The 2016 Variety Spring Golf Classic was a smashing success! Weather wise, we couldn't have picked a better day for golf. More than 150 guests came out to raise funds for our Variety kids and programs. With the help of our sponsors and attendees, we raised almost $50,000!
We honored longtime Variety friends and supporters Jerry & Patti Homan with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Jerry & Patti have supported Variety for more than 15 years and have donated more than $75,000. Their generosity, support, friendship and loyalty have kept Variety strong throughout the years.
We are honored to have Jerry & Patti as part of our Variety family and could not thank them enough for their unwavering support.
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Over the past thirty-eight years, this event has raised more than $1.7 million for children with disabilities. Our goal this year is to net $100,000 for our direct service programs.
Please note that we are in the process of upgrading Variety's organizational website. We are currently not able to accept online registrations and kindly ask that you mail in the registration brochure or call the office at 262-777-2090 to register over the phone.
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We launched our first ever crowdfunding campaign to raise money for our Adaptvie Bicycle Program on April 26th. To our delight, we met our initial $3,000 goal in less than 24 hours!
At this time, we have raised $5,710 through the GoFundMe page and an additional $2,175 from those who elected to donate directly to Variety through good old fashioned checks. George will be getting his bike soon and the extra funds raised will be used to purchased adaptive bikes for other children.
But there is more...A Madison Wisconsin company will make a donation of $3,000 at the time of delivery of George's adaptive bicycle!
The campaign is still open and you can spread the word and help in the following ways:
- Ask those with whom you share Variety's campaign to in turn share it with their family, colleagues, friends and on Facebook or Twitter.
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Leather & Lycra Biketoberfest
Poker Run
Starts and Ends at Nashotah Clubhouse
Nashotah, WI 53058
Sunday, October 2nd
Motorcycles and Bicycles. Two kinds of bikes. One cause.
Save the date to join us for Variety's Leather & Lycra Biketoberfest. We promise you that this event will be like no other you've ever attended! Bikers and bicyclists will come together to ride and raise funds to provide adaptive bicycles for children with physical disabilities. This ride will offer different route options for bikers and bicyclists. Registration includes entrance to the ride, poker hand, and a free drink ticket.
Sponsorship opportunities available.
For more information, please contact Variety at contact@varietywi.org
or 262-777-2090.
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Our first LOV (Ladies of Variety) event was a wild time! We started the night off with a bachelorette themed cocktail party in the Take Five Lounge at Marcus Majestic Cinema. Then we enjoyed a screening of Mamma Mia (all while dancing and singing in the aisles) and a delicious Greek inspired dinner. We ended the perfect ladies night with wedding cupcakes and a champagne toast to the bride and groom!
There were lots of great raffle prizes including a 9 piece Vera Bradley Luggage set. And handsome men in tuxedos selling the raffle tickets!
We thank everyone who helped make our event a success including Marcus Theatres, the Marcus Majestic Cinema staff, the Franklin U.S. Bank branch for donating the wedding cupcakes, and the Ladies of Variety a.k.a. LOV who planned and executed this event.
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Amelia is an active and fun-loving 12-year-old pre-teen. She has been part of the Variety family since she was just six years old! Over the years, Variety has given Amelia her very first adaptive bicycle, stander, two grants for intensive physical therapy, and an Up n' Free. We are so glad to have been a part her journey to independence and freedom.
Just like all kids, Amelia has grown over the years. She outgrew her first adaptive bicycle so she donated it back to Variety. That bicycle will be refurbished so that another child can use it. But we made sure that Amelia could keep riding this summer and gave her another adaptive bicycle!
Here's what Amelia's mom has to say:
"Amelia loves riding her new bike. She is getting the much needed exercise to keep her muscles from getting too tight and she is having fun doing it. Riding her bike gives Amelia the independence she so wants. She can keep up with her friends and our family loves to go riding in the park. On days that the weather is not cooperating the indoor trainer has proven to be a really fun new way for Amelia to keep moving. She is enjoying watching T.V. while she is pedaling away. It is truly a win-win situation.
I am so grateful for all that Variety does!!!!!!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. If it wasn't for Variety's donors/supporters, Amelia's life might be very different."
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We would like to express our deep appreciation to the Greater Milwaukee Foundation for their $1,400 grant gift in support of Chatter Matters Communication Camp! This gift will help
children with physical disabilities who cannot speak verbally learn how to find their voice by using an assistive communication device. By attending Chatter Matters, these children will be given the opportunity to share jokes with their friends, tell their parents about their day and express their needs and desires.
In addition to being a learning opportunity, Chatter Matters will be a fun overnight camp for the entire family! There will be arts and crafts, nature hikes, campfires and all the other traditional camp activities - tailored specifically for children with physical disabilities!
Thank you Greater Milwaukee Foundation!
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In case you missed it, check out the Fox 6 News segment that Sports Director Tom Pipines did on Variety!
We were so honored to have Tom join us as our special guest and live auctioneer for the Variety Spring Golf Classic at Western Lakes.
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Luke Homan Memorial Golf Classic
Monday, June 20, 2016
The Legend at Brandybrook
Warrior Day Golf Outing
Monday, July 18, 2016
Hawk's View Golf Club
Ben Marcus Memorial Variety Golf Classic
Monday, July 25, 2016
Grand Geneva Resort & Spa
Leather & Lycra Biketoberfest
Sunday, October 2nd
Nashotah Clubhouse
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Join Us!
The Tap Room
1301 Milwaukee Ave, South Milwaukee
Thursday, June 2nd
Anytime between 11 am-10 pm
We are honored to be chosen as the benefiting charity of The Tap Room's charity event. Visit
The Tap Room on June 2nd and tell your server or bartender that you want to support Variety - the Children's Charity and 25% of all your drinks will be donated to Variety!
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