and Kids Dash for Down syndrome.
The best way to grow acceptance comes first through exposure and interaction. People with disabilities are often segregated from their peers starting at an early age, and as life goes on, it tends to form a disconnect between those with disabilities and those without. The GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge acts as a bridge that provides exposure, interaction, and, ultimately, understanding to reach our goal of acceptance and inclusion.
GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities is hosting this event June 3 at Veterans’ Memorial Park Bettendorf, Iowa, to challenge our community to join a physical and social movement for the acceptance of all individuals just as they are. We will be hosting our program participants, families, volunteers, and supporters. We are striving to gain the attention and participation of those in our community who are not familiar with our organization. This opportunity to celebrate acceptance and inclusion will hopefully change perspectives leading to our ultimate goal of global acceptance for all.
Together, we know we can move the world in a more accepting direction.
Visit AcceptanceChallenge.org to learn more or gigisplayhouse/quadcites/superhero-run-walk to register for the local event.
ABOUT GIGI’S PLAYHOUSE®:
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 one year old. Today, there are 57 locations across the US and Mexico and serve families in more than 83 different countries! With worldwide demand to open over 200 locations, GiGi’s Playhouse is on a mission to change the way the world views Down syndrome and to send a global message of acceptance for all.
