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VARIETY SPONSORS THE 23RD ANNUAL GREAT BREVARD VIRTUAL DUCK RACE
Adopt your ducks today and you’ll have a chance to win lots of great prizes! Join us for the 23rd Annual Great Brevard Virtual Duck Race, benefiting the kids of

DONATED $90,000 TO RENOVATE THE HOWARD PHILLIPS CENTER FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
Variety of Florida has a history of giving funds to developmental centers like the Howard Phillips Center to help children with disabilities, developmental delays and mobile impairments. We awarded the

VARIETY FACE MASKS – FOR SALE $5
BRINGING DISABILITY AWARENESS WHILE BATTLING COVID-19! Face Masks are now part of our daily routines, unless you have health condition restrictions. Facial expressions and lip reading are key for the

VARIETY POWERS POSSIBILITY FOR LEARNING, PLAYING & COMMUNICATION
For children with hearing and verbal challenges, early intervention is key. Variety of Florida is a proud partner to the University of Central Florida’s Communications Sciences and Disorders Clinics and

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
This month Variety of Florida is celebrating and spreading lots of LOVE to stay in tune with Valentine’s Day! Check out this dazzling canvas created by Artist Efrosyni Hobbs which

VARIETY @ MEGACON ORLANDO, AUGUST 2021
Attention all Cosplay Fans- Variety of Florida has been looking forward to joining forces with MegaCon Orlando and has been following their lead on convention updates. Due to the COVID-19

FACEBOOK BIRTHDAY FUNDRAISERS FOR VARIETY OF FLORIDA
Please keep Variety of Florida in your thoughts when creating a charity Facebook Birthday Fundraiser. Our Variety of Florida President Marshall Cohn, created a Facebook birthday fundraiser and chose Variety

$5,000 DONATION TO CROSSWINDS YOUTH SERVICES
Once again Variety of Florida was able to partner with Crosswinds Youth Services Inc located in Cocoa Beach, Florida and donated $5,000 to help fund their arts and craft department

SHOP WITH AMAZON SMILE & HELP SUPPORT VARIETY
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 of your

VARIETY @ THE CENTRAL FLORIDA FILM FESTIVAL JAN 22 – 24th
At Epic Theatres in Mt. Dora, the 15th Annual Central Florida Film Festival will be held from January 22 through January 24th, 2021 -where guests can meet film directors and

HOLIDAY VIRTUAL WALK, RUN & ROLL EVENT -photo gallery
Variety of Florida is spreading Mobility Awareness! Thank you to all the participants who joined our 2020 Holiday Virtual Walk, Run & Roll Event which took place from November 29th

VARIETY SPONSORS PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UCF’S GO-BABY-GO & ST JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN
Our recent mobility partnership event between University of Central Florida’s Go-Baby-Go and St. Joseph’s Hospital for Children in Tampa was a SUCCESS!! Variety of Florida was honored to sponsor and

ONE CHURCH FAIRVILLA $2,500 DONATION
Variety was honored to partner once again this year with One Church Fairvilla to be able to provide necessary essentials to children who are underprivileged in our community. Our most

NEW HOPE FOR KIDS $10,000 CHECK PRESENTATION IN MEMORY OF TRACI NOGE
IN LOVING MEMORY OF TRACI NOGE New Hope For Kids mission is to support children and families grieving the death of a loved one and to grant wishes to children

FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM
Expanding our social-media outlets to make our mission go farther!! Follow Variety of Florida on Instagram! Help spread the word so we can reach a higher volume of audience

DONATED $26,000 TO UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA’S GO BABY GO! PROGRAM
Variety of Florida recently donated $26,000 to the Go Baby Go! program so they can expand offerings, develop new collaborations with community partners and increase the number of children served

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR DIGITAL LEARNERS
We have researched around for fun-learning websites and found some cool, free and educational resources that could be helpful for digital-learner kids, whether they’re homeschooling or traditional brick and mortar

CDC APPROVED PROTOCOLS WHILE SHIPPING & HANDLING ONLINE PIN ORDERS
Variety of Florida wants all our online gold heart pin buyers to feel at ease while shopping on our website, therefore we are making sure to take all necessary precautions

EVENTS CANCELED OR POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS
A NOTE FROM THE VARIETY OF FLORIDA FAMILY: Dear Friends of Variety of Florida; As you know Variety raises money throughout the year to help sick, disabled and underprivileged children

VARIETY KIDS @ WESLEY’S ISLAND ECO CAMP SUMMER OF 2020
Stella Maris Environmental Research is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on bringing attention and solutions to current environmental issues to children through education, conservation and research. One of the programs

DUNHILL’S ANNUAL WINE TASTING EVENT CANCELED UNTIL APRIL 2021
WINE & DINE WITH US WHILE SUPPORTING A GREAT CAUSE!! Due to the Coronavirus /COVID-19 pandemic, our hosting venue has canceled The Dunhill Companies’ 13th Annual Wine Tasting Event until April

BLACK LIVES MATTER
“to the world you may be one person; but to one person you may be the world” – DR. SEUSS Our Variety of Florida family is standing in solidarity with the

2020 TROLLS WORLD TOUR GOLD HEART PIN
Universal Pictures and DreamWorks Animation have collaborated with Variety the Children’s Charity to create our 2020 featured gold heart pin with characters from the highly anticipated movie Trolls World Tour,

CORONAVIRUS/COVID-19 & CHILDREN
Hey parents, are you looking for a way to explain COVID-19 (Coronavirus) to your children and help them adopt to the new recommended practices to prevent the spread of the

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 in the past selling our

VARIETY ARTICLE IN THE ORLANDO HEALTH’S 2019 GRATITUDE REPORT
We were so honored to be featured in an article on page 25 of the Orlando Health’s 2019 Gratitude Report. It’s titled ‘Renovating The Developmental Center For Infants & Children’

CITRUS CLUB SOCIAL DOWNTOWN ORLANDO
Our networking social at the downtown Orlando Citrus Club was such a lovely evening filled with great people, great food and a great atmosphere. Businesses socializing with other business and

APPLE iPHONE NEW DISABILITY EMOJIs
BRINGING AWARENESS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES!! We are so delighted that Apple is celebrating diversity by adding the new disability inclusive emojis, available October 28, 2019 for all iPhone

VARIETY KIDS @ STELLA MARIS ENVIRONMENTAL CAMP 2019
Variety of Florida has provided a week-long Camp Scholarship to 10 underprivileged children by signing them up to participate in a day-camp experience at the Stella Maris Environmental Research Center

PRESENTED $6,000 DONATION TO UCF’S GO BABY GO!
At University of Central Florida’s Go Baby Go! Imove lab, Variety of Florida presented a check in the amount of $6,000 to help support their mission with the mobility enhanced