WHAS Crusade for Children Community Engagement Council

Young professionals help create awareness

In 2009, members of the Young Professionals Association of Louisville (YPAL) volunteered their time to create awareness and raise funds for the WHAS Crusade for Children. This group was originally known as the Crusade Ambassadors. In 2018, a Leadership Louisville Ignite Louisville team partnered with the WHAS Crusade for Children and built on the concept transforming it into the Community Engagement Council.

Community Engagement Council members: 
Troy Cilone
Eboni Edwards
Jennifer Fries
Courtney Glenny
George Kington
Meaghan Dixon Reynolds
Kristen Shive
Dennis Stilger – Chairperson representing CEC on the Board of Directors

The Community Engagement Council is a subdivision of the Board of Directors of the WHAS Crusade for Children. It’s an exciting initiative to further the mission of the WHAS Crusade for Children and continue to help children with special needs in Kentucky & Indiana.

The Community Engagement Council also runs the “Cru 4 Cause” and “Cru 4 Kids” programs, which use fundraising competitions as a way to teach Kentucky and Southern Indiana high school and middle school students valuable entrepreneurial and leadership skills that are lacking in most core curriculum.

Former Crusade Ambassadors:
Tiffany Allgeier
Brent Collins
David Dieruf
Michael Fazio
Meredith Fitzsimmons
Jayme Hart
Chrystal Huff
Natalie Turner Keeley
Sean Keeley
John Kessler
Tiffany Massey
Chris Nation
Joe Schmidt
Zach Settembre
Eliyah D. Tashiro
Rachael Waddell
Tiffany Wakeley

Fundraisers & Awareness Events

Trivia Night at Falls City Brewing Co.
Studio G Paint Night
Fifth Annual June Telethon Kick Off Jam! at Fourth Street Live – 2015
June Telethon Kick Off Jam! at Molly Malone’s – 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
Motorcycle Poker Run: 2010, 2011
Sweet Frog Awareness Event
Comfy Cow Awareness Event
E-Host Contest

Benefiting Grant Recipient Visits

Best Buddies Kentucky
Boys and Girls Haven
Center for Pediatric Therapies
Down Syndrome of Louisville
Family and Children’s Place
Green Hill Therapy
Home of the Innocents
Kosair Children’s Hospital Downtown
Norton Women’s Pavilion and Kosair Children’s Hospital NICU &
WHAS Crusade for Children Pediatric Unit
St. Joseph’s Children’s Home
Visually Impaired Preschool Services (VIPS)

Business Lunches

Luckett & Farley
New York Life
Strothman and Company

Volunteering

December Telethon – Check Presentations
Golf Scramble at Woodhaven Country Club
Green Hill Therapy Annual Hoe Down Fundraiser Event Breakdown
Joe Huber Memorial Concert
June Telethon – Check Presentations
June Telethon – Logging
Oscar Nights
Terry Meiners 84WHAS Radio Show Spots
WHAS11 Noon News Interviews
YPAL Community Connections Events

Thank You Dinners

Annual Crusade Thank You Dinners
June Telethon Thank You Dinners

Learn More

Contact Heather Benson, Director of Philanthropy – heather@whascrusade.org or 502-582-7528

Community Engagement Council’s Facebook page, click here.