Aiyana has a wheelchair but sometimes her wheelchair is just too much to carry around especially when I am just by myself. So I had been carrying her in my...
Inclusion
One of Variety’s Biggest Supporters
Leslie Carto is a mom. Before that, she was pretty darn smart. She even won an Emmy for her work as a television news reporter. Leslie served on the board of...
HCU Heroes – Carson’s Story
The following blog post was written by Dana Hunt about her youngest son, Carson Brady Hunt, who was born with a very rare kind of HCU that was not detected...
Flying High
Leslie Carto is a mom. Before that, she was pretty darn smart. She even won an Emmy for her work as a television news reporter. Leslie served on the board of...
National Volunteer Week: Improving Access for Special Needs Children
Reputations spread quickly in the realm of charitable giving, especially when a company gives as much in time and human effort as it does in monetary...
Recovery and Renewal
Here at Variety KC we love hearing good news about the children we help sponsor! The following is a wonderful update on Aiyana, whom we assisted in obtaining...
Optimal Use of the Rifton Chair
The Rifton chair, which Variety KC purchased recently for the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI), already has become an integral part of our...
The Blue Valley Streaks Special Olympics
Through our work with local groups, we are able to grant money to those groups that give our young ones opportunities to live and grow. The Blue Valley...
Magic For Mattox
Call it serendipity, kismet, chance or just a happy coincidence - but at Variety Tent 8, it felt like something magical was taking place. The phone rang late...
Corporate Sponsor Thank You
Kansas City- Tent 8 Variety, the Children's Charity - Tent 8 from Kansas City, is honored to nominate the Kansas City Royals' Charities for the Corporate...
Homework Help for Kids with Special Needs
By: Terri Mauro It's normal for a child to hate doing homework, but for children with special learning, motor or developmental needs, that hatred can blow up...
Variety Presidential Citation Nominee- Tent 8
Tent 8 is proud to nominate longtime Variety supporter, Nancy Pagel, for the Presidential Citation. Her dedication to Variety the Children's Charity is...