Boxoffice Pro - March 2020

CHARITY SPOTLIGHT
In celebration of
National Popcorn
Day, volunteers
from Cinemark
visited the Boys
and Girls Club of
Plano, Texas. Over
130 youth got to
try Cinemark’s
special “mystery
flavor” popcorn,
play movie trivia
On January 20, Variety of the Desert held
the second annual Shottenkirk Desert Lexus Variety
Golf Scramble, presented by Contour Dermatology
at Palm Valley Country Club. It was
a great success, with more than 80 participants
generously supporting Variety and the children
of the Coachella Valley most in need.
games, and hear
“corny” jokes from
Team Cinemark. The
children left their
after-school program
with fun prizes
and smiles on their
faces. Elsewhere in
Plano, volunteers
from Cinemark
visited all 13 of the
city’s fire stations to
hand out four tasty
flavors of Cinemark
popcorn. The first
responders were
delighted to receive
the treat.
Amy Poehler helped Lollipop
Theater Network make Christmas Day
a little bit more joyful for some special
kids and families. She joined Lollipop in
a visit to Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital
in New York City and made it extra special by
enlisting the support of her friends at Xbox, who
gifted the kids with their own consoles.
Variety of Detroit’s Sliders, Spuds &
Soup(er) Bowl was held January 24 at the
Townsend Hotel. Nine restaurants competed in
a friendly competition. Proceeds raised from the
event support Variety of Detroit’s six core programs,
helping local children who have special
needs or are disadvantaged. Pictured (l–r) are
Variety of Detroit co-chair Dante Rosa, president
David King, and co-chair Aubrey Tobin.
On December 20, Lollipop Theater Network
brought artists from DreamWorks Animation
to spend some time with the children at
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. They created some
wonderful artwork and even incorporated one of
the kids into her very own drawing!
20 / MARCH 2020