#givingTuesday #forVarietyKC

First it was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday and now the best day of all: #givingtuesday

Developed as a charitable alternative to the all-out shopping extravaganza that takes place in the days following Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday has made a holiday out of giving back to organizations that change lives in the communities they serve. This year, Giving Tuesday falls on December 2 and Variety KC is asking for your support.

With the end of the year coming up, this is a big chance to make a difference for nonprofit organizations throughout the nation — including Variety KC.

So how can you support us in our mission to provide mobility equipment, communication and inclusion for Kansas City kids with disabilities?

There's a few quick and easy ways to make it happen:

Make a donation at www.varietykc.org

Purchase a Cuddle Bear for $25 to give to a child in recovery

Volunteer at one of our many events found on our website

Organize your own event to raise money for Variety KC kids.

 Giving Tuesday represents an incredible outpouring of generosity across the nation. Follow #GivingTuesday on Twitter to see all the other worthy organizations that are raising money on this day!

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Variety - the Children's Charity's 2014-2015 PSA featuring the Minions

Buy your Minion pins today to support Variety KC kids! Available at Cinemark ad B&B Theatres!!

Young Variety at Sporting KC

Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are (Cover by MattyBRaps ft. Tyler Ward)

Bruno Mars - Just the Way You Are (Cover by MattyBRaps ft. Tyler Ward)

Catie Cares Program

The phone is a lifeline to the family of a child with mobility issues.

When the phone rang at Variety KC, the call began like so many others.  Catie needed prosthetics, but insurance had run out and her family was tapped out.

Her mother’s voice was a combination of a resolute fighter used to advocating for her child, and the quivering hopeful voice of a mother tired from the fight.   

But this call was different.  It came at a time when Variety resources were strong from recent fundraising success and when the partnering resources were available.

Catie got her prosthetics.  Catie gained mobility, her family gained hope, and the Variety community celebrated right along with them.

And then the phone rang at Variety KC. 

This time it was a child’s voice, brimming with confidence and enthusiasm.  Catie wanted to help other kids like her. She had a plan, she had a name, and she had a goal.  Catie Cares was launched. A single child, giving back, armed with childlike ideas on how to raise awareness and funds.  And it was contagious.  

Phone calls were made and ideas were launched on our website www.varietykc.orgfor kids to raise funds for other Variety kids.

And Catie Cares caught the attention of a major philanthropic business in our area, Waddell and Reed. As a result, this year Waddell and Reed underwrote Variety KC’s primary fundraiser with one of their executives chairing the event and appearing on stage with Catie.

They cared because Catie cared, and because at the end of the line of another desperate phone call, Variety KC cared.

Variety Children's Charity- Popcorn month