Stars of the hit television show “The Office” are honored to team up for a great cause. Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin and Oscar Nunez are teaming up with Omaze to raise funds for families at Variety Boys & Girls Club impacted by COVID-19.
The actors are partnering with Trueheart, a full-service creative agency that specializes in producing global social impact campaigns, and Omaze, the leading online fundraising platform for charity, to benefit Variety Boys & Girls Clubs. For over 71 years, VBGC has provided a refuge for children who struggle daily with issues related to poverty, under-resourced neighborhoods, low education attainment, gang violence, substance abuse, and poor health outcomes.
The EMMY Award-winning show “The Office” recently celebrated its 15th Anniversary with fans all over the world sharing their favorite moments from the popular show. Bratton, Flannery, Hardin and Nunez have launched an exclusive sweepstakes to give one lucky fan the priceless opportunity to enjoy a virtual coffee date to chat about “The Office” with the cast. The sweepstakes runs now until May 21st. Fans can learn more and enter for their chance to win at Omaze.com/TheOffice.
Funds raised from the campaign will be used to help Variety Boys & Girls Club provide individually packaged meals, cleaning supplies and emergency essentials to help the thousands of families they serve in East Los Angeles get through the COVID-19 crisis.
“The Coronavirus pandemic is causing incredible suffering around the world. We all have a responsibility to lift each other up during these difficult times,” said Melora Hardin.
“These families in our community were struggling before this crisis and now they are in dire need of help,” said Creed Bratton.
“We are humbled to come together and do our small part to make sure that these families are not forgotten and that we provide them with food and comfort,” said Oscar Nunez.
“Our cast became a family both on and off the show, so it is my honor to digitally reunite with Creed, Melora and Oscar to help shine a spotlight on Variety Boys & Girls Club and to share some of the joy and magic we experienced when filming “The Office” together,” said Kate Flannery.
“Last year, Variety Boys & Girls Club provided 36,000 meals and 27,000 snacks to our families. For most of our kids, the food they receive at our club is their only opportunity for them to enjoy a hot and nutritious meal. While everyone is doing their part by staying at home to keep the community safe, we have to continue to serve our families while they need us most during this time of incredible hardship. We’re going to help our families address their most immediate needs during this crisis and make sure that everyone has food on their tables and emergency supplies. COVID-19 has created overwhelming challenges for our non-profit and now more than ever we’re grateful to Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin and Oscar Nunez, along with our friends at Trueheart and Omaze for being champions of our cause,” said Patricia Siqueiros, Executive Director, Variety Boys & Girls Club.
“We are honored to partner with Creed Bratton, Kate Flannery, Melora Hardin and Oscar Nunez and our colleagues at Omaze, to raise funds and awareness for Variety Boys & Girls Club, a cause close to our hearts. Variety Boys & Girls Club is a safe haven for children in need and their team is dedicated to providing critical resources during the COVID-19 crisis to ensure that their families have the support system they need,” said Amy Malin, Partner at Trueheart.
”We at Omaze are thrilled to offer this virtual experience with some of the cast from one of our team’s all-time favorite shows. During this unique and difficult time, we’re so grateful to Creed, Kate, Melora and Oscar, for providing some light and laughter to their fans and helping raise funds to provide essentials to the families at Variety Boys & Girls Club in LA”, said Matt Pohlson, Co-Founder and CEO of Omaze.
To view and download The Office cast’s Omaze campaign video in support of Variety Boys & Girls Club, click here
About Creed Bratton
Mysterious, eccentric, good-hearted, and downright talented are all words that have been used to describe actor and musician Creed Bratton over the years. Creed may be best known for starring as a fictional version of himself on nine seasons of the award-winning, critically acclaimed NBC series “The Office.” For nearly eight years fans worldwide grew to love him as Dunder Mifflin’s quality assurance director who unapologetically forgets the names of his own co-workers, and says bizarre confusing statements on a regular basis. If Creed was onscreen, laughs were sure to follow. While Creed may be best known for his on-screen antics, he is also an established musician with a career in music that spans nearly five decades, and he isn’t slowing down anytime soon. In 2018, Creed released his 7th full-length album entitled “While the Young Punks Dance,” featuring 10 brand new tracks. The album, produced by Dave Way (Sheryl Crow, Fiona Apple) and Dillon O’Brian, is available wherever digital downloads are sold.
Additional television credits for Creed include: “Grace and Frankie”, “Comedy Bang! Bang!”, “Franklin & Bash”, and “Adventure Time with Finn & Jake.” On the film front Creed can next be seen appearing in “The Sisters Brothers” (Annapurna) opposite Jake Gyllenhaal and Joaquin Phoenix. Based off the 2011 historical novel, the film follows a brother and sister who are assassins in 1851 western US, and are hired to murder a powerful prospector. Release date TBA.
Creed has been a lifelong humanitarian, making time to support a variety of causes that are dear to his heart, including the charity FirstBook, which has distributed more than 170 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families in more than 30 countries. Creed is also a supporter of Lidè, an educational initiative that uses arts and literacy to build resiliency and empower at-risk adolescent girls in rural Haiti. Creed is also involved with the Alzheimer’s Association.
About Kate Flannery
Kate Flannery is best known for her nine seasons as Meredith the drunk on NBC’s THE OFFICE. She is an actor, comedienne, and singer. Kate has recently been seen on YOUNG SHELDON on CBS. She’s been heard on Cartoon Network’s OK KO and STEVEN UNIVERSE. She has guest-starred on FOX’s BROOKLYN NINE- NINE, and NEW GIRL, ABC’s AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE, Comedy Central’s ANOTHER PERIOD, HULU’s ALL NIGHT and FOX NFL pre-game show on RIGGLE’s PICKS. She was in the Tribeca Film Fest’s TENURED and SLOW LEARNERS and in the critically acclaimed FORTH MAN OUT on NETFLIX. Kate stars in the HBO short EMERGENCY CONTACT, HOW TO GET GIRLS, DIAL A PRAYER with William H. Macy, and the Sundance hit, COOTIES with Elijah Wood.
Kate is currently singing with Jane Lynch in their anti-cabaret act, TWO LOST SOULS where they did a residency at The Carlyle Hotel in NY. She’s toured with Jane for the past 4 years playing the Kennedy Center, Joe’s Pub and 40 cities over the past two years. She is featured on Jane’s Christmas album, A SWINGIN’ LITTLE CHRISTMAS which hit #6 on Billboard Top 100 charts. She has sung with the Ocean City Pop’s. Kate’s original cult comedy lounge act, THE LAMPSHADES plays comedy festivals and Hollywood regularly.
Most recently, Kate danced her way into the hearts of America on the 28th Season of the ABC hit show “Dancing With The Stars” where she was paired with professional Pasha Pashkov. Following the show, Kate danced in the Dancing With The Stars: LIVE! tour 2020 and also entertained fans nightly as the host.
Follow Kate @therealkateflannery on Instagram.
About Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin is probably most recognized for her portrayal of Jan Levinson, Steve Carell’s rigid former corporate boss and love interest, on the critically acclaimed NBC series “The Office.” She is also known for playing Tony Shaloub’s dead wife in the hit USA Network series “Monk.” Additionally, Hardin recurred on Amazon’s Golden Globe-winning Best Comedy “Transparent” in the role of Tammy Cashman, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2016 for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series. Hardin joined the directors guild this year for directing her first episode of the Freeform series she currently stars in “The Bold Type.” On “The Bold Type” she plays Jacqueline Carlyle who is a strong but kind editor in chief at a high-end women’s magazine, which is inspired by the life of Joanna Coles, former editor in chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine. She can also currently be seen recurring on ABC’s “A Million Little Things.”
Hardin recorded the live album “All The Way To Mars,” making this her third album but first studio-released album. The album features songs from Broadway, standards, pop, and a few that she wrote herself. It is currently available in stores nationwide and online at Amazon and iTunes.
Hardin has been acting, singing and dancing since childhood, appearing in numerous hit shows from “Friends” to “Little House on the Prairie” opposite many of Hollywood’s top TV stars. She has sung in many productions including Disney’s “The Rocketeer” and “Tower of Terror,” and has released two other CDs of her original songs both of which can be found on iTunes.
Hardin starred in back-to-back No. 1 weekend theatrical box office features as the adult female lead and love interest to Billy Ray Cyrus on the big screen in “Hannah Montana: The Movie” alongside Miley Cyrus, as well as the film “17 Again” opposite Zac Efron.
Her other feature film box office successes include “Thank You for Smoking,” “Absolute Power” opposite Clint Eastwood and Gene Hackman, and “27 Dresses” with Katherine Heigl. She made her directorial debut with the independent feature entitled “You,” which released in May 2009 via iTunes, Amazon and DVD: www.YouTheFilm.com
Hardin starred on Broadway as Roxie Hart in “Chicago” in 2009. She also played the lead part of Fantine in the Hollywood Bowl rendition of “Les Miserables in Concert” for a one-weekend performance to sold-out audiences in August 2008.
About Oscar Nunez
Oscar Nuñez is best known for playing Oscar Martinez on NBC’s The Office. He has won an Emmy, two SAG Awards, an ALMA Award, a TV Land Award and an Impact Award from the National Hispanic Media Coalition for the role. Oscar is also recognized for his roles in the movies The Proposal, The 33, and Baywatch. He has guest starred on the TV shows New Girl, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Housewife, NCIS: L.A., iZombie, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He lent his voice to the animations of Bob’s Burgers, Home, 3 Below, and Where’s Waldo? He has recurred on Showtime’s Shameless, CBS’ Life in Pieces, and Comedy Central’s Reno 911. He created and starred in his own Comedy Central series Halfway Home. He was a series regular on the USA legal comedy Benched and the TBS sci-fi comedy People of Earth. He currently stars in Mr. Iglesias on Netflix.
About Variety Boys & Girls Club
The mission of Variety Boys & Girls Club (VBGC) is to provide innovative and stimulating academic, leadership, and athletic programming in a safe and nurturing environment to the underserved children and families of Boyle Heights located in East Los Angeles. Our vision is that all children will have an opportunity to excel in school and career and contribute fully to society. For over 71 years, VBGC has provided a refuge for children who struggle daily with issues related to poverty, under-resourced neighborhoods, low education attainment, gang violence, substance abuse, and poor health outcomes. vbgc.org
About Trueheart
Trueheart is a full-service creative agency that works at the intersection of Hollywood and philanthropy. We connect celebrities with deserving charities and help raise millions of dollars for important causes. Their global media campaigns shine a spotlight on the important work of best in class non-profits. They are committed to utilizing our talent and expertise to make the world a better place. Trueheart
About Omaze
Omaze is an online fundraising platform that offers once-in-a-lifetime experiences and incredible prizes to support nonprofits around the world. Omaze campaigns connect influencers, nonprofits and donors to create lasting impact, and have raised funds and awareness for more than 350 charities with donations from over 180 countries. omaze.com
