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Paralympian, Alana Nichols, named Global Ambassador for Variety – the Children’s Charity International on Olympic Day

Paralympian, Alana Nichols, named Global Ambassador for Variety – the Children’s Charity International on Olympic Day

On International Olympic and Paralympic Day (July 23), Variety – the Children’s Charity International proudly announces groundbreaking five-time Paralympian, Alana Nichols, as its newest Global Ambassador. In this role, Nichols will champion Variety’s worldwide mission to deliver mobility, medical care and education to children who are sick, experiencing disadvantage, or living with disabilities. Today the world

Minions & Monsters 2026 physical pin

Announcing the latest Gold Heart Pin: Minions & Monsters

Illumination and Universal Pictures have collaborated with Variety – the Children’s Charity to create a limited-edition gold heart pin featuring new characters from Illumination’s rambunctious, all-new animated action comedy, Minions & Monsters, which arrives in theaters July 1, 2026. The exclusive collector’s pin —featuring one of the unforgettable new Minion stars, James, and a many-eyed monster

Paralympian, Jeromie Meyer, named Global Ambassador for Variety International

Paralympian, Jeromie Meyer, named Global Ambassador for Variety International

Variety – the Children’s Charity International is proud to announce Jeromie Meyer as its newest Global Ambassador, strengthening Variety’s commitment to empowering children with disabilities through sport, mobility, and inclusive opportunities. A Paralympic wheelchair basketball athlete who competed at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, Meyer’s journey is one of resilience and purpose. After a life-altering accident

Official Charity Partner of the 2026 TCS New York City Marathon

New York Road Runners sets $100 million charity fundraising goal for 2026 race. 2025 TCS New York City Marathon raised record-breaking $80 million for more than 600 official charity partners. New York, March 5, 2026 — New York Road Runners (NYRR), the nonprofit that “runs” New York City, has named Variety – the Children’s Charity

Announcing the Avatar Gold Heart Pin

Variety – the Children’s Charity has partnered with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures to create a limited-edition gold heart pin with the highly anticipated film AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH, in theatres nationwide on December 19, 2025. The collector’s pin is exclusively available through participating exhibition partners and are available starting December 12, 2025 for a minimum

Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke Joins Variety – the Children’s Charity International as Global Ambassador

Champion sprinter brings a powerful message of inclusion and possibility to children with disabilities worldwide. Variety – the Children’s Charity International is proud to welcome Paralympian Rhiannon Clarke as our newest Global Ambassador. Rhiannon is no stranger to Variety, having been supported by our Variety branch in Western Australia for years. “I performed with the

Paramount Pictures Joins Forces with Variety – the Children’s Charity to Launch Exciting New TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM Gold Heart Pin Campaign

Featuring artwork from TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM exclusively on sale in participating theatres. Proceeds from gold heart pins help fund life-changing Variety programs for children globally. LOS ANGELES, CA (August 4, 2023) – Variety – the Children’s Charity has partnered with Paramount Pictures to create four limited-edition gold heart pins featuring artwork from

2022-2023 Variety Gold Heart Campaign – Avatar: The Way of Water

Gold Heart Pins will help fund life-changing Variety programs for children globally Variety – the Children’s Charity has created a limited-edition gold heart pin featuring artwork from the highly anticipated film “Avatar: The Way of Water,” in U.S. theatres on December 16, 2022 and everywhere else around the same time. The limited-edition collector’s pin will

Peaceable Kingdom by Variety Hosts Weekend Camp for Ukrainian Child-Refugees

KILLEEN, TX – [2022] It’s true: everything is bigger in Texas, including our hearts. This Labor Day weekend, Variety of Texas will host a 4-day, 3-night retreat for more than 50 Ukrainian child-refugees, ages 5-15, at Peaceable Kingdom by Variety. More than twenty percent of the 100,000+ Ukrainian refugees currently taking shelter in the

Illumination, Universal Pictures and Variety — the Children’s Charity Partner to Raise Money for Kids with Special Abilities through exclusive “MINIONS: THE RISE OF GRU” Gold Heat Campaign

Gold Heart Pins will help fund life-changing Variety programs for children globally LOS ANGELES, CA (DATE) – Illumination and Universal Pictures have collaborated with Variety – the Children’s Charity to create a limited-edition gold heart pin featuring a new character from Illumination’s global blockbuster comedy, Minions: The Rise of Gru, which opened at a record-shattering

Variety – the Children’s Charity is bringing the love to your screen this February with a global 5-day concert Twitch fundraiser!

Los Angeles CA – Variety –the Children’s Charity International, as part of an international campaign, is proud to announce they will be hosting their first-ever ‘ShowHeart’ Charity Concert Series in February 2022. This five-day international event will begin on February 13 and wrap up on February 18. ShowHeart will be hosted on the global streaming

Clubs NT Initiative Supports Variety NT Through Clubs Week 2021

Variety NT is the benefactor of this year’s Clubs NT initiative, Clubs Week 2021, receiving an enormous $33,150 donation raised over 7 days between 12 – 18 July, by 14 participating organisations. Member clubs were invited to accentuate the ‘fun’ in fundraisers and hold trivia events, lively family days and in-house incentives with the theme

Variety Launches Financial Counselling Program For Australian Families Experiencing Hardship

Today Variety – the Children’s Charity announced the launch of a new free financial counselling program that aims to support Australian families of children who are disadvantaged, sick or living with disability. A 2017/18 study showed that even before the COVID-19 pandemic, disadvantage levels were high – with 774,000 children aged under 15 living below

Variety WA Bash Drives Home $1 Million for Kids

The much loved Variety WA Bash made a triumphant return to the roads this week, raising more than $1 million for WA kids in need, after its cancellation due to COVID-19 last year. 47 cars and more than 160 people took part in the week long carnival on wheels, travelling 2,500kms starting in Dampier on

Calling Brisbane Kids Who Love To Sing!

Budding young songsters are invited to join in Variety Queensland’s all-inclusive choir. Open to ages 7-17, the fortnightly Saturday choir allows kids to have fun, learn singing techniques, to feel included and make new friends. It’s open to all kids, including those living with a disability or who are sick or disadvantaged. Started in 2019,