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JOIN US 10/5/23 FOR CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN’S “PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE DAY” BENEFITING VARIETY OF FLORIDA WITH 20% OF SALES
SEPTEMBER 2023 PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE DAY!! FUNDRAISER SUPPORTING VARIETY THE CHILDREN’S CHARIETY OF FLORIDA ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023 (11AM – 10PM) Customers must show flyer below OR include

VARIETY DONATES SENSORY TOY GIFT BAGS TO GUADALUPE CENTER IN NAPLES, FL
AUGUST 2023 Variety of Florida gift several sensory toy gift bags to students of the Guadalupe Center in Naples, Florida. The gift bags are filled with sensory and therapeutic toys

NATIONAL MOVIE DAY AT EPIC THEATERS – 8/27/23
Thanks to the generosity of Epic Theatres, selected cinemas will be donating $1 to Variety of Florida for every combo purchase at the concession stands on National Movie Day! –

2023 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES GOLD HEART PINS LAUNCH JULY 14 -ON SALE NOW!
JULY 2023 IT’S TURTLE TIME!! CINEMA EXCLUSIVE The Variety 2023 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles featured Gold-Heart pins will launch on July 14, 2023 and will be available For Sale on

VARIETY KIDS ATTEND WESLEY’S ISLAND ECO CAMP IN MELBOURNE BEACH, SUMMER OF 2023
JULY 2023 Stella Maris Environmental Research located in Melbourne Beach, Florida is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on bringing attention and solutions to current environmental issues to children through education,

VARIETY DONATES MOBILITY BIKE, MULTIPLE TODDLER CARS & SENSORY TOYS TO SPACE COAST EARLY STEPS
JUNE 2023 Variety of Florida has donated 250 sensory therapeutic toys, a mobility bicycle and multiple UCF Go-Baby-Go toddler cars to the Space Coast Early Steps center in Brevard County.

iPADS, SENSORY & THERAPEUTIC TOY GIFT BAG GIVEAWAY AT JOE DIMAGGIO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL
MAY 2023 Variety of Florida’s President, Marshall Cohn and wife, Elia Cohn visited the Joe DiMaggio’s Children’s Hospital located in Hollywood, Florida and donated gift bags filled with sensory and

CHECK PRESENTATION TO SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE PAL YOUTH CAMP PROGRAM
MAY 2023 VARIETY OF FLORIDA AND THE DOES OF WINTER PARK DONATE $3,000 TO THE SEMINOLE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE -POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PAL) SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM In this portrait we

SOLD OUT!! DUNHILL’S WINE TASTING EVENT 4/22/23 BENEFITING THE CHILDREN OF VARIETY OF FLORIDA
APRIL 2023 SOLD OUT!! Single Tickets (sold out!) EACH TICKET $100 A TICKET INCLUDES A CHAMPAGNE RECEPTION, UNLIMITED HORS D’OEUVRES, DINNER BY CHEF TURBO, DECADENT DESSERTS, A WIDE VARIETY OF

TOY DONATION FROM NATIONAL AIRLINES BENEFITING THE FOSTER YOUTH OF AMERICA CHILDREN ON EASTER
APRIL 2023 FOSTER YOUTH OF AMERICA’S EASTER PROGRAM 2023 The National Airlines team from Orlando, Florida graciously donated an abundance of children’s toys to the Variety of Florida’s tent and

VARIETY @ MEGACON ORLANDO DONATING GO-BABY-GO MOBILITY CAR & SELLING GOLD-HEART PINS
MARCH 2023 Variety of Florida’s crew was at MegaCon 2023 selling our iconic movie gold heart pins and more!! In past years, Variety of Florida has given away mobility bikes

$3,100 CHECK PRESENTATION TO ST. AUGUSTINE PEDIATRIC REHAB CENTER
FEBRUARY 2023 Variety of Florida and Epic Theatres fund the Brooks Rehabilitation Center with $3,100 for an adaptive therapeutic bicycle for children they serve. Picture taken on February 3, 2023

VARIETY’S SHOWHEART WORLDWIDE CONCERT 2/11 – 2/14 VIA TWITCH
FEBRUARY 2023 Variety – the Children’s Charity International to present 4-day ShowHeart 2023 Charity Concert LIVE on Twitch February 11th through February 15th, 2023. This music extravaganza event will bring

SHOP WITH AMAZON SMILE & HELP SUPPORT VARIETY
JANUARY 2023 Charitable organizations have teamed up with Amazon and we are happy to announce, Variety of Florida is one of them! Amazon can now donate 0.5% of the price

VARIETY PRESENTS $5,000 CHECK TO SMA HEALTHCARE
The SMA Healthcare Foundation located in Daytona Beach, Fl received a $5,000 check from Variety of Florida and the Port Orange Eagles #4089 for their RAP and Beach Adolescent Programs…

2022 FEATURED MOVIE GOLD HEART PIN -AVATAR
VARIETY’S 2022 FEATURED GOLD-HEART PIN IS AVATAR! IN HONOR OF THE NEW MOVIE ‘AVATAR 2’ RELEASING ON DECEMBER 12, 2022. THE NEW AVATAR PINS ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE NOW ON

VARIETY GIFTS VIRTUAL REALITY DEVICES TO ST. JOSEPH’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN TAMPA
ST. JOSEPH’S CHILDRENS HOSPITAL IN TAMPA, FLORIDA IS THE FIRST TO HAVE REAL VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEMS TO HELP CHILDREN WITH THEIR MOBILITY NEEDS. VARIETY OF FLORIDA GRANTED THE HOSPITAL TWO

VARIETY GIFTS MOBILITY BIKE AT CW THEATRES IN WEST MELBOURNE
CW Theatres located in West Melbourne hosted Variety of Florida’s mobility bike presentation in October of 2022 and we are so grateful. Here’s Marshall Cohn (President of Variety of Florida)

VARIETY DONATES GIFT BAGS WITH THERAPEUTIC TOYS TO UCF FAMILIES
Some University of Central Florida families that have children with disabilities have received giftbags with therapeutic toys from Variety of Florida… Jennifer Tucker from UCF states they have had inclusive

SELLING GOLD HEART PINS @ EPIC THEATERS
Thanks to the generosity of Epic Theatres, our Fundraising Director Richard Goldstein and the Variety of Florida volunteer team have been at different theatre locations selling our iconic movie gold-heart

ON-SALE LIMITED EDITION 40TH ANNIVERSARY E.T. GOLDHEART PINS
Variety is celebrating the 40th annual anniversary of the epic movie E.T. by reintroducing the Limited Edition Variety E.T. goldheart pin! Purchase the famous pins, here on our website for

$2,500 DONATION TO CROSSWINDS YOUTH SERVICES FOR ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
Variety of Florida was able to partner with Crosswinds Youth Services Inc located in Cocoa Beach, Florida and donated $2,500 to help provide artistic activities and food for the youth

UCF’S GO BABY GO & VARIETY COLLABORATION
Variety of Florida has teamed up with University of Central Florida’s GO-BABY-GO department to gift two mobility vehicles away to two very special children, Avery and Lily. The Nemours Children’s

MINION MOVIE GOLD-HEART PINS
VARIETY MINION MOVIE GOLD-HEART PINS ON SALE NOW! WITH THE RELEASE OF THE NEW MINIONS MOVIE -MINIONS 2: THE RISE OF GRU, FIND OUR VARIETY OF FLORIDA GOLD-HEART PIN STANDS

VARIETY @ MEGACON ORLANDO, MAY 19-22nd, 2022 (Booth #1173)
Attention ALL COSPLAY FANS !! Variey of Florida’s at Booth #1173 Variety of Florida has been looking forward to joining forces with MegaCon Orlando… Variety of Florida will be at

VARIETY DONATES TWO MOBILITY CARS TO SPACE COAST EARLY STEPS
Variety of Florida has collaborated once again with the University of Central Florida’s Go-Baby-Go Department and donated two therapeutic mobility cars to the needy and disabled children of Space Coast

THANK YOU VIDEO FROM VARIETY KIDS @ WESLEY’S ISLAND ECO CAMP
One of the programs that has been supported by Variety of Florida for the fourth consecutive year is Wesley’s Island Eco Camp which is an immersive learning program in which

VARIETY’S SPRING BREAK 5K VIRTUAL RUN (March 14-27th)
Join Us March 14th through March 27, 2022 for Variety’s Spring Break 5K Virtual Run!! Sign Up by clicking below… Contribute $20 on our Donate Page & enter “For Virtual

VARIETY TEAM SELLING PINS AT BATMAN MOVIE PREMIER NIGHT -EPIC THEATRES
The Variety team and their young volunteers were at Epic Theatres -Lee Vista raising money for our charity while greeting and meeting all Batman fans for the premier showing of

VARIETY @ CENFLO -THE CENTRAL FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL
The 16th Annual CENFLO -Central Florida Film Festival was held once again this year at Epic Theatre in Mt. Dora… where guests can meet film directors and actors from around