Variety the Children's Charity of Texas

Variety the Children's Charity of Texas

For the Kids NewsletterAug 2010
The Car is Almost Caden's
Caden   To use a baseball phrase, the A Car for Caden campaign is getting ready to slide into home.
   Thanks to support from the likes of Starplex Cinemas, TNT Equipment, Friends of SSC, Madres Cocina, Grant Thornton, Deluxe Media Management, the Toby Christian Memorial Fund and many other donors; as well as news coverage from CBS 11,  web coverage from The Forney Post and Neighbors Go, print coverage from The Dallas Morning News and Mesquite Neighbors...Caden's car is nearly paid for.
   But, there are still a few opportunities left for you to help us out.
 
     eBay Auction for Caden
   Visit Variety's temporary eBay store to bid on some fantastic items donated by the likes of: 20th Century Fox, AMC Theatres, Cinemark USA, Gold Medal Products, Roadside Attractions, Sony Pictures Releasing, Universal Pictures and many many more.  
   Auctions are running now, with a few more to be added in the coming days (including an annual pass to AMC and a pass good at Cinemark until the end of the year).
   Most items begin at $.99.
 
     Europa Super Show
   The 2010 Europa Super Show Sports and Supplement Expo will be the place to be August 13 and 14th. Not only will you get to see:
      - Over 200 of the best muscle cars around
      - Watch regional power lifting, arm wrestling, strong man and other health and fitness competitions
      - Enjoy a monster kids midway
   But, you will also get to see Caden's car.
   That's right. Variety will be present with the very car that Caden and his family will be receiving. And, we will be giving it to them Saturday afternoon.
   So be sure to be at the Dallas Convention Center next week to see Variety provide years of experiences to one young man and his family.
 
     $10 Gets You 5
   Everybody likes to get something in return for doing a good deed.
   With that in mind, Variety has created a way for you to help us help Caden for $10, and you are going to get 5 things in return.
      1) A Commemorative Caden T-Shirt (Adult sizes ranging from small to XXL)*
      2) A Variety Gold Hearts Lapel Pin
      3) A Raffle Ticket to Win a 40th Anniversary Boy's Pink Panther Bicycle Donated by MGM (Valued at $699 at Broadway Cycle and Bike Depot.)*
      4) A Raffle Ticket to Win a Cowboy's Mini Helmet Signed by Tony Romo*
      5) A Raffle Ticket to Win a Pair of Tickets to the Movies (Multiple Pairs will be drawn. There are tickets for AMC, Cinemark and Regal Theatres.)
   And, you actually get a sixth item free, too. Shipping and handling.
   Make a donation now to ensure entry into all the fun drawings. Movie ticket drawings will take place at various intervals during the Europa Super Show, the bike and Romo mini helmet will be drawn for Saturday night. You need not be present to win.
 
* - See images to the right.
Golfers of Variety Unite
   Registration is now open for Variety's 63rd Annual Golf Tournament and Texan of the Year Awards Dinner honoring Steve Holmes of Starplex Cinemas.
   This year's event is back at the Four Seasons Resort, which is home to the annual Byron Nelson.
Variety Hits the Houston Airwaves
Max   In Variety's July newsletter, you read about Variety providing three adaptive bicycles to children in the Houston area as part of the VIP Grand Opening of Starplex Cinemas newest location in Kingwood.
   Here is what Fox 26 in Houston had to say about the presentation.
   NOTE: You have to listen to the female anchors comments after the story. What she says is exactly why Variety provides these bikes to kids across Texas, and why we host Bikes for Kids each year.
In This Issue
* The Car is Almost Caden's
* Golfers of Variety Unite
* Variety Hits the Houston Airwaves
A Few eBay Items 
 
Signed Kenny Chesney Poster
Kenny Chesney
 
Signed Monsters -vs- Aliens Lithograph

Monsters vs Aliens

 
$10 Gets you 5
T-Shirt
 
Car for Caden T-Shirt
 
$10 Gets You 5
Raffle Items
 
Pink Panther Bike
 
Signed Tony Romo Mini Helmet
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