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VARIETY OF FLORIDA

VOLUNTEER PLAQUES PRESENTED TO SONIA SMALL & DAVID FLEMING
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

HOLIDAY GIFT BAGS FOR THE CHILDREN OF AUTISM SOCIETY OF GREATER ORLANDO
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

SPIDER-MAN NIGHT AT 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 Spider-Man fans for the premier showing of

UCF’S AAC LAB MAKERSPACE PRESENTATION
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 & VARIETY COLLABORATION
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.

VARIETY OF FLORIDA RECEIVES 2020 INNOVATION AWARD
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.

2021 BOSS BABY GOLD HEART PIN
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 @ MEGACON ORLANDO, AUGUST 12-15th 2021
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 GRANTS SPECIALIZED VISION GLASSES TO AUTISTIC BROTHERS
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

MOBILITY BIKE DONATED TO ST JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN IN MEMORY OF TRACI NOGE
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

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

FIRST RESPONDERS MOVIE APPRECIATION DAY AT EPIC THEATRES
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

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

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

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

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

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

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 FUTHER NOTICE
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

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

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

MEGACON 2019 ORLANDO CONVENTION
At MegaCon Orlando 2019, Variety of Florida donated an adaptive bike to United Cerebral Palsy of Central Florida. The student that received the bike on behalf of UCP of Central

DUNHILL’S 12th ANNUAL WINE TASTING EVENT
We are please to report we raised $26,000 for the Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children. We would like to express our appreciation to all who donated, participated and