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While no one is immune to the residual effects of a downward economy, our Variety St. Louis families feel that stress more than most, as they are faced with the everyday challenge of not just putting food on the table, but also providing vital medical equipment such as wheelchairs, communication devices and van lifts for their child, as well as accessible and inclusive recreational activities.

Every dollar donated to Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis stays in St. Louis, helping local children with physical and mental disabilities gain independence, mobility and self-confidence.

Please consider donating to Variety St. Louis today to positively impact the life of a child in our community.

What Your Donation Can Provide

$50

Books for the Variety Resource Center, providing valuable information and community connections to resolve the legal, social, therapeutic, educational, medical and counseling issues often encountered by families of children with disabilities.

$100

Crutches to support a child whose motor skills have been compromised by a disability such as cerebral palsy.

$200

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) software for an iPad, iPhone or iPod, providing a comprehensive communication solution (including natural sounding text-to-speech voices and a default vocabulary of over 7,000 items) for a child who is otherwise unable to talk.

$300

Transport children with disabilities to classes and venues throughout the St. Louis area.

$500

Modular, portable bath chair to help parents maintain a child’s proper hygiene.

$600

Bring third-party educational programs to camp from such organizations as Mad Science, the Butterfly House, Missouri Botanical Gardens and more.

$700

Adaptive car seat to ensure a safe and comfortable travel experience for a child with special needs.

$900

Send a Variety Child to Adventure Camp for one week of fun, challenging activities in the areas of sports, fitness, sensory art and music. Highlights include cooking at L’ecole Culinaire, rock climbing at the The Heights Community Center and baseball at the Catch 22 Foundation’s Miracle Field. All children are provided one-on-one support by a certified counselor.

$1,000

Back brace for a child with curvature in the spine.

$1,250

Hire a physical therapist and nurse to be on-site for one week of Adventure Camp.

$1,500

Adaptive stroller for a child with autism or to aid parents who are unable to get a wheelchair in their car.

$2,000

Gait trainer to provide partial weight bearing support for teaching a child with motor delays how to walk.

$2,500

Therapeutic bike for a child who may have been told he or she would never ride a bicycle, but yearns to hit the open road with able-bodied friends or siblings. Each therapeutic bike provided by Variety is custom-designed and fitted for the child according to his or her special needs.

$2,800

Bath lift to help a child get in and out of the tub.

$3,000

Hearing aid so a child can hear and better communicate in the classroom, at home, or on the playground.

$3,500

Sit-to-Stand Stander that guides a child into numerous positions, from upright and supine standing to 90/90 and anterior tilt sitting, without changing equipment.

$5,000

Custom orthopedic leg braces to support and align a child’s lower extremities.

$6,000

Van lift to help a child in a wheelchair easily get in and out of the family’s motor vehicle.

$8,000

Advanced communication device that can be operated from the tray of a child’s wheelchair, allowing him or her to converse with friends and family through the touch of a few buttons.

$14,000

Power stander to increase a child’s mobility and promote postural symmetry while also allowing a child to see eye-to-eye with his or her peers.

$25,000

Power wheelchair for a little boy or girl who cannot walk due to a physical disability such as muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy or spina bifida. Variety is committed to helping children every time they need assistance from birth until age 21, which might entail purchasing more than one wheelchair for a child and/or funding wheelchair repairs.

$35,000

Power wheelchair upgraded with a standing feature, allowing the child to raise his or her chair in order to reach a countertop and help mom in the kitchen or see above a crowd in a theater.

$40,000

Power wheelchair with standing feature, as well as tilt, to create the most mobile experience for a child.