ANY CHILD ANY NEEDEVERY DAY.

ANNUAL REPORT 2017/18

WHO WE ARE Our Vision ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3Our Mission .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................3 Our Core Values ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................3Our Core Priorities ......................................................................................................................................................................................................3From Our Chief Barker..........................................................................................................................................................................................4 From Our CEO .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................5 HOW WE HELP At A Glance ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................6Our Programs .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................7Variety’s Special Needs Program: Individual Grants ..................................................................................8 Variety’s Special Needs Program: Organizational Grants...............................................................12Variety’s Children’s Dental Outreach Program ....................................................................................................14Variety’s Camp Brereton................................................................................................................................................................................15 Variety At Work .............................................................................................................................................................................................................16 HOW WE ARE SUPPORTEDOur Fundraisers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................17Community Events And Volunteers..........................................................................................................................................19

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Financial Review ........................................................................................................................................................................................................20Special Thanks .............................................................................................................................................................................................................22

OUR VISION To be the premiere children’s charity in Manitoba that raises sustainable funds to provide help and hope to children of all abilities, one child at a time.

OUR MISSIONStepping in where government, healthcare and other funding ends to provide direct assistance to children in Manitoba living with special needs and/or experiencing economic disadvantage.

OUR CORE VALUES 1. Collaboration 2. Compassion 3. Empowerment 4. Inclusion

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITES 2017-20191. Create a simplified, unified voice for Variety

2. Promote Variety’s cause to a diverse new audience

3. Make it easy for families to connect

4. Make Variety’s Camp Brereton a premier fully accessible children’s camp in Manitoba

5. Make Variety’s Special Needs Program the premier grantor of specialized equipment, programs and services for children in Manitoba

6. Increase sustainable fundraising activities

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I would like to extend my gratitude to all of our donors and volunteers as through your commitments and contributions we reached more children than we ever have in our history as Tent 58. Knowing that we want to be a donor driven, child-centric organization has allowed us to focus on those with the most need and reach out with a very succinct and powerful message to allow others to become even more involved and even more engaged. We look forward to bulking upon this momentum and reaching even more children with every year that passes.

In my first year as Chair, I am pleased that we have a Board of Directors who are diverse in their passions and gifts to Variety. We introduced board strategic initiatives to allow each board member to create a project that can be their legacy gift to the organization. During this past year, each board member met with me to discuss, what their personal strategic initiative will be and as we move forward, we look forward to having each board member begin the work of executing upon their personal initiative and eventually introduce it in all its detail, to create real impact for the organization and for the children we serve. I wish to thank all of the board members we have had this year, and as some move on to continue their philanthropic work in other areas, we can be proud that they each have left a contribution worth celebrating!

I would like to thank Jeff Liba and his team. It is no feat to be able to execute upon our mandate with such a strong team, and not a large one. This year we saw the organization move into a new location that symbolically supports this committed direction of being effective and focused towards our key programs. Our focus on serving children with special needs has allowed us to reach out to many more like minded organizations and people who now actively recommend and promote the work Variety does – this is success! Our events, fundraising and stewardship efforts have resonated with donors and attendees where once again, the Variety message is growing.

Thank you again for all of your support. As a donor, a volunteer, a supporter, a caregiver, a family, a child – there is a special and much needed place in our Variety Family for all of you and we are so glad you are at the table with us!

Lisa Cefali Chief Barker / President

CHIEF BARKER MESSAGE“Our 40th year, 2017/18… and what a year it has been!”

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135 individual grants were awarded for specialized equipment and services to qualifying children through our Special Needs program during the year totaling over $292,000. These numbers represent significant increases over recent years and confirm we are starting to make progress in helping the children and families who need Variety’s assistance.

This year 35% or 47 of all approved individual grants were awarded outside the city of Winnipeg to children in 29 rural communities throughout Manitoba. Access to medical care, specialized equipment and services in many of the communities we serve is non-existent or extremely limited. As a result, our rural families experience greater economic and opportunity disadvantage; often needing our help even more than families living within the city of Winnipeg.

Organizational grants awarded through our Special Needs program continued to flourish and helped 157 children develop communication and social skills through the Music Therapy services Variety funds in 15 schools in Winnipeg and Westman. They also helped 38 children living with special needs in the St. James Assiniboia School Division develop motor skills and independence through our Adaptive Swim programming.

Seeing first-hand or having the opportunity to hear about the amazing progress our Variety children are making because of the life-saving, life-changing, and life-enriching support they receive as a result of our generous community through Variety’s Special Needs program is not only heart-warming, it is our motivation each and every day.

Variety’s Camp Brereton had another successful year serving a record number of campers from 14 deserving groups. Camp continues to be a stable, positive place for underserved children as well as a place where children with disabilities gain

confidence, independence, and life skills. For both types of user groups, Variety’s Camp Brereton is truly a unique environment where kids can just be kids!

The most significant capital improvement at camp this year was making the Leonard Baranyk Dining Hall a climate controlled three season facility. The furnace, air conditioning and duct work were completed prior to the camp season with the remainder of the work to be completed this fall and winter. Completing this project creates a comfortable environment for campers to enjoy their meals and allows groups to utilize this space for activities throughout the entire camp season.

Last but not least, the Variety Children’s Dental Outreach program continued to provide life-changing preventative education, oral assessments and dental treatment “free of charge” to deserving children in 16 schools in the Winnipeg School Division this year. This award-winning program focused on children with economic disadvantage, makes dental care a priority for children; many of whom have never seen a dentist prior to being a part of our program.

Our caring staff, loyal volunteers, and generous donors make our work possible. I am inspired by your passion to help the children we assist and your desire to make a positive difference in their lives. Together we are creating a brighter future, one that is inclusive and encouraging, allowing each Variety child the opportunity to reach their full potential.

Jeff Liba Chief Executive Officer

CEO MESSAGE“2017/18 was a year of tremendous growth for Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba.”

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HOW WE HELP2017-2018 at a Glance

$ 181,000Goods & services in kind support

3546 CHILDREN And their families directly supported by Variety!

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$450,000 + In grant giving and program delivery

$ 1,450,000+Revenue generated this year including...

Variety’s Special Needs ProgramVariety’s Camp BreretonVariety’s Children’s Dental Outreach Program

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The equipment and support needs of young children living with disabilities are extensive and many things remain uncovered or partially covered by government and healthcare programs.

In Manitoba, cochlear implants for a child with hearing loss cost approximately $20,000. Families that qualify are only assisted with 80% of the overall cost, leaving a remaining balance of close to $4,000. Speech therapy is only publicly funded for a child that qualify’ s until age 5. Upon entry to kindergarten schools are responsible for supporting a child who needs access to speech therapy. Unfortunately, resources differ between divisions and

some children receive no speech support. In Manitoba, private speech therapy sessions cost approximately, $110 per hour.

Specialized equipment and services support children to access opportunities, enjoy their rights and actively participate. They are essential in bridging disparities between children with and without disabilities.

Variety’s Special Needs Program continues to see growth in the number of children and their families requiring financial support for life-saving, life-changing and life-enriching equipment and services, not covered by any other source.

VARIETY’S SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM Individual Grants

This year OVER $292,290 in funds were directly awarded to help children living with special needs.

It is estimated that approximately 1 in every 10 children in the world has a disability. Throughout the world people with disabilities have significant unmet needs for support.

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CARE Life-saving medical

equipment and services. $35,562

FREEDOM Life-changing equipment and services for mobility

and inclusion. $142,148

FUTURE Life-enriching communication

equipment, services and education.

$114,485

12% 49% 39%

Mischa was born prematurely at almost 26 weeks and her eyes were compromised. She needed surgery to prevent blindness when she was just a few months old which lead to the loss of peripheral vision and a central vision problem.

Now in Grade 2, Mischa likes to read a lot but it’s not that easy. Physical books take Mischa a long time to read.

By using an IPad, Mischa can access print material or any material with text and allow her to change text sizes to sizes she can see. The IPad also has built-in accessibility features that optimize the visual display for individuals with low vision. Plus there are apps available that can read texts out loud to Mischa as well as apps that can transcribe what she says.

This is Mischa reading after her gift from Variety’s Special Needs Program.

This is how Mischa sees the world

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Variety Story

MISCHA

Nasser was diagnosed with autism & developmental delays in 2016 shortly after his family had been sponsored to come to Canada. Nasser and his family are originally from Syria.

Because Nasser was diagnosed at age 5 and 2 months he was no longer eligible for government funding that would cover speech and ABA therapy.

However, ABA therapy and speech therapy were both recommended to help support Nasser’s development. Applied Behavior Analysis is a scientific discipline that applies the principles of learning to bring about meaningful and positive change in behavior. Speech therapy is an intervention service that focuses on improving a child’s speech and abilities to understand and express language, including nonverbal language. 

Through Variety’s Special Needs Program, Nasser and his family have been able to access both therapies and he has made tremendous progress.

“Nasser is a very different child from the one I first met. He is calm, focused, and aware of his environment and the people in it. Nasser actively seeks out his siblings for positive interactions and to have someone to play with. The family can go out together in the community and participate in fun activities such as skating, swimming, and sledding, without fear that Nasser will run away or engage in other forms of concerning behavior.”

“ Nasser understands and follows basic instructions and can now speak over 100 words”.

Variety Story

NASSER

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65% of approved requests helped children living in Winnipeg

35% of approved requests helped children in communities outside of Winnipeg

135 Children and their families received the equipment and services they needed

$1836 Average grant awarded

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Equipment and services funded this year…

Most common primary diagnosis of children supported:

AutismDevelopment DelaysADHDHearing LossCerebral PalsySeizure Disorder Down Syndrome Vision Impairment

Cartwright • West Pine Ridge • Dauphin Selkirk • Winnipegosis • BarrowsBeausejour • MacGregorSilver Ridge • Ste Rose du LacNapkinka • Cypress River Libeau • Thompson • Niverville Winkler • Portage• Lorette Seven Sisters • Richer Morden • St. Adolphe Minnedosa • SteinbachFlin Flon • Kenville • NewtonGrunthal • La Broquerie

Communities Served in 2017-2018 fiscal year

VARIETY’S SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM Individual Grants

27%

17%

15%

14%

13%7%4%

3%

AND MORE!

144 hours of speech therapy

22 assistive communication and essential learning devices

17 auditory devices including hearing aids, cochlear implants and ear molds

9 pairs of eyeglasses

7 modifications to vehicles for wheelchair access

6 specialized strollers

4 home modification projects

4 Chill-out chairs

3 high-low seating systems

3 sport wheelchairs

3 adaptive bikes

1 wheelchair accessible van

In addition to grants awarded to individual children and their families, Variety’s Special Needs Program provides grants to organizations to deliver on behalf of Variety, life-enriching services that support the growth and development of children living with special needs. By partnering with other organizations, Variety can reach more children and help expand programming that has proven benefits.

Over $46,900 Awarded in organizational grants

195 children Able to access services instrumental to their growth and development

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VARIETY’ S SPECIAL NEEDS PROGRAM Organizational Grants

A new partnership formed this year with the St. James Assiniboia School Division to support children living with special needs. The adaptive swim program provides students with the opportunity to learn the lifelong skills of being safe and comfortable in the water. This program not only teaches children how to swim but allows for increased confidence and self-esteem, improved strength and coordination and the ability to actively participate.

The program consists of weekly swimming lessons with a specialized swim instructor. At the start of the year, a detailed swim assessment is preformed and a program of swimming skills is created for each student. Each week for 1 hour, students head to the St. James Centennial Pool to work on their skills with one-on-one support from their educational assistant.

38 students living with, but not limited to autism, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, and seizure disorder were able to participate in the program and improve on critical swimming skills like floating, kicking, breathing under water and more!

STORIES

‘Justin’ has made phenomenal progress in his swimming skills during the course of the 33 week session. He is eager to get into the pool and no longer requires a personal flotation device. He has progressed through using the support of a pool noodle plus physical support from his educational assistant, to using a pool noodle, to swimming unassisted in some activities. Justin now puts his face in the water to blow bubbles. He propels himself through the water on his tummy holding onto a flutter board, for 8 laps, with his arms extended in front of him away from his body.

‘Angel’ exhibits a huge improvement in her confidence and swim abilities since the beginning of the swim session. She now will put her face in the water and bob 10 times. ‘Angel’ floats on her back independently with no flotation assistance at all! She propels herself forward in the water using a flutter board or pool noodle, and kicking. ‘Angel’ shows strong pride in herself when she is in the pool. She encourages other students, and is eager to demonstrate her accomplishments to students and school staff.

For children living with special needs music is seen as the communicative medium that supports engagement and allows children of all abilities to express themselves. Music therapy can create the context for the development of a child’s ability to communicate for both verbal and nonverbal children. Variety partners with certified music therapist to make the benefits of music therapy accessible to more children living with special needs by removing fees associated with participation and having sessions occur within the school setting.

More than 160 children were able to participate in weekly group music therapy sessions from 15 different school sites (13 in Winnipeg and 2 in the Brandon-Westman Region)

Over 2,538 hours of music therapy were funded

ADAPTIVE SWIM PROGRAM

MUSIC THERAPY

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VARIETY’S CHILDREN’S DENTAL OUTREACH PROGRAMApproximately, 32% of Canadians have no dental coverage and must pay directly out of pocket or through government-subsidized programs in order to receive care. Children experiencing oral health problems are at risk of sleep loss, poor growth, behavioral problems and poor learning.

For the past 13 years Variety’s Children’s Dental Outreach Program has provided preventative education, dental screenings and free treatment to children who families find themselves in situations of economic disadvantage deciding whether to cover the cost of food, clothing, shelter or their child’s dental-related care.

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THIS YEAR … 2225 children were screened for potential oral health problems.

969 children were identified as needing care.

290 children in need of urgent treatment received care at the University of Manitoba Dentistry Clinic.

16 schools participated in the program.

Since inception in 2005, the program has screened over 30,500 students and treated more than 5,100 children in need of treatment.

Variety’s long standing partnership with the University of Manitoba College of Dentistry, the Winnipeg School Division and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority make this program possible.

“ For many participants this may be their first encounter with dental care. We had a newcomer student from Syria who had previously not seen a dentist or doctor and consequently had significant needs. The family and child expressed their deep gratitude for cost free care through this program.” – Lord Selkirk School Staff Member

“ Ensuring access to care means improvement in outcomes for students who are no longer arriving at school with toothaches.” – Shaughnessy Park School, Principal

VARIETY’S CAMP BRERETONVariety’s Camp Brereton strives to be the premier accessible wilderness camp for children of all abilities that promotes exploration and inclusion, creates lasting friendships, builds self-esteem, independence, leadership, and allows all campers to “just be kids” in a nurturing and encouraging environment.

Variety’s goal is to provide all qualifying, under-privileged, disadvantaged, and children living with a disability in Manitoba an equal opportunity to experience the great outdoors in a safe, fun, inclusive and accessible environment.

THIS YEAR … The Camp season broke records with over 1000 campers spending time at Variety’s Camp Brereton.

93% of campers reported they had an amazing time at camp!

83% of campers said Camp Brereton helped them make new friends.

AND75% of campers felt they were more open to trying new things while at camp.

We continue to make sure children of all abilities have the best time at Camp Brereton. This year we added a new inclusive play structure with the help of Canadian Brewhouse, an HVAC system in our Dining Hall that controls temperature and humidity with the support of the Price Family Foundation, brand new sports equipment from the Canadian Tire Jumpstart Foundation and started to make our camper cabins 3 season ready.

“ I made new friends that have become family. I experienced things I didn’t think I ever would. Thank you for everything you’ve done. You’ve brought so much joy and laughter to my life and I can’t thank you enough.” – Camper, 13

“ I tried new things and I had lots of fun doing it. I got to bike, swim, and go on a canoe trip. Thank you for all the activities and food I had a really good time!” – Camper, 12

“ Everyone was so supportive and I got to spend time away from things in the city and discover new ways to have fun.” – Camper, 14

“ I got to go swimming, kayaking and canoeing. It was my first time eating s’mores!” – Camper, 11

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OUR VARIETY AT WORK EVENTSIn 2017-2018 we worked with some amazing partners to ensure our Variety kids and their families had fun-filled opportunities to spend time together.

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DECEMBER

JULY

SEPTEMBER

AUGUST

A private screening of a Charlie Brown Xmas at Manitoba Theatre for Young People with 290 children in grades 1-4 from inner city schools. Plus a lunch from Salisbury house and a meet and greet with the cast.

A once in a lifetime experience for 60 children and their families, seeing Cavalia Odysseo.

58 children and their families spent an evening learning to be chefs, making pizzas and burgers at Capital Grill Broadway a couple weeks before their location opened.

Lots of activities and special memories for 103 children and their families at the Assiniboine Park Zoo for their Wildest Dreams Event.

MARCHA pre-release screening of Sgt. Stubby: An Unlikely Hero for 230 children and their families thanks to our partners at Fun Academy Motion Pictures and Scotiabank Theatre.

ALL YEAR LONGVariety kids get to attend sporting events like Jets, Moose, Bomber and Goldeyes games with their families.

OUR FUNDRAISERS Signature Events

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VARIETY’S 40TH ANNIVERSARY GOLD HEART GALAThis year’s gala raised over $550,000 and had more than 600 guests; another record breaking fundraising event for Variety! It was an excellent night celebrating Variety’s kids and gifting items in our core program areas - Care, Freedom, and Future.

In front of a captive audience, we were able to change the lives of 5 deserving families, Brody and Hayden received adaptive tricycles, Devon received an iPad, and David got his sport wheelchair. Our largest reveal of the evening, was the gifting of a brand new 2018 Dodge Grand Caravan, to the Bodman Family.

VARIETY’S DRIVE “FORE” THE KIDS GOLF CLASSICVariety’s Drive “Fore” the Kids Golf Classic was filled with great and enthusiastic golfers, prizes, an inspiring and unique Live Auction, and 50/50 draw! Because of everyone’s dedication and support of our kids, this year’s tournament raised $110,000 for Manitoba’s children living with special needs and economic disadvantage.

HOW WE HELP

OUR FUNDRAISERSCommunity Events

GOLD HEART PIN CAMPAIGN Variety, the Children’s Charity of Manitoba is very grateful to Sobeys Inc. for their ongoing corporate partnership for over 25 years. As our largest leading partner, each year Sobeys, Safeway, and IGA stores throughout Manitoba have sold Variety Gold Heart pins to their customers in support of children living with special needs and economic disadvantage. As our exclusive Platinum Campaign Partner, this campaign has included in-store posters and POS collateral at Safeway, Sobeys and IGA store locations in addition to inviting customers to make a donation at the till and customer service desk. At select locations, we have also held Celebrity Bagger Days during the campaign to help drive public awareness and store traffic. Our Gold Heart pin campaign is also promoted to Sobeys Inc. staff through awareness bulletins as well as with posters in each store’s staff room.

Since the early 2000s, our Gold Heart Pin campaign with Sobeys Inc. has raised in excess of $250,000 to support our 3 core programs: Variety’s Special Needs Program, Variety’s Dental Outreach Program and Variety’s Camp Brereton. The company is a proud Founding Sponsor of Variety’s Camp Brereton, a Lead Sponsor of the Variety Heritage Adventure Park at the Forks National Historic site, and is the largest retail partner and Platinum Campaign Sponsor of Variety’s annual Gold Heart campaign.

Sobeys Inc. received global recognition as our recipient of the prestigious 2018 Variety International Corporate Award which recognizes corporations who demonstrate the highest level of support for a local Tent in achieving the mission of improving the lives of children who are sick, disadvantaged or live with special needs.

“ Sobeys Inc. is thrilled and honoured to be a global recipient of the 2018 Variety International Corporate Award,” said Scott Chollak, Vice President Division Head, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario Operations. “Proudly serving our communities is one of our core values and for the past 25 years, we have been proud to give back and partner with Variety – The Children’s Charity of Manitoba to make a difference in the lives of Manitoba’s children and their families”.

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OUR FUNDRAISERSCommunity Events

OUR FUNDRAISERSCommunity Events

OUR VOLUNTEERS

COMMUNITY EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF VARIETYVariety is grateful to our community for continuing to make a difference in the lives of Manitoban children. With everyone’s support, our 40th anniversary year was one of the best; having received over $62,000 in donations from members of the public who hosted an event or fundraising activity for Variety. Events such as the Original Pancake House’s 60th Anniversary celebration, the Maple Leaf Construction Christmas Party, MacDon Industries Golf Tournament and Chaeban Ice Cream’s Valentines day event all played a major role in raising the bar on community support. Thank You!

VARIETY’S DREAM TEAM!Our work would not be possible without the work of our dedicated volunteers. Volunteers have helped out in many ways; assisting our office staff, providing assistance at our signature and community events, and participating on committees and Board of Directors. This past year alone, 225 dedicated volunteers contributed over 3,388 hours to Variety. This exceeds a savings of almost $45,000 that we were able to use to help more Variety kids!

Because of this invaluable contribution, we’re eager to say a big public

“Thank you volunteers! We salute you!”

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Congratulations to Anna-Marie Gallos on winning Variety’s 2017 Jean Tate Volunteer of the Year Award.

FINANCIAL REVIEW 2017-18

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Variety, The Children’s Charity of Manitoba, Inc. Statement of Financial PositionSEPTEMBER 20 2018 2017

AssetsCurrent AssetsCash (Note 2) $ 545,125 $ 390,143Accounts receivable 121,418 71,799Goods and services tax recoverable 15,608 6,243Prepaid expenses 17,001 4,383

699,152 472,568

Capital assets (Note 3) 868,786 878,754

$ 1,567,938 $ 1,351,322

Liabilities and Net AssetsCurrent LiabilitiesAccounts payable and accrued liabilities (Note 4) $ 71,867 $ 53,185Donations payable (Note 5) 10,033 31,259Current portion - obligations under capital lease (Note 7) 3,000 3,000Deferred revenue (Note 8) 459,681 341,183

544,581 428,627

Deferred contributions (Note 6) 824,834 844,558

Obligations under capital lease (Note 7) 4,583 7,572

1,373,998 1,280,757

Net AssetsInvested in capital assets 36,369 23,624Undesignated 157,571 46,941

193,940 70,565

$ 1,567,938 $ 1,351,322

Approved on behalf of the Board:

_________________________ Director _________________________ Director

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

FINANCIAL REVIEW 2017-18

Variety, The Children’s Charity of Manitoba, Inc. Statement of OperationsFOR THE YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30 2018 2017

RevenueFundraising and donations $ 1,195,318 $ 923,888Amortization of deferred contributions related to capital assets 132,921 127,057Camp Brereton 112,060 140,989Gold Heart 21,624 30,733Interest 5,218 3,651

$ 1,467,141 $ 1,226,318

ExpensesAdministration and Management (Schedule 1) $ 408,229 $ 414,026Fundraising (Schedule 2) 473,856 516,046

882,085 930,072

Income before programs 585,056 296,246

ProgramsAdaptive Swim $ 8,795 $ -Camp Brereton 132,388 142,150Dental Outreach 30,000 40,000Music Therapy 38,555 19,248Musiktanz - 51,000Special Needs 251,943 75,736Variety’s Clown Therapy Program - 12,000

$ 461,681 $ 340,134

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses $ 123,375 $ (43,888)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

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SPECIAL THANKSTo all our generous donors and partners. We’d especially like to thank:

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Variety’s Board of DirectorsEXECUTIVE COMMITTEELisa Cefali - President / Chief BarkerTom Daeninck - Past President & Co-TreasurerBrant Harvey - Legal Counsel Sheena Roscoe - Co-Treasurer

DIRECTORSLou CaciLaurie FischerPeter MacKenzieTracy MainlandKaylee MaslowskyDustin ReadySusana ScottGord SteevesMeaghan Wilford

Variety StaffJeff LibaAmanda HenryAshley IrwinLaura Loconte

Variety International AmbassadorLouis Trepel

Key PartnersFUTURE SUPPORTERSAdrian & Maylene CancillaAnonymousLouis & W.T.Pratts Wholesale & Food ServiceGerry & Barb Price

FREEDOM SUPPORTERSArlene WilsonCambrian Credit UnionDominion Accounting & Tax ServicePro GroupPuchniak Family FundThe Thomas Sill FoundationTrue North Youth FoundationWaterside Development Corp.

ABILITY SUPPORTERSADESA WinnipegArthur J. Gallagher GroupAvery Linton Legacy Foundation Heidi & Rennie BalciunasBest Sleep CentreTom & Karen DaeninckKevin Knight Management Ltd.MacDon Industries Ltd.Pollard Family FoundationDavid & Joanne ProvincianoSobeys Inc.Safeway Sobeys IGATelus CorporationVolume Freight SolutionsThe Winnipeg Foundation

CARE SUPPORTERSAGIBrettYoung Seeds Canadian Tire JumpstartContemporary Printing ServicesContempra SignsJeanne DuboisEnterprise Rent-A-CarEQ3 Ltd.Farmers EdgeGranny’s Poultry Cooperative LtdInlett PropertiesJohnston GroupDr. Sylvia KoganMaple Leaf ConstructionMove MobilityPayworksPeerless GarmentsPiston Ring Service / Tennant FamilyPrice IndustriesBrendan Rogers - RBC Dominion SecuritiesSexton GroupWGI Westman GroupWow! Hospitality Concepts

TOGETHER WE CAN DO SO MUCH MORE! YOU CAN HELP CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. VOLUNTEER We’re always looking for great people to help make a lasting impact on Variety kids by assisting with our signature events or in our office. Email admin@varietymanitoba.com

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