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ADventure Graphic Communications
At ADventure Graphic Communications we specialize in helping business owners, marketing professionals and purchasing agents by offering a wide variety of marketing products and services; or as we like to call it “The Stuff”.
www.adventure3.com
Auditorium Theatre
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural and community programming to Chicago and to the continued restoration and preservation of the National Historic Landmark Auditorium Theatre.
www.uditoriumtheatre.org
Auditorium Theatre’s Hands Together, Heart to Art Program.Celebrating the healing power of creative play!
A summer day camp for children ages 7-14 who have experienced the death of a parent.
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Chicago Park District
Variety supports the Chicago Park District’s five week-long adaptive day camp programs for children and youth with disabilities. The camps offer hundreds of children with a range of physical and cognitive disabilities the opportunity to try sports, art, and music in an extremely accepting environment.
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Chicago Public Schools
Variety Children’s Charity of Illinois presented two Chicago Public Schools with grants in amount of $5000 each this month to assist them in obtaining adaptive sports equipment for students with disabilities (a photo of the check presentation is available for release upon request).
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Blair Early Childhood Center (6751 W. 63rd Place) will use the grant money to acquire updated adaptive sports equipment for physical therapy and Walter S. Christopher Elementary School (5042 S. Artesian) will use it to resurrect its adaptive sports programs.
Blair Early Childhood Center
provides educational, health and therapeutic services for physically and multiply disabled children ages three to seven years.
Blair plays a privileged and unique role in educating Chicago’s children by:
- Providing a protective environment in which the disabled child can participate in a standard education program.
- Providing specialized programs and services based on the child’s needs as determined by parents, staff, medical consultants and other professionals
Walter S. Christopher Elementary School
K-8 public school that provides educational and health services for students with and without disabilities or other health impairments, including multiply disabled students. History, calendar, services, and contact details provided.
Innate Concepts Chiropractic: A Family Wellness Center
Located in Mount Prospect, IL, Innate Concepts Chiropractic recently held a Kids Day Event that included a health screening and activities for kids. Proceeds benefited Variety.
www.innateconceptschiro.com
National Finish Strong
Finish Strong is the vision of Dan Green, our company and founder. In the early nineties, Dan discovered the power of adopting a Finish Strong mindset. By embracing this attitude, Dan was able to overcome adversity in his professional life and realize greater satisfaction in his personal life. Dan recognized that if this attitude could help him, others could benefit too. In 1996, in order to protect the integrity of the message and to become the ambassador of it, he trademarked the name with the vision of creating a global inspirational brand.
National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD)
The National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) in Denver, CO, is one of the largest outdoor therapeutic recreation agencies in the world. NSCD provides quality outdoor sports and therapeutic recreation programs that positively impact the lives of people with physical, cognitive, emotional, or behavioral challenges.
www.nscd.org
Parkways Foundation
Variety awarded the Parkways Foundation a $5,000 Grant for the Chicago Park District Adaptive Camp Program
www.parkways.org
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Parkways Foundation was created to raise private funds for projects within the Chicago Park District (CPD) for the enrichment of the physical and cultural landscape of Chicago’s neighborhoods. Parkways scope includes the needs of children and families, raising needed funds for the growth and enhancement of educational programs and camps in our neighborhoods.
www.nscd.org
