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 →

August 10, 2010 San Francisco, CA – Over 1,200 racers following scavenger hunt treasure maps rushed throughout the City of San Francisco to compete in the 2010 Great Urban Race.   Variety’s Screening Room, chosen as one of the stops , … Continue reading →

June 30, 2010 San Francisco, CA – Hosted at the historic Palace Hotel, Variety’s annual gala event was themed “Great Gatsby” and was attended by hundreds of guests, local business leaders and charitable partners. Sponsored by ClearChannel, Francis Ford Coppola … Continue reading →

May 1, 2010 San Francisco, CA – Variety, as one of approximately 30 organizations supporting Access to Adventure, hosted a hands-on booth and exhibit at the annual fair held in Golden Gate Park’s museum concourse.   This all-day event garnered attention … Continue reading →

April 30, 2010 San Francisco, CA – The Variety @ Work program received a huge boost and put smiles on the face of 50 children who’s family’s are helped by our partner agency, the Coalition on Homelessness.  As part of … Continue reading →

April 24, 2010 San Francisco, CA – Variety Children’s Charity sponsored and hosted a team-building Bike Build event for the benefit of 100 deserving children identified by the Coalition for Homelessness.  Each child, whom has never had their own bike, … Continue reading →

April 23, 2010 San Francisco, CA – Variety Children’s Charity sent over 100 children to see the famous Harlem Globetrotters. In partnership with our generous sponsors, Variety provided free tickets to children supported by our partner agencies, Booker T Washington, … Continue reading →

On May 15, 2004 Variety hosted the 49ers vs Raiders “Battle of the Bay” Celebrity Basketball Tournament Local Children Shoot Hoops with the Raiders and 49ers Celebrity Basketball Game to Benefit Variety Children’s Charity and South Bay In a special … Continue reading →

April 9th, 1947 Tent 32, as Variety Club of Northern California is otherwise known, was chartered and officially recognized on the 9th of April, 1947!!!