Sunday February 24, 2013 What better way to enjoy the Oscars than in a private theater and lounge. Dress up like a star and enjoy wine and beer while you meet and greet at San Francisco’s best Sunday night viewing. … Continue reading →

December, 2012 San Francisco, CA — A big THANK YOU goes out to Gregg Lynn and his fellow host committee members, the San Francisco St. Regis Hotel, and HSBC, for hosting what is sure to be one of Variety’s most … Continue reading →

December 2, 2012 San Francisco, CA — Variety welcomes KEEN athletes and coaches for a special holiday movie event at Variety. Athletes and coaches only!  10:45am-12:45pm

November 10, 2012 San Francisco, CA — The Variety Mobility Program, celebrating more than 65 years of helping children throughout Northern California, provided a life-changing bike to Tessa! After hosting fundraisers and gaining new member donors Variety delivered the custom-built … Continue reading →

November 8, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Current members and personal guests are invited to join us for an exclusive screening of FLIGHT, Thursday at 6pm. In this action-packed mystery thriller, Academy Award winner Denzel Washington stars as Whip Whitaker, … Continue reading →

October 29th, 2012 San Francisco, CA — Come watch the World Series game 5 at the Variety Screening Room,  private movie theater and lounge! Its downtown, drinks are cheap, its all for charity, and GLORY! And, if we’re already champs … Continue reading →

October 24, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Variety is pleased to host the 15th UNITED NATIONS Association Film Festival at the Variety Preview Room Theater, Northern California’s most advanced private screening room and events lounge. Variety Preview Room Theatre, 582 … Continue reading →

October 9, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Current members are invited to join us for an art reception, happy hour and screening of the new hit movie TAKEN 2! Join us for a pre-show happy hour and artists reception with … Continue reading →

September 17, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Variety Members and guests are invited to join us for Monday Night Football!   Come see the game in life-size HD in the Variety Preview Room movie theater and lounge! RSVP HERE:  http://nflatvariety.eventbrite.com/ Or … Continue reading →

July 25, 2012 San Francisco, CA–The Variety Board of Directors, as part of the Variety@Work program, approved a $10,000 grant toward the rebuilding of San Francisco’s Bayview Beacon Center, serving the youth of San Francisco’s Bayview and Hunter’s Point neighborhood. … Continue reading →

July 25, 2012 San Francisco, CA –The Variety Children’s Charity Board of Directors is proud to welcome Christina Millikin, owner of Glow Event Design, as a new member of the Board of Directors. Christina brings great energy, amazing creativity, and … Continue reading →

July 9, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Current members are invited to join us for a screening of the new hit movie The Amazing Spiderman in 3D! Making the event even more special, this will be our first screening using … Continue reading →

July 2, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Current members are invited to join us for a screening of the new hit movie Farewell My Queen! Join us for a pre-show happy hour!  FREE Admission and popcorn!  RSVP HERE All donations … Continue reading →

June 11, 2012 San Francisco, CA – The Variety Preview Room theater and event space is now equipped with complete HD satellite programming allowing private rentals with the ability to stream live sports and all HD programming carried by DirecTV! … Continue reading →

May 25, 2012 San Francisco, CA – The Variety Screening Room and Event Space is proud to announce we have gone DIGITAL!  The new state-of-the-art system featuring the very latest NEC projection system, Dolby 3D technology, and Dolby 7.1 Surround … Continue reading →

May 13th, 2012 San Francisco, CA – As part of Variety’s annual Mother’s Day celebration efforts working with the Hamilton House, Variety will host nearly 50 children for a day of fun, games, and movies as their well-deserved mothers enjoy … Continue reading →

April 28, 2012 San Francisco, CA – Variety, in partnership with Ameriprise Financial and Rebuilding Together San Francisco, be part of a wonderful day to rehabilitate the home of a multi-generation family!  

Help us raise $1,000 Saturday, Dec. 17th! Join us from 6-9pm at Books, Inc. at Opera Plaza (601 Van Ness @ Golden Gate Ave.) for a Book Sale benefitting Variety Children’s Charity! Come shop at the store while enjoying complimentary … Continue reading →

December 4, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Variety’s annual Toys for Tots toy drive hosted by longtime patron, Gregg Lynn, yet again raised a record amount of toys, easily topping 1,650 toys collected.  The St. Regis Hotel again has graciously … Continue reading →

December 3, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Variety is proud to announce the award of an adaptive bike to Celeste   Rubio, a very deserving young girl from California’s Central Valley, as part of the Variety national bike giveaway day!   Variety … Continue reading →

October 14, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Variety Children’s  Charity hosted over 300 children at the 2011 Grand National Rodeo, a tradition held at the historic Cow Palace since 1941.  This wonderful event, put on in partnership with the Ma … Continue reading →

August 28, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Variety has place 5 specially-built therapy bikes within local Medical Therapy Units (MTU’s), the local school and therapy centers run by local counties and California Children’s Services and public school systems.   The MTU’s, … Continue reading →

August 14, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Variety, partnering with one of our valued community champions and long time supporter, Steve Indig, hosted a birthday celebration for recently fallen San Francisco Firefighter, Tony Valerio.   The event, which raised money for … Continue reading →

June 8, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Variety’s Mobility Program has granted a much-needed adaptive bike to Cameron  Honey, a Bay Area boy limited in his ability to exercise and to experience autonomy from his braces and wheelchair. Through the … Continue reading →

May 8, 2011 This Mother’s  Day the Variety @ Work program helped provide a much deserved respite to the mothers of the Hamilton Family Center, one of Variety’s local partner agencies, by hosting a screening of Toy Story 3 in … Continue reading →

March 29, 2010 San Francisco, CA – The Variety Board of Directors unanimously approved funding of thousands of dollars for scholarships to underwrite Camp Bennett, a San Francisco based camp using Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), serving children who have … Continue reading →

March 16, 2011 San Francisco, CA – Supporting the Blind Babies Foundation, a wonderfully successful organization helping children and families struggling with vision impairment issues that is a child organization of our very own organization, Variety Children’s  Charity of Northern … Continue reading →

January 11, 2011 San Francisco,  CA – Variety  Childrens Charity proudly participated in the Volunteer Center’s annual Board Match event.  The event, which took place at the San Francisco Moscone Center, hosted over 1,000 people and was a wonderful success.  … Continue reading →

December 12, 2010 San Francisco, CA – Celebrating Variety’s successful sister organization, the Blind Babies Foundation, has been an important yearly milestone since the Blind Babies Foundation (BBF) was spunoff of one of our own programs all the way back … Continue reading →