News & Events

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

Variety – the Children’s Charity of Florida is proud to announce the presentation of 2 Volunteer Plaques in recognition of years of service. David Fleming has volunteered selling Variety gold

Our Variety of Florida team wishes everyone a safe, joyful and loving Holiday season! We’ve had a wonderful year being able to serve the children in our community – even

This year it brought us so much joy to be able to give away 250 holiday gift bags to some loving children in our community. Our Variety team diligently selected

The Variety team and their young volunteers were at Epic Theatres -Lee Vista raising money for our charity while greeting and meeting all Spider-Man fans for the premier showing of

We are stronger when we join forces for good! On Wednesday December 1st, faculty from the AAC Lab at the UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences joined with representatives

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

University of Central Florida’s Augmentative and Alternative Communications Lab Receives Gift of Mobile Makerspace to Build Adaptive Toys from Variety of Florida. Click Here to read UCF’s article Marshall S.

A special ‘Thank You’ to Variety – the Children’s Charity International for the recognition! Variety of Florida is honored to receive this award while we’re still battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

Attention ALL COSPLAY FANS !! Variey of Florida’s at Booth #3015 Variety of Florida has been looking forward to joining forces with MegaCon Orlando and has been following their lead

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

Exciting news! Universal Pictures & DreamWorks Animation have collaborated with Variety – the Children’s Charity to create limited-edition gold heart pins featuring characters from DreamWorks Animation’s highly anticipated new film,

Variety of Florida grants $1,000 to help two teenage autistic brothers with down syndrome get specialized vision glasses. Determined and motivated – Mrs. Gretchen Stewart, mother of Ari and Ian

IN LOVING MEMORY OF TRACI NOGE Our fellow Variety board member Frank Noge’s wife Traci Noge (former Variety of Florida board member) passed away a few years ago and to

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

The Variety of Florida team recently hosted their First Responders Appreciation Day event at various Epic Theatre locations! The event was held at the Deltona, Mt. Dora and Lee Vista-Orlando

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Expanding our social-media outlets to make our mission go farther!! Help spread the word so we can reach a higher volume of audience and make them aware of Variety’s mission

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

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

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

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 further