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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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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,

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

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