Boxoffice - February 2016
The Official Magazine of the National Association of Theatre Owners
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CHARITY SPOTLIGHT<br />
Variety of Manitoba’s 2015 Volunteer of the Year,<br />
Lucy Drury, sells raffle tickets to help raise funds<br />
for Variety’s kids.<br />
Santa and Jayden Floyd<br />
Variety of<br />
Manitoba at<br />
the Winnipeg<br />
Renovation Show<br />
Variety of<br />
Manitoba was once<br />
again chosen as the<br />
charity of choice<br />
for this annual<br />
event and sold raffle<br />
tickets for its Grand<br />
Prize Draw of a<br />
$10,000 kitchen<br />
from Springfield<br />
Woodworking.<br />
Variety of Texas<br />
Annual Holiday<br />
Party<br />
Children with<br />
sensory needs<br />
enjoyed the holidays<br />
just as every child<br />
should! The kids visited<br />
with Sensitive<br />
Santa, picked out a<br />
present under the<br />
tree, had their faces<br />
painted and enjoyed<br />
a sensory-friendly<br />
movie screening<br />
in a fun and safe<br />
environment, built<br />
exactly for their<br />
needs.<br />
Variety of Illinois<br />
Hat Trick Benefit<br />
Screenings<br />
Variety of Illinois<br />
Executive Director<br />
Angelique Barthel<br />
and Board Member<br />
Mark Mazrimas<br />
(Classic Cinemas)<br />
selling Gold Heart<br />
Pins (left) at one<br />
of three sold-out<br />
screenings of Hat<br />
Trick, a documentary<br />
featuring the third<br />
Stanley Cup victory<br />
in six years by the<br />
2015 Chicago Blackhawks.<br />
Admissions<br />
to the screenings<br />
benefitted Variety<br />
of Illinois and<br />
Chicago Blackhawks<br />
Charities.<br />
Variety of Illinois Sam & Santa Toy Drive<br />
For this annual event, Variety of Illinois partners with Studio<br />
Movie Grill Chatham and Wheaton. More than 1,000 toys were<br />
collected by Sam Love, an 11-year-old Chicago resident who takes a<br />
special interest in helping children less fortunate than himself.<br />
Variety Gold Heart Campaign<br />
Employees at Classic Cinemas Elk Grove in Illinois showing the<br />
heart of Variety (above) and proud of making their location the number<br />
one Mockingjay Gold Heart Pin seller of all Classic Cinema locations.<br />
Variety of Iowa Black Tie Gala<br />
“A Night in New Orleans” kicked off with two specialized bike<br />
presentations. During dinner, special guest Jamie Pollard, Iowa State<br />
University athletic director, spoke, and a very special surprise guest,<br />
his 13-year-old son, James, also spoke about his fight against cancer.<br />
Guests paraded New Orleans style to the dessert buffet featuring<br />
beignets and bananas Foster. Dancing to band Final Mix rounded<br />
out the evening. n<br />
30 BoxOffice ® FEBRUARY <strong>2016</strong>
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