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

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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

80 Stories, 80 Days: Beaming Around the Neighborhood

This awesome story is a part of our 80 Stories, 80 Days campaign. For every story we collect through this campaign, Unique Connect will make a donation directly to our organization, so please submit your story now.

From Sarah Beers:

Variety Child, Sam Beers, showing off his trike and his muscles with the neighbor boys!

My son Sam received an adaptive trike from Variety a couple of summers ago. He has had so much fun riding it and I think of the generosity of the Variety crew whenever I see him ride it. We have been shown so much love by Variety and we're so grateful to be a part of the family. I'm attaching a photo of him during the summer with the other boys in the neighborhood riding bikes. He was just beaming on this day. The best part is that his bike is actually faster than theirs!

Through our 80 Stories, 80 Days campaign, we are asking all of you who have been touched by our organization in any way to share your story and help us gain more support for Kansas City children with developmental disabilities.

Unique Connect will donate directly to us for every story we collect through this campaign, so please submit your story now.  

Looking for another way to support Variety? Get your tickets for our biggest fundraiser of the year – the 2014 Variety Show starring Sinbad.