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For information on Variety - The Children's Charity of Buffalo & Western New York,
Please call us at (716) 854-7577 or e-mail us at: vcstaff@buffnet.net

47th Annual

Sunday February 22, 2009

Official Countdown To Telethon 2009:

  • UAW Local 55
  • UAW Local 424
  • UAW Local 686
  • UAW Local 686 Unit 11
  • UAW Local 774
  • UAW Local 846
  • UAW Local 850
  • UAW Local 897
  • UAW Local 936
  • UAW Local 1752
  • UAW Local 2094
  • UAW Local 2100
  • Retirees
  • Plumber & Steamfitters
  • Cheektowaga Teachers Association
  • Buffalo Fire Fighters
  • IAM Lodge 75
  • Police Unions
  • USWA Local 135
  • USWA 593
  • USWA District 4
  • UNITE
  • CWA 1122
  • Buffalo Building Trades
The Western New York Union Movement is very strong for the kids in our area. From Spaghetti Dinners to Gate Collections...Union Brother and Sisters from all across come together to help Variety's special children

Kevin Donovan, Assistant Director for UAW Region 9,
presents some checks from member unions to
Channel 7's Melanie Pritchard and NFTA Traffic Reporter Dave Cash

Union Representatives present monies raised from their fund raisers

Penny Hartman, from UAW Local 686 in Lockport present their monies

Sal Morano, Chairperson of the UAW Local 774 effort gets ready to open the suitcase which contains monies they have raised all year long

Joe Cantafio, chariperson of the West Seneca Satellite and Vice President of the West Seneca Teachers Association receives the Frank Cantafio Memorial Award named for his father who started the union effort for the kids

We thank the union members for their continued support of the Telethon

and the suitcase opens..........

Oprah's Big Give
gives $10,000