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Variety Freedom
Giving children the freedom to move.
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The Variety Freedom Program provides funding for mobility equipment like wheelchairs, walking frames and customised tricycles so children can get out and about.
Liberty Swings are donated to communities so children in wheelchairs or with various physical impairments can feel the joy of swinging — a simple pleasure that other children can often take for granted. For those confined to a wheelchair this was never an option until the invention of the Variety Liberty Swing. Many of the swings commissioned to date have been placed in rural areas, reflecting our vision to reach children from all parts of Australia.
Variety Victoria also puts many Sunshine Coaches on the road every year, bringing sunshine to the lives of thousands of children. Special Schools and other organisations have been the grateful recipients of a fleet of more than 1,000 coaches travelling Australia, transporting children with physical disability, regional or social disadvantage out into the community to experience a range of special programs and activities.
Variety Victoria also runs an annual Bikes 4 Kids Program, championed by Melbourne radio station 3AW.
In 2010 - 2011, Variety Victoria distributed $1,722,871 in equipment and services.
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Since 1981 Variety Victoria has been supplying worthwhile organisations with a means of transport for their special children. We call them Sunshine Coaches because they literally bring sunshine into the lives of children who are sick, disadvantaged or have special needs who otherwise might be...
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The exhilaration of playing on a swing is something that most children enjoy, and nearly all take for granted. But for those in a wheelchair or with a physical impairment, the simple pleasure of swinging through the air was never an option until the Liberty Swing came along. The Liberty Swing...
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Every child remembers receiving their first bike for Christmas, but many grow up without this memory. For disadvantaged families the reality of such extravagant gifts is out of their reach. For eight years Variety 3AW listeners have opened their hearts and wallets to give disadvantaged children t...
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