Sunday, March 4, 2007 on WKBW-TV, Channel 7 from the Millennium Airport Hotel Buffalo.

Benefits Women & Children's Hospital, its Robert Warner Rehabilitation Center and other children's charities in WNY.

Contact: John Moscato
Phone: (716) 878-1660

Variety Club Website: www.variety.buffnet.net

Variety raises over $679,000 in 2006 for Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo

Variety, the children’s charity of Buffalo and Western New York and its community supporters raised $679,158 for Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo in 2006.

 “Variety continues its long history of benefiting sick and injured children in Western New York who receive care at Women & Children’s Hospital,” said Cheryl Klass, President, Women & Children’s Hospital.  “Countless families throughout Western New York can thank the many Variety volunteers and donors for supporting the programs and services that treat their children in time of need.”

Funds raised by Variety and its satellites throughout Western New York have been focusing on  several areas throughout Women & Children’s Hospital, including:

• Variety is working to fulfill a commitment to purchase a $2 million state-of-the-art patient monitoring system in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and patient care equipment for the Inpatient Hematology/Oncology Unit

• Variety has a long history of supporting the critical care units at Women & Children’s Hospital, including the Variety Club Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and the Alfiero Family Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), each providing the highest level and most state-of-the-art care in Western New York. 

The 45th annual Variety Kids telethon will broadcast live on March 5, 2007 from the Millenium Airport Hotel Buffalo in Cheektowaga, NY on WKBW-TV Channel 7.  

Women & Children’s Hospital of Buffalo, a Kaleida Health facility, is the regional center for comprehensive and state-of-the-art pediatric, perinatal and obstetrical services in Western New York and beyond.

Western New York once again showed they have the biggest hearts in America as they helped to raise $1,257,484 during the 44th annual Variety Kids Telethon, on Sunday March 4, 2006.

The 44th Annual Telethon, the longest locally produced Telethon in the world, was broadcast on WKBW-TV Channel 7 for 12 hours. Ed Smith served as Telethon Chairman.

" The people of Western New York, Northern Pennsylvania and Southern Ontario came through for our kids once again this year. Our kids all have dreams and with the help of the people of our great area, we can help make those dreams comes true.” Said Smith

The fund raising is not over for this year’s Telethon. The annual Buffalo News Kids Day, normally held before the Telethon, will be conducted on Tuesday April 25th.

“We need everyone to support this major fund raiser,” said Smith.