CLICK HERE to purchase the 2018 Crusade Baby Calendar securely online.
You can also call the WHAS Crusade for Children office at (502) 582-7706.
The price is right
It’s just $10! All proceeds benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children!
Get one at Republic Bank
Stop by any branch of Republic Bank and pick one up today!
We are excited to announce the launch of our redesigned website!
Easily access information using the menu options at the top of the home page:
Enjoy YouTube videos of children directly impacted by the WHAS Crusade for Children, and connect with us on our social media pages.
Thank you Joe Lackner of Celsius for all your help with this project and for being such a great WHAS Crusade for Children partner!
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) — He was a fixture on the WHAS Crusade for Children from its beginnings in 1954.
It is with great sadness that we report the death of WHAS-TV and Radio legend, Milton Metz. He died peacefully in Louisville at the age of 95.
Milton became one of this area’s most recognized personalities, first heard on WHAS Radio in 1946. He helped put WHAS-TV on the air. In fact, he was one of the first faces you saw on WHAS-TV in 1950.
Milton just celebrated his 95th birthday in September in rehab. The WHAS Crusade for Children staff brought him a cake. More than 300 viewers mailed get well cards to him after he had fallen and broken his shoulder in the summer and was in recovery last August. He loved every card and letter, and along the way, he always said he was getting wonderful care.
His trailblazing nighttime radio show called “Metz Here” was one of the first nighttime talk shows in the United States. It ran from 1959 to 1993.
He also hosted “Omelet” on WHAS-TV, an interview program that aired before the Noon News on WHAS-TV. He picked Faith Lyles as his co-host.
He retired from 840 WHAS-AM in 1993 but kept doing ads for TV and Radio.
He came to Louisville from Columbus, Ohio and married his beloved wife Mimi whom he met in Louisville. She died last April. He is survived by his son Perry Metz.
Funeral arrangements are pending through the Herman Meyer Funeral Home.
Watch Milton on the 10th annual WHAS Crusade for Children opening in 1963.
Watch Milton’s appearance on the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children in 2016.
Watch a reflection of Milton’s career and life captured by WHAS11 news.
Click here for more coverage from WHAS11.com.
Click here for more coverage from The Courier-Journal.
Click here to hear Milton Metz interview a 20 year-old Muhammad Ali on 840 WHAS when he was still Cassius Clay. It was originally broadcast on WHAS on November 29, 1962.
CLICK HERE to register today!
Planet Fitness new Presenting Sponsor
PLANET FITNESS NAMED PRESENTING SPONSOR FOR
2017 LOUISVILLE TRIPLE CROWN OF RUNNINGSM
Louisville, KY (August 23, 2016) – The Louisville Triple Crown of Running (LTCOR) today announced that the Louisville-based franchisee of Planet Fitness has signed on as the presenting sponsor of the popular three-race series. The Planet Fitness franchise led by brothers David and Rick Kueber owns and operates 25 Planet Fitness clubs in five states, including eight area clubs in Louisville and southern Indiana.
“We are excited to welcome Planet Fitness as our new title sponsor,” said Fred Teale, Rodes City Run Race Director and LTCOR spokesperson. “We think their focus on making fitness available to folks who may have never before belonged to a gym will help us continue to expand the number of participants in our three events.”
As part of the sponsorship, all Louisville-area Planet Fitness clubs will offer a training program beginning this fall, and help pay the entry fee for members who want to walk or run the events for the first time.
“Planet Fitness provides everyday people affordable access to great cardio and other workout equipment, in a clean and judgement free environment,” said Rick Kueber, CEO of the Louisville-based Planet Fitness franchise. “We are excited to partner with the Louisville Triple Crown of Running to give our members another way to improve their health, no matter where they might be in their fitness journey.”
About the Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM
The Louisville Triple Crown of Running consists of three popular road races of increasing distances, for walkers and runners of all ages. The 2017 race dates are: Anthem 5K Fitness Classic, March 4; Rodes City Run 10K, March 18; and Papa John’s 10 Miler, April 1. All proceeds from the events are donated to the Crusade for Children. Since 2002, the Triple Crown has contributed more than $1.7 million to the Crusade, including $142,146 in 2016. Registration is now open at the new mobile-friendly website: www.louisville triplecrown.com.
About Planet Fitness
With more than 1,200 locations nationwide, Planet Fitness is the fastest-growing health club franchise in the United States, revolutionizing the industry with a combination of extremely low prices and a unique, friendly and hassle-free environment called the Judgement Free Zone®. A standard membership costs only $10 a month with no long-term contract required, and provides members with top-of-the-line cardio and strength equipment and unlimited fitness training in a bright and ultra-clean environment. PF Black Card memberships are also available for only $19.99/month also with no commitment, with added benefits that include use of on-site tanning beds, hydro-massage beds, massage chairs, reciprocal use of all Planet Fitness locations nationwide, and the ability to bring a guest each visit. Planet Fitness is a national brand partner of NBC’s The Biggest Loser®. For more information, visit www.PlanetFitness.com.
Meet Walter
A startling statistic from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta: currently 3.5 million Americans live with an autism spectrum disorder. The study also says that early intervention is the key to helping those diagnosed. The Ash family is taking that advice to heart. They’re getting early help for grandson Walter, thanks to the WHAS Crusade for Children and the Dorman PreSchool Center.
Triple Crown of Running Registration open
Registration is open for the 2017 Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM (LTCOR).
Participants can save $5 per event by registering prior to December 31, 2016.
Anthem 5K Fitness Classic – March 4
Rodes City Run 10K – March 18
Papa John’s 10 Miler – April 1
The 3-race series also unveils its new mobile-friendly website: LouisvilleTripleCrown.com, which makes looking up information and registration a lot easier using hand-held devices.
The Triple Crown race committee is privileged to continue to work with their family of valuable sponsors including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Rodes For Him | For Her, and Papa John’s International as well as Novo Nordisk, Gatorade, The Voice-Tribune, WHAS-11 TV, Thrifty Truck Rental, ValuMarket, Waste Management, Louisville Water Company, KentuckyOne Health Sports Medicine, PowerBar, Summit Media (106.9 Play, 107.7 The Eagle and New Country Q103.1), Heine Brothers Coffee, Fleet Feet Sports, Rumpke,Louisville Stoneware, Chick-fil-A and FastSigns.
About the Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM
The Louisville Triple Crown of Running consists of three popular road races of varying distances for walkers and runners of all ages. On June 4, 2016, the Triple Crown was pleased to present a check for $142,146 to the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children.
Since 2002, the race series has contributed over $1.7 million to the Crusade.
Click here to read the full press release for more details.
Crusade license plate available September 6
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has contacted the Crusade office to report that the WHAS Crusade for Children license plate will be available September 6, 2016.
Here’s what you do:
1. You’ll receive a post card from the state (if you filled out a form before).
2. Take that post card to the County Clerk’s office.
Look for this post card in the mail or contact your county clerk’s office.
Re-enroll your Kroger Plus Card for the Crusade
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW! REMEMBER TO RE-ENROLL EVERY AUGUST!
Braille books for children
The WHAS Crusade for Children sometimes brings together unusual partners to help youngsters with special needs. Case in point: the Crusade, the American Printing House for the Blind and the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women have combined efforts to bring Braille books to children with sight issues.
Horses deliver help and hope
The WHAS Crusade for Children has been helping youngsters with special needs for four generations. But what happens when those children grow up? We bring you a reunion as two young men revisit the first therapeutic, horseback-riding program in Kentucky…Exceptional Equitation.
Damon makes a splash!
Summer vacation is quickly coming to an end for students across Kentuckiana. One Bullitt County youngster and his classmates are enjoying a last outing to the pool. It’s an outing where 9-year-old Damon breaks free of his wheelchair and swims with his friends, thanks in part to the WHAS Crusade for Children.
Joe Huber Memorial Concert August 21
Triple Crown of Running Registration open
Registration is open for the 2017 Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM (LTCOR).
Participants can save $5 per event by registering prior to December 31, 2016.
Anthem 5K Fitness Classic – March 4
Rodes City Run 10K – March 18
Papa John’s 10 Miler – April 1
The 3-race series also unveils its new mobile-friendly website: LouisvilleTripleCrown.com, which makes looking up information and registration a lot easier using hand-held devices.
The Triple Crown race committee is privileged to continue to work with their family of valuable sponsors including Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Rodes For Him | For Her, and Papa John’s International as well as Novo Nordisk, Gatorade, The Voice-Tribune, WHAS-11 TV, Thrifty Truck Rental, ValuMarket, Waste Management, Louisville Water Company, KentuckyOne Health Sports Medicine, PowerBar, Summit Media (106.9 Play, 107.7 The Eagle and New Country Q103.1), Heine Brothers Coffee, Fleet Feet Sports, Rumpke,Louisville Stoneware, Chick-fil-A and FastSigns.
About the Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM
The Louisville Triple Crown of Running consists of three popular road races of varying distances for walkers and runners of all ages. On June 4, 2016, the Triple Crown was pleased to present a check for $142,146 to the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children.
Since 2002, the race series has contributed over $1.7 million to the Crusade.
Click here to read the full press release for more details.
Crusade license plate available September 6
The Commonwealth of Kentucky has contacted the Crusade office to report that the WHAS Crusade for Children license plate will be available September 6, 2016.
Here’s what you do:
1. You’ll receive a post card from the state (if you filled out a form before).
2. Take that post card to the County Clerk’s office.
Look for this post card in the mail or contact your county clerk’s office.
Re-enroll your Kroger Plus Card for the Crusade
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP NOW! REMEMBER TO RE-ENROLL EVERY AUGUST!
Braille books for children
The WHAS Crusade for Children sometimes brings together unusual partners to help youngsters with special needs. Case in point: the Crusade, the American Printing House for the Blind and the Kentucky Correctional Institute for Women have combined efforts to bring Braille books to children with sight issues.
Horses deliver help and hope
The WHAS Crusade for Children has been helping youngsters with special needs for four generations. But what happens when those children grow up? We bring you a reunion as two young men revisit the first therapeutic, horseback-riding program in Kentucky…Exceptional Equitation.
Damon makes a splash!
Summer vacation is quickly coming to an end for students across Kentuckiana. One Bullitt County youngster and his classmates are enjoying a last outing to the pool. It’s an outing where 9-year-old Damon breaks free of his wheelchair and swims with his friends, thanks in part to the WHAS Crusade for Children.
All across Kentuckiana, you may see these window stickers. At least we hope so.
Schools, agencies and hospitals that received a grant from the WHAS Crusade for Children are displaying “Proud Partner” window clings as you enter their buildings. The graphic below shows the Facebook page of South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block, Inc. Mighty proud!
It’s a partnership to make life better for children with special needs. Scroll down this page to see the complete list of 2016 WHAS Crusade for Children grants.
Papa John’s promotion: $41,081.80
For the past two months, customers of PapaJohns.com could save 20 percent on their order and an addtional 20 percent was donated by Papa John’s to the WHAS Crusade for Children.
One thing’s clear, people love Papa John’s Pizza! In a presentation LIVE on WHAS11’s Great Day Live Monday, July 25, Crusade President & CEO along with show co-hosts Rachel Platt and Terry Meiners, accepted a check for $41,081.80 from Lynn McQuillen, Wayne Blanton, Hillary Chinn and mascot Mr. Slide of Papa John’s.
Thank you to Papa John’s and their loyal customers!
Grants presentation in Adair County
WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee presented $222,863.00 in Crusade grants to 14 south central Kentucky agencies that serve children with special needs. Those 14 grants range from $3,500 to $54,280 and will fund everything from hippotherapy to technology for children with hearing loss.
This year 15 fire departments that collect in that region collected a total of $150,286.
This luncheon at Lindsey Wilson College was an opportunity to celebrate those who volunteer to fulfill the Crusade’s mission of serving children with special needs across the commonwealth of Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Click here to see photos of the event on Facebook.
Crusade awards 230 grants
Crusade awards 100 percent of $5,465,933.47 collected this year to agencies
in Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Agencies, hospitals and schools across Kentuckiana that serve children with special needs are getting some great news from the WHAS Crusade for Children this week.
The Crusade sent out grant letters this week to 202 organizations to let them know their grant requests will be funded from the $5,465,933.47 collected during the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children telethon. The 30-hour broadcast aired on WHAS11 television, 840WHAS radio and worldwide on WHAS11.com during the weekend of June 4 and 5. It is America’s most successful local telethon.
“The WHAS Crusade for Children is thrilled to be awarding 230 grants this year, which is an increase over last year. The ministerial advisory panel made some difficult decisions this year, as the requests were more than double the amount raised. They selected terrific projects and programs that will improve the lives of children with special needs across Kentucky and Southern Indiana, ranging from small communication devices to large capital projects,” WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee said.
One-hundred percent of the $5.46 million collected this year was awarded in the form of 230 grants to 202 agencies, hospitals and schools throughout the state of Kentucky and southern Indiana. This is the most grants awarded by the WHAS Crusade for Children in recent years.
Click here to learn more about the Crusade grant process.
Read press coverage from the Courier-Journal, just click here.
View a recap of Crusade weekend and donations, just click here.
2016 WHAS Crusade for Children Grants
LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Adair County Board of Education $30,000.00
Allegro Dance Project $5,172.00
American Printing House for the Blind $6,000.00
American Red Cross – Kentucky Region $20,000.00
Americana Community Center, Inc. $6,400.00
Anchorage Independent School District $43,173.50
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. $10,000.00
Archdiocese of Louisville $45,244.00
Asbury University – Scholarships $23,000.00
Asbury University – Virtual Learning Laboratory $4,000.00
Autism Speaks, Inc. $9,000.00
Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville, Inc. $75,000.00
Bardstown Independent Schools $33,000.00
Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center, Inc. $10,000.00
Bath County Schools $10,000.00
Bell Co. School System $25,000.00
Bellarmine University – Physical Therapy $38,671.85
Bellarmine University – Scholarships $10,000.00
Best Buddies Kentucky $10,250.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Inc. $6,000.00
Bluegrass Center for Autism $25,000.00
Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green, KY – War Memorial Unit $10,000.00
Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. $10,000.00
Boys & Girls Haven $95,000.00
Breckinridge County Board of Education $40,000.00
Bullitt County Board of Education $50,000.00
Bullitt County YMCA of Greater Louisville $7,000.00
Burgin Independent Schools $25,000.00
Camp TESSA of Meade County $6,500.00
Camp TESSA, Inc. $7,000.00
Campbellsville Board of Education $17,000.00
Canaan Community Academy $10,000.00
Capital City Prep $15,000.00
Carroll County Public Schools $7,715.00
CASA of Lexington $11,500.00
CASA of Ohio Valley, Inc. $8,485.50
CASA of South Central Kentucky $7,000.00
CASA of the Bluegrass $4,100.00
CASA of the Heartland $11,250.00
CASA of the River Region $6,500.00
CASA Program for Bullitt County, Inc. $14,000.00
Caverna Board of Education $8,500.00
Center for Women and Families $12,000.00
Central Kentucky Education Cooperative $31,750.00
Child Development of the Bluegrass $3,407.75
Childplace, Inc. $16,000.00
Children’s Law Center $12,500.00
Clark County Special Education Coop $18,000.00
Clark County Youth Shelter and Family Services $4,500.00
Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club $6,500.00
Cloverport Independent Schools $55,000.00
Communities in Schools of Clark Co. $11,000.00
Community Action of Southern Indiana Head Start $15,000.00
Community Action of Southern Kentucky $4,200.00
Cumberland County Board of Education $5,000.00
Dorman Preschool Center $28,000.00
Down Syndrome of Louisville, Inc. $15,000.00
Dream Riders of Kentucky, Inc. $3,000.00
Dreams With Wings Inc. $10,000.00
Dyslexia Association of the Pennyrile $3,200.00
Easter Seals West Kentucky, Inc. $4,004.00
Eastern Kentucky University, Developmental Disabilities Clinic $4,500.00
Eastern Kentucky University, College of Education $17,000.00
Elizabethtown Independent Schools $14,000.00
Eminence Independent Schools $40,000.00
Englishton Park Presbyterian Ministries $4,000.00
Exceptional Equitation $4,000.00
Family & Children’s Place $20,000.00
Family Ark, Inc. $10,000.00
Family Enrichment Center $10,000.00
Family Scholar House, Inc. $20,000.00
Fayette County Public School District $25,000.00
FEAT of Louisville, Inc. $13,000.00
Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation $10,000.00
Floyd Memorial Foundation $20,000.00
Franklin County Board of Education $25,000.00
Frazier Rehab Institute $30,000.00
Friends School, Inc. $20,000.00
Fund for the Arts $7,500.00
Gateway Communication Services Organization $8,000.00
Gilda’s Club Louisville $17,000.00
Grayson County Schools $20,000.00
Greater Clark County Schools $12,000.00
Greater Louisville Rowing Foundation $4,915.00
Green County Board of Education $16,000.00
Green Hill Therapy, Inc. $18,000.00
Green River Area Down Syndrome $5,770.00
Hancock County Public Schools $4,254.17
Hardin County Board of Education $50,000.00
Hardin Memorial Hospital $90,000.00
Harrison County Exceptional Learners Cooperative $9,359.66
Harrison County Hospital $3,412.05
Hart County Schools $16,000.00
Henry County Public Schools $27,120.00
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy $45,000.00
Hindman Settlement School $12,500.00
Home of the Innocents – Capital $250,000.00
Home of the Innocents – Equipment $150,000.00
Hosparus, Inc. $45,000.00
Indian Summer Camp $12,000.00
Indiana University $5,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Asst. Technology $75,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Autism Program $20,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Communication Disorders $7,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program $17,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Moderate to Severe Disabilities $30,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/OT/PT Program $40,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Early Childhood Special Services $6,129.20
Jefferson County Public Schools/Visually Impaired Program $9,000.00
Jefferson County Youth Shelter, Inc. $5,000.00
Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. $4,200.00
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc. $4,500.00
Kentuckiana Children’s Center $20,000.00
Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation, Inc. $34,000.00
Kentucky Children’s Hospital $5,000.00
Kentucky Center For Special Children’s Serv./Carriage House $62,000.00
Kentucky Diabetes Camp for Children/Camp Hendon $1,500.00
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation $11,500.00
Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation $6,000.00
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, Inc. $5,852.00
Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation $6,000.00
Kentucky School for the Deaf Charitable Foundation, Inc. $54,280.00
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies $27,000.00
KORE Academy, Inc. $5,200.00
Kosair Children’s Hospital – Radiology $235,000.00
Kosair Children’s Hospital/OR – Aspirator $50,000.00
Kosair Children’s Hospital/OR – Gastric Stimulator $20,000.00
Kentucky Easter Seals Society/Creative Beginnings Child Develop. Ctr. $2,636.96
Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency $4,500.00
LaRue County Public Schools $17,500.00
Learning Disabilities $2,450.00
Learning for Life/Boy Scouts of America $18,000.00
Lifespring Health Systems $3,000.00
Lighthouse Promise, Inc. $6,000.00
Lincoln County School District $14,000.00
Louisville Pediatric Therapy Center $10,000.00
Madison Area Educational Special Services Unit $10,000.00
Madison Consolidated Schools $15,000.00
Marion County Board of Education $40,000.00
Maryhurst $23,500.00
Meade County Board of Education $22,000.00
Mercer County Schools $5,985.00
Meredith-Dunn School $22,455.00
Middlesboro Independent Schools $12,500.00
Miracle Dancer Scholarship Foundation $2,312.00
Montgomery County School District $25,392.00
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. $13,500.00
Muscular Dystrophy Association $12,000.00
Nativity Academy $15,000.00
Nelson County Schools $19,840.00
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. $60,000.00
Newport Independent Schools $14,000.00
Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services $5,268.00
Oldham County Board of Education $40,000.00
Orange County Rehabilitative and Developmental Services $25,000.00
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital $20,800.00
Our Lady of Peace $15,300.00
Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High School $10,000.00
Owen County School District $5,000.00
Owensboro Dance Theatre, Inc. $10,000.00
Owensboro Health Foundation, Inc. $30,000.00
Paws with Purpose, Inc. $10,000.00
Personal Counseling Service, Inc. $40,000.00
Pitt Academy $25,000.00
Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries, Inc. $15,000.00
Puzzle Pieces, Inc. $18,000.00
Rachel’s Fun for Everyone Project $12,000.00
Rauch, Inc. $15,000.00
Riley Children’s Foundation $8,000.00
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Ctr. Inc. $9,000.00
SAFY $3,750.00
Seven Counties $40,000.00
Shelby County Public Schools $80,000.00
Shriners Hospitals for Children $35,000.00
South Central Area Special Education Cooperative $10,000.00
South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block $2,000.00
Southern Hills Counseling Center, Inc. $10,000.00
Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital $8,000.00
Spalding University – Enabling Technologies of Kentuckiana $7,000.00
Spalding University – Scholarships $15,000.00
Special Olympics Kentucky, Inc. $17,000.00
Spencer County Public Schools $30,000.00
Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky $23,500.00
St. Francis School $15,000.00
St. Joseph Children’s Home $19,000.00
StageOne Family Theatre $2,700.00
Summit Academy of Greater Louisville $8,000.00
Sunrise Children’s Services, Inc. $20,000.00
Taylor County Board of Education $12,000.00
Telford Community YMCA $10,800.00
The Center for Courageous Kids $40,000.00
The de Paul School $20,000.00
The Deaf Youth Sports Festival, Inc. $25,000.00
The Morton Center, Inc. $30,000.00
The REATH Center $3,500.00
The Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East $50,000.00
University of Louisville – APE Program $10,000.00
University of Louisville – Capital $238,000.00
University of Louisville – Neurology $160,000.00
University of Louisville – Ophthalmology $16,750.00
University of Louisville – Pediatric Endocrinology $16,197.37
University of Louisville – Scholarships $20,000.00
University of Louisville – School of Music $13,000.00
University of Louisville/Dept. of OB-GYN $80,000.00
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-Cytogenetics Lab $9,089.78
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-Learning Disorders $80,000.00
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-Nutrition Clinic $25,000.00
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-STAR Autism $115,000.00
University Medical Center $60,000.00
Upside Therapeutic Riding $13,000.00
Uspiritus, Inc. $79,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Indiana $15,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Lexington $38,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Louisville $75,000.00
Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Inc. $20,000.00
VSA Kentucky $11,000.00
Washington County Schools $12,000.00
West Clark Community Schools $18,500.00
West Point Independent Board of Education $19,000.00
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation/Kelly Autism Program $17,000.00
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation/Scholarships $20,000.00
Western Kentucky University/Vickie & Dan Renshaw Early Childhood Ctr. $31,000.00
Wilderness Child Development Center $8,483.00
Wings on a Prayer, Inc. $4,000.00
Woodford County Public Schools $6,458.68
Working the Puzzle for Autism $5,000.00
YMCA of Greater Louisville $15,000.00
YMCA Safe Place Services $15,000.00
Youth, Ethics & Skills Center $5,000.00
YouthBuild Louisville $2,250.00
Total: $5,465,933.47
For more information on the event go to Joe Huber’s Family Farm & Restaurant website, just click here.
Grants presentation in Adair County
WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee presented $222,863.00 in Crusade grants to 14 south central Kentucky agencies that serve children with special needs. Those 14 grants range from $3,500 to $54,280 and will fund everything from hippotherapy to technology for children with hearing loss.
This year 15 fire departments that collect in that region collected a total of $150,286.
This luncheon at Lindsey Wilson College was an opportunity to celebrate those who volunteer to fulfill the Crusade’s mission of serving children with special needs across the commonwealth of Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Click here to see photos of the event on Facebook.
Crusade awards 230 grants
Crusade awards 100 percent of $5,465,933.47 collected this year to agencies
in Kentucky and Southern Indiana
Agencies, hospitals and schools across Kentuckiana that serve children with special needs are getting some great news from the WHAS Crusade for Children this week.
The Crusade sent out grant letters this week to 202 organizations to let them know their grant requests will be funded from the $5,465,933.47 collected during the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children telethon. The 30-hour broadcast aired on WHAS11 television, 840WHAS radio and worldwide on WHAS11.com during the weekend of June 4 and 5. It is America’s most successful local telethon.
“The WHAS Crusade for Children is thrilled to be awarding 230 grants this year, which is an increase over last year. The ministerial advisory panel made some difficult decisions this year, as the requests were more than double the amount raised. They selected terrific projects and programs that will improve the lives of children with special needs across Kentucky and Southern Indiana, ranging from small communication devices to large capital projects,” WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee said.
One-hundred percent of the $5.46 million collected this year was awarded in the form of 230 grants to 202 agencies, hospitals and schools throughout the state of Kentucky and southern Indiana. This is the most grants awarded by the WHAS Crusade for Children in recent years.
Click here to learn more about the Crusade grant process.
Read press coverage from the Courier-Journal, just click here.
View a recap of Crusade weekend and donations, just click here.
2016 WHAS Crusade for Children Grants
LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
Adair County Board of Education $30,000.00
Allegro Dance Project $5,172.00
American Printing House for the Blind $6,000.00
American Red Cross – Kentucky Region $20,000.00
Americana Community Center, Inc. $6,400.00
Anchorage Independent School District $43,173.50
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. $10,000.00
Archdiocese of Louisville $45,244.00
Asbury University – Scholarships $23,000.00
Asbury University – Virtual Learning Laboratory $4,000.00
Autism Speaks, Inc. $9,000.00
Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville, Inc. $75,000.00
Bardstown Independent Schools $33,000.00
Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center, Inc. $10,000.00
Bath County Schools $10,000.00
Bell Co. School System $25,000.00
Bellarmine University – Physical Therapy $38,671.85
Bellarmine University – Scholarships $10,000.00
Best Buddies Kentucky $10,250.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Inc. $6,000.00
Bluegrass Center for Autism $25,000.00
Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green, KY – War Memorial Unit $10,000.00
Boys & Girls Clubs, Inc. $10,000.00
Boys & Girls Haven $95,000.00
Breckinridge County Board of Education $40,000.00
Bullitt County Board of Education $50,000.00
Bullitt County YMCA of Greater Louisville $7,000.00
Burgin Independent Schools $25,000.00
Camp TESSA of Meade County $6,500.00
Camp TESSA, Inc. $7,000.00
Campbellsville Board of Education $17,000.00
Canaan Community Academy $10,000.00
Capital City Prep $15,000.00
Carroll County Public Schools $7,715.00
CASA of Lexington $11,500.00
CASA of Ohio Valley, Inc. $8,485.50
CASA of South Central Kentucky $7,000.00
CASA of the Bluegrass $4,100.00
CASA of the Heartland $11,250.00
CASA of the River Region $6,500.00
CASA Program for Bullitt County, Inc. $14,000.00
Caverna Board of Education $8,500.00
Center for Women and Families $12,000.00
Central Kentucky Education Cooperative $31,750.00
Child Development of the Bluegrass $3,407.75
Childplace, Inc. $16,000.00
Children’s Law Center $12,500.00
Clark County Special Education Coop $18,000.00
Clark County Youth Shelter and Family Services $4,500.00
Cliff Hagan Boys & Girls Club $6,500.00
Cloverport Independent Schools $55,000.00
Communities in Schools of Clark Co. $11,000.00
Community Action of Southern Indiana Head Start $15,000.00
Community Action of Southern Kentucky $4,200.00
Cumberland County Board of Education $5,000.00
Dorman Preschool Center $28,000.00
Down Syndrome of Louisville, Inc. $15,000.00
Dream Riders of Kentucky, Inc. $3,000.00
Dreams With Wings Inc. $10,000.00
Dyslexia Association of the Pennyrile $3,200.00
Easter Seals West Kentucky, Inc. $4,004.00
Eastern Kentucky University, Developmental Disabilities Clinic $4,500.00
Eastern Kentucky University, College of Education $17,000.00
Elizabethtown Independent Schools $14,000.00
Eminence Independent Schools $40,000.00
Englishton Park Presbyterian Ministries $4,000.00
Exceptional Equitation $4,000.00
Family & Children’s Place $20,000.00
Family Ark, Inc. $10,000.00
Family Enrichment Center $10,000.00
Family Scholar House, Inc. $20,000.00
Fayette County Public School District $25,000.00
FEAT of Louisville, Inc. $13,000.00
Flaget Memorial Hospital Foundation $10,000.00
Floyd Memorial Foundation $20,000.00
Franklin County Board of Education $25,000.00
Frazier Rehab Institute $30,000.00
Friends School, Inc. $20,000.00
Fund for the Arts $7,500.00
Gateway Communication Services Organization $8,000.00
Gilda’s Club Louisville $17,000.00
Grayson County Schools $20,000.00
Greater Clark County Schools $12,000.00
Greater Louisville Rowing Foundation $4,915.00
Green County Board of Education $16,000.00
Green Hill Therapy, Inc. $18,000.00
Green River Area Down Syndrome $5,770.00
Hancock County Public Schools $4,254.17
Hardin County Board of Education $50,000.00
Hardin Memorial Hospital $90,000.00
Harrison County Exceptional Learners Cooperative $9,359.66
Harrison County Hospital $3,412.05
Hart County Schools $16,000.00
Henry County Public Schools $27,120.00
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy $45,000.00
Hindman Settlement School $12,500.00
Home of the Innocents – Capital $250,000.00
Home of the Innocents – Equipment $150,000.00
Hosparus, Inc. $45,000.00
Indian Summer Camp $12,000.00
Indiana University $5,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Asst. Technology $75,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Autism Program $20,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Communication Disorders $7,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Deaf/Hard of Hearing Program $17,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Moderate to Severe Disabilities $30,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/OT/PT Program $40,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools/Early Childhood Special Services $6,129.20
Jefferson County Public Schools/Visually Impaired Program $9,000.00
Jefferson County Youth Shelter, Inc. $5,000.00
Jewish Community of Louisville, Inc. $4,200.00
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana, Inc. $4,500.00
Kentuckiana Children’s Center $20,000.00
Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation, Inc. $34,000.00
Kentucky Children’s Hospital $5,000.00
Kentucky Center For Special Children’s Serv./Carriage House $62,000.00
Kentucky Diabetes Camp for Children/Camp Hendon $1,500.00
Kentucky Educational Development Corporation $11,500.00
Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation $6,000.00
Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, Inc. $5,852.00
Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation $6,000.00
Kentucky School for the Deaf Charitable Foundation, Inc. $54,280.00
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies $27,000.00
KORE Academy, Inc. $5,200.00
Kosair Children’s Hospital – Radiology $235,000.00
Kosair Children’s Hospital/OR – Aspirator $50,000.00
Kosair Children’s Hospital/OR – Gastric Stimulator $20,000.00
Kentucky Easter Seals Society/Creative Beginnings Child Develop. Ctr. $2,636.96
Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency $4,500.00
LaRue County Public Schools $17,500.00
Learning Disabilities $2,450.00
Learning for Life/Boy Scouts of America $18,000.00
Lifespring Health Systems $3,000.00
Lighthouse Promise, Inc. $6,000.00
Lincoln County School District $14,000.00
Louisville Pediatric Therapy Center $10,000.00
Madison Area Educational Special Services Unit $10,000.00
Madison Consolidated Schools $15,000.00
Marion County Board of Education $40,000.00
Maryhurst $23,500.00
Meade County Board of Education $22,000.00
Mercer County Schools $5,985.00
Meredith-Dunn School $22,455.00
Middlesboro Independent Schools $12,500.00
Miracle Dancer Scholarship Foundation $2,312.00
Montgomery County School District $25,392.00
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Inc. $13,500.00
Muscular Dystrophy Association $12,000.00
Nativity Academy $15,000.00
Nelson County Schools $19,840.00
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corp. $60,000.00
Newport Independent Schools $14,000.00
Northern Kentucky Cooperative for Educational Services $5,268.00
Oldham County Board of Education $40,000.00
Orange County Rehabilitative and Developmental Services $25,000.00
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital $20,800.00
Our Lady of Peace $15,300.00
Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High School $10,000.00
Owen County School District $5,000.00
Owensboro Dance Theatre, Inc. $10,000.00
Owensboro Health Foundation, Inc. $30,000.00
Paws with Purpose, Inc. $10,000.00
Personal Counseling Service, Inc. $40,000.00
Pitt Academy $25,000.00
Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries, Inc. $15,000.00
Puzzle Pieces, Inc. $18,000.00
Rachel’s Fun for Everyone Project $12,000.00
Rauch, Inc. $15,000.00
Riley Children’s Foundation $8,000.00
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care Ctr. Inc. $9,000.00
SAFY $3,750.00
Seven Counties $40,000.00
Shelby County Public Schools $80,000.00
Shriners Hospitals for Children $35,000.00
South Central Area Special Education Cooperative $10,000.00
South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block $2,000.00
Southern Hills Counseling Center, Inc. $10,000.00
Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital $8,000.00
Spalding University – Enabling Technologies of Kentuckiana $7,000.00
Spalding University – Scholarships $15,000.00
Special Olympics Kentucky, Inc. $17,000.00
Spencer County Public Schools $30,000.00
Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky $23,500.00
St. Francis School $15,000.00
St. Joseph Children’s Home $19,000.00
StageOne Family Theatre $2,700.00
Summit Academy of Greater Louisville $8,000.00
Sunrise Children’s Services, Inc. $20,000.00
Taylor County Board of Education $12,000.00
Telford Community YMCA $10,800.00
The Center for Courageous Kids $40,000.00
The de Paul School $20,000.00
The Deaf Youth Sports Festival, Inc. $25,000.00
The Morton Center, Inc. $30,000.00
The REATH Center $3,500.00
The Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East $50,000.00
University of Louisville – APE Program $10,000.00
University of Louisville – Capital $238,000.00
University of Louisville – Neurology $160,000.00
University of Louisville – Ophthalmology $16,750.00
University of Louisville – Pediatric Endocrinology $16,197.37
University of Louisville – Scholarships $20,000.00
University of Louisville – School of Music $13,000.00
University of Louisville/Dept. of OB-GYN $80,000.00
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-Cytogenetics Lab $9,089.78
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-Learning Disorders $80,000.00
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-Nutrition Clinic $25,000.00
University of Louisville/Weisskopf-STAR Autism $115,000.00
University Medical Center $60,000.00
Upside Therapeutic Riding $13,000.00
Uspiritus, Inc. $79,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Indiana $15,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Lexington $38,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Louisville $75,000.00
Volunteers of America of Kentucky, Inc. $20,000.00
VSA Kentucky $11,000.00
Washington County Schools $12,000.00
West Clark Community Schools $18,500.00
West Point Independent Board of Education $19,000.00
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation/Kelly Autism Program $17,000.00
Western Kentucky University Research Foundation/Scholarships $20,000.00
Western Kentucky University/Vickie & Dan Renshaw Early Childhood Ctr. $31,000.00
Wilderness Child Development Center $8,483.00
Wings on a Prayer, Inc. $4,000.00
Woodford County Public Schools $6,458.68
Working the Puzzle for Autism $5,000.00
YMCA of Greater Louisville $15,000.00
YMCA Safe Place Services $15,000.00
Youth, Ethics & Skills Center $5,000.00
YouthBuild Louisville $2,250.00
Total: $5,465,933.47
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“The Greatest!”
Just days after Louisville legend Muhammad Ali passed away, the people of Kentucky and Indiana dug deep and championed the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children. The final tote board tallied $5,465,933.47 as “The Greatest” local telethon in America came to a close.
The 30-hour Internet/radio/telethon kicked off with an up tempo variety show headlined by Louisville Orchestra Music Director Teddy Abrams’ Jazz Band, hosted by WHAS11’s Rachel Platt and 840 WHAS radio’s Terry Meiners on Saturday, June 4. It all ended with Crusade volunteers crowding into WHAS-TV’s historic studio H singing the traditional “God Bless America” just before 7:00pm (EDT) Sunday, June 5, 2016.
“It truly is an annual miracle. We’re thrilled that the wonderful people of Kentuckiana stepped up once again to help children with special needs in our community by contributing so generously to the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children,” said WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee.
100 percent of $170 million for the kids
In its first 63 years, the Crusade has raised over $170 million for children with special needs. One hundred percent of all donations raised Crusade weekend are returned in the form of grants to agencies, schools and hospitals that make life better for children with special needs.
It takes a cast of thousands to stage the annual miracle. From individual donors dropping pocket change into boots at firefighter road blocks to children with lemonade stands to corporations offering payroll deduction, it all comes together each year on the first weekend in June.
Honor your pledge
Mail your donation to:
WHAS Crusade for Children
520 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202
Top 5 Kentucky Fire Departments
New Castle Volunteer Fire & Rescue $311,787.63
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District $297,555.93
Fern Creek Fire Department $136,144.05
McMahan Fire Protection District $132,055.00
Highview Fire Protection District $105,491.28
Top 5 Indiana Fire Departments
Lafayette Township Fire Department $108,750
Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department $46,600
Monroe Township Fire Department $35,977.89
New Washington Fire Department $27,509
Clarksville Fire Department $26,351.17
Top Organizations
Archdiocese of Louisville $301,581
LG&E KU PPL Companies $217,641
Kosair Charities $150,000
Louisville Triple Crown of Running $142,146
Norton Healthcare $125,135
Press coverage
WHAS11 News: Full coverage of Crusade 63
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Courier-Journal: Crusade 63 is the Courier-Journal’s lead story
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News Enterprise: “Area fire depts. raise over $160k for Crusade”
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WHAS11.com: “WHAS Crusade for Children raises more than $5.4M”
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Courier-Journal: “WHAS Crusade for Children kicks off Saturday”
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WBKO-TV: “Renshaw Early Childhood Development Center”
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840 WHAS Radio: “WHAS Crusade Tops 5-Million”
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Kentucky.com: “WHAS Crusade telethon raises nearly $5.5M for children”
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Insider Louisville: “Pass the boot: A brief history of the Crusade for Children”
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Kentucky Standard: “Crusade gearing up for weekend”
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The Record: “A record-setting Crusade for Children”
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Who gave how much?
Here’s an alphabetized list of donations during the 63rd Annual WHAS Crusade for Children.
American Legion Shawnee Post 193 $2,366.22
AMVETS Post 61 $4,400.00
Anchorage Fire & EMS $4,457.09
Anchorage Schools $931.00
Anderson County $7,142.00
Anneta Fire Dept. $4,268.31
Archdiocese of Louisville $301,581.00
Bagdad Fire Dept. $17,119.85
Ballard, Lorne $14,761.50
Ballardsville Fire & Rescue $19,417.00
Baptist Health Unified Campaign $31,205.34
Barr, Dawson $100.00
Bedford VFD $6,958.92
Blim, Clare & Kathleen $435.21
Bonnieville Fire Dept. $11,727.98
Boone Township Volunteer Fire Dept. $4,986.45
Bradsforville Fire Dept. $4,705.97
Breeding Fire Dept. $1,432.49
Buechel Fire Protection District $29,882.12
Camp Taylor Fire Dept. $55,456.58
Campbellsburg Fire & Rescue $8,385.34
Campbellsville / Taylor County Fire Dept. $28,262.42
Caneyville Volunteer Fire Dept. $4,578.50
Carrollton Fire Dept. $12,200.00
Census Bureau $7,827
Central Hardin FD $9,547.48
Charlestown FD $46,600.00
Children’s Calendar Cover Child winner – Sophia Evans
Chiller’s/Zesto’s Ice Cream $2,000.00
Clark, Evelyn $622.05
Clarkson Fire Dept. $5,211.36
Clarksville Fire Dept. $26,351.17
Cloverport Fire Dept. $1,783.45
Columbia-Adair County Fire Dept. $26,961.50
Cross Country Distributing $50,052.00
Crothersville Vernon Township Volunteer Fire Dept $900.00
Crusade Ambassadors $2,585.00
Cub Run Volunteer Fire Dept. $500.00
Custer Area Volunteer Fire & Rescue Dept. $3,073.22
Dancensation Spring Fling $1,000.00
Diane Moore Dance Academy and Miracle Dancers $9,400.00
East 60 Volunteer Fire Dept. $12,970.15
East Grayson Fire Dept. $5,491.66
Eastwood Fire Protection District $12,118.20
Ekron Volunteer Fire Dept. $12,650.04
Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Dept. $23,205.48
Elizabethtown Fire Dept. $27,605.96
Eminence Fire Dept. $33,756.34
Fairdale Fire Department $31,279.15
Fern Creek Fire Dept. $136,144.05
Flaherty Volunteer Fire Dept. $19,664.59
Franklin Fire & EMS $400.00
Georgetown Township Fire Protection District $23,777.76
Glendale Fire Dept. $5,202.48
Gravel Switch Volunteer Fire Dept. $1,000.00
Greater Clark County Schools $28,595.80
Greensburg/Green County Volunteer Fire Dept. $13,417.88
Greenville Township Fire Protection Dept. $23,599.46
Hanover Township Volunteer Fire Co. $2,041.71
Hardinsburg VFD $15,000.00
Hardyville Vol. Fire Dept. $821.38
Harned Fire and Rescue $24,013.13
Harrison Township / Corydon Volunteer Fire Department $24,200
Harrods Creek Fire Dept. $12,072.22
Harvest Homecoming & New Albany Fire Dept. $20,668.65
Hazelwood Center $1,897.67
Heth Township VFD $5,342.41
Highview Fire Dept. $105,491.28
Horse Cave Volunteer Fire Dept. $415.00
Irvington VFD $8,926.12
Jefferson County Public Schools $118,027.97
Jeffersontown Fire Protection District $34,000.00
Jeffersonville Fire Dept. $24,371.49
Jennings Township VFD $11,518.05
Kaelin Sisters $102.76
Kelly Knoop – Donation and Receipt of Buddy Award $4,650.00
Kent Volunteer Fire Company $625.00
Kentuckiana Corvette Club & Moose Lodge 5 $10,867.00
Kentucky 86 Fire & Rescue $15,376.00
Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Dept. $311.70
Kosair Charities $150,000.00
Lafayette Township Fire Protection District $107,070.44
LaGrange Fire and Rescue $35,294.51
Lake Dreamland Fire Dept. $47,397.20
Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue $3,641.85
Lanesville Fire Dept. $18,514.45
Larue / Hodgenville Fire Dept. $3,073.30
Leavenworth Crusaders $3,601.93
Lebanon Fire District $37,055.00
Lebanon Junction Fire Dept. $5,007.40
Leitchfield Fire Dept. $12,513.28
Lexington Indiana Volunteer Fire and Rescue $1,718.65
LG&E KU PPL Companies $217,641.00
Loretto VFD $4,001.17
Louisville Fire and Rescue $33,812.00
Louisville Football Youth $500.00
Louisville Low Rider $1,410.00
Louisville Street Rods $2,400.00
Louisville Triple Crown of Running $142,146.00
Lyndon Fire Protection District $19,885.06
Madison Township VFW (Western Fire Co.) $2,386.76
Magnolia Volunteer Fire Dept. (with LaRue) $1,183.06
Marion County Grand Total $50,343.02
McAfee Fire Department $971.50
McAlister’s Deli $77,145.70
McDaniels Fire Dept. $6,549.42
McMahan Fire Protection District $132,055.00
Meade County Fire and Rescue $15,874.31
Middletown Fire District $58,000.00
Milltown Volunteer Fire Dept. $16,199.51
Milton Volunteer Fire Dept. $1,884.54
Mitchell Johnson $100.00
Monroe Twp VFD $35,977.89
Mortenson Family Dental $10,000.00
Mount Eden VFD $12,401.69
Mt. Washington Fire Dept. $23,525.00
Muldraugh Fire Dept. $2,125.13
New Castle Vol. Fire & Rescue $311,787.63
New Chapel Fire Company $6,892.69
New Middletown Fire Dept. $10,092.00
New Washington VFD $27,509.00
Newkirk, Bill $1,610.09
Nichols VFD $14,564.62
North Oldham Fire Dept. $11,613.00
Norton Healthcare $125,134.89
Nuss, Rosie $1,000.00
Okolona Fire Department – Milwaukee Tool Raffle Winner – Doc Gahafer
Okolona Fire Protection District $60,748.62
Palmyra Fire Dept. $10,640.06
Parkway Rehab & Nursing Center $1,215.00
Payneville Fire Dept. $23,298.32
Pewee Valley Fire Protection District $26,380.00
Pierce Polk Volunteer Fire Department $5,255.96
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District Total $297,555.93
Pleasureville VFD $12,192.46
Probilt Automotive, Keith Tennill $375.00
Radcliff Fire Dept. $16,000.00
Radial, Geo $10,000.00
Ramsey VFD $15,176.64
Raywick VFD $3,580.88
Republic Bank – Steve Trager $7,500.00
Rineyville Fire Dept. $8,628.13
Russell Springs Fire Dept. $6,361.50
Salem Fire Dept. $14,639.61
Scottsburg Fire Dept. $7,107.38
Sellersburg VFD $10,000.00
Shelby County Fire Dept. $77,746.02
Shelbyville Fire & Rescue $17,595.34
Shepherdsville Fire Dept. $27,270.99
Shively Fire Dept. $16,326.38
Simpsonville VFD $18,151.00
Sonora Fire & Rescue $8,650.51
South Oldham Fire & Rescue $49,470.22
Southeast Bullitt Fire Dept. $20,059.90
Southern Indiana Rehab $4,066.75
Sparkles & Spurs $1,889.08
Spencer County / Taylorsville Fire Dept. $21,000.00
Springfield / Washington County Fire Dept. $6,203.93
St. James Church $907.35
St. Marks United Church of Christ $2,000.28
St. Matthews Fire Protection District $58,213.00
St. Athanasius School Beta Club $1,219.87
Stephensburg VFD $6,249.00
Summersville Fire Department $4,431.17
Sunnyside Square Dancers $281.02
Superior Van & Mobility $6,300.00
Ted Throckmorton Memorial Golf Tournament $19,463.00
Texas Roadhouse $2,500.00
The Temple $4,000
University of Louisville – UofL Cares Campaign $15,185.90
Upton Volunteer Fire & Rescue $1,977.61
Utica Township Fire Dept. $8,191.15
Valley Creek Fire Dept. $36,030.00
Versailles Fire & Rescue $2,194.63
Vine Grove Fire Dept. $9,987.54
Waddy Volunteer Fire Dept. $13,949.70
Wax Fire & Rescue $2,422.00
Webster Area Volunteer Fire Dept. $3,420.03
West 84 Volunteer Fire Dept. $3,884.21
Westpoint Volunteer Fire Dept. $5,639.34
Westport Fire Dept. $2,556.31
WHAS11 Tour Kentuckiana Golf Card $2,500.00
White Mills Volunteer Fire Dept. $5,318.75
Willisburg Fire Dept. $2,781.75
Woodford County Fire Department $6,964.00
Worthington Fire Dept. $1,470.00
Zoneton Fire Protection District $94,369.19
Children’s Calendar votes are being tallied
The voting deadline has passed for the Crusade Children’s Calendar! Be sure to watch and see who the “Cover Child” is Sunday morning June 5 at 8:00am during the 63rd annual WHAS Crusade for Children.
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Teddy Abrams Jazz Band headlines Crusade
Louisville’s own Teddy Abrams will set the tempo and kick off an upbeat weekend for the 63rd Annual WHAS Crusade for Children. The Teddy Abrams Jazz Band will perform at the Crusade Variety Show on Saturday, June 4, 2016.
Show time is 7:00pm (EDT) at the Kentucky Center for the Arts Bomhard Theater in Louisville. Admission is FREE! Seating is limited.
“Teddy Abrams is such a versatile and talented musician,” said Dawn Lee, President & CEO of the WHAS Crusade for Children. “We are delighted that the Teddy Abrams Jazz Band is going to kick off Crusade weekend, and help us improve the futures of children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana. This is a great example of Teddy’s compassion for the city and how he uses music to serve this community.”
The WHAS Crusade for Children begins at 1:00pm on Saturday, June 4 with fire departments, civic groups, organizations and companies reporting donations. The Crusade concludes at 7:00pm on Sunday, June 5.
Rachel Platt and Terry Meiners host
WHAS11’s Rachel Platt and 84WHAS Radio’s Terry Meiners will emcee the Crusade Variety Show. They will be joined by Crusade favorite Patrick Henry Hughes. Other performers taking part in this year’s show include: Quiet Hollers, Johnny Berry & the Outliers, Between the Lines, The Guernsey Brothers, Tim French, Melissa Combs, Todd Hildreth and the Crusade Quintet, the 2015 Kentucky State Fair Coca-Cola Classic Talent Show winner Gillian Stith, The Diane Moore Dancers, The Junior Miracle Dancers and The Senior Miracle Dancers.
Crusade Network
The annual Crusade Internet/radio/telethon kicks off at 1:00pm (EDT) on Saturday, June 4 and airs in its entirety on WHAS Radio (AM 840), WHAS-TV (Channel 11.1) and on WHAS11.com.
In addition, ION21 WBNA-TV in Louisville airs live broadcasts 12:30pm to 6:30pm Sunday, June 5 from the Kentucky cities of Elizabethtown, Shelbyville and Bardstown. WBKO-TV in Bowling Green airs remote telecasts from Campbellsville on Saturday and Leitchfield on Sunday.
Television Network
WHAS-TV, Louisville (flagship station)
WBNA-TV, Louisville
WBKO-TV, Bowling Green
Radio Network
WHAS, Louisville (flagship station)
WIEL, Elizabethtown
WHHT, Bowling Green
WTTL, Madisonville
WPKY, Princeton
Internet Network
WHAS11.com
WHASCrusade.org
Get to know Teddy Abrams
An unusually versatile musician, Teddy Abrams is a widely acclaimed conductor, as well as an established pianist, clarinetist, and composer. Music Director of the Louisville Orchestra and Music Director and Conductor of the Britt Classical Festival, he also serves as Resident Conductor of the Orchestra in Budapest, which he first conducted in 2011.
From 2008 to 2011 Abrams was the Conducting Fellow and Assistant Conductor of the New World Symphony (NWS) and conducted many performances, including subscription concerts and numerous other full and chamber orchestra events. Abrams has conducted the NWS in Miami Beach, Washington, D.C. and at Carnegie Hall, and recently returned to conduct the NWS on subscription with Joshua Bell as soloist.
Dedicated to exploring new and engaging ways to communicate with a diverse range of audiences, Abrams co-founded the Sixth Floor Trio in 2008. The Trio has performed around the country, establishing residencies in communities in North Carolina, Philadelphia, New York and South Florida; Abrams and the Trio founded and direct Garden Music, the music festival of the world-renowned Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami. Abrams collaborated (as an arranger and pianist) with Cleveland Orchestra principal trombonist Massimo La Rosa for La Rosa’s debut CD, released in October 2010.
Teddy’s 2015-2016 season includes debuts with the Houston, Phoenix and Edmonton Symphonies, and a return to the San Francisco Symphony. Recent guest conducting highlights include engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Indianapolis Symphony, Florida Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and Louisiana and New Mexico Philharmonics. He also served as Assistant Conductor of the Detroit Symphony from 2012-2014.
100 percent of $165 million
In its first 62 years, the Crusade has raised $165 million for children with special needs. One hundred percent of all donations raised Crusade weekend are returned in the form of grants to agencies, hospitals and schools that make life better for children with special needs.
It takes a cast of thousands to stage the annual miracle. From individual donors dropping pocket change into boots at firefighter road blocks to children with lemonade stands to corporations offering payroll deduction, it all comes together each year on the first weekend in June.
To make a donation
Tax-deductible contributions can be made year-round securely online on www.WHASCrusade.org or by mail:
WHAS Crusade for Children
520 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202
About the WHAS Crusade for Children
The WHAS Crusade for Children, established by WHAS-TV in 1954, raises money for agencies, hospitals and schools that make life better for children with special needs. In its first 62 years, the Crusade has raised $165 million. Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade returns 100% of all donations to organizations in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 counties in southern Indiana. Fire departments raise nearly 60 percent of the money each year by staging road blocks and hosting other events. Millions of children have been helped by the Crusade since 1954. The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Gifts are tax-deductible as permitted by law.
Events Countdown to the Crusade!
Fest of Ale June 4 – New Location!
Kentuckiana Corvette Club Car Show June 4
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Henryville Dinner & Auction June 4
Pacers & Racers Barnyard Dash June 4
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Here’s the first round of votes!
Here are the standings as of May 9, 2016. Keep checking here on WHASCrusade.org for regular updates. Remember, the child who gathers the most votes (donations to the WHAS Crusade for Children) will become the calendar cover child!
You still have time to vote!
Just click on the image of your favorite child and carefully follow the instructions.
You have until May 27th at 4:00pm EDT to vote! Don’t delay. Vote early and often!
You have two ways to vote: credit or cash
When you click on a child’s photo below, you’ll be taken to another Web page that gives you two choices. Just clicking on the photo WILL NOT cast a vote!
You can use your credit card securely online or download the official voting form and send it in with your donation. That’s how it works.
Important!
You MUST select the child’s name online when using a credit card OR write it in on the mail-in form so the baby you are voting for gets full credit.
Remember dollars equal votes!
Voting is determined by donations to the WHAS Crusade for Children. The children who collect the most donations will be the winners.
Meet our 2017 Crusade Children’s Calendar entries!
The WHAS Crusade for Children is creating a 15-month calendar that will begin in October, 2016. It’s the 10th annual Crusade Children’s Calendar. The contest is open to children who are not older than 5-years-old by June 1, 2016.
How it works
People then vote for their favorite child by sending in donations to the Crusade. The child with the most donations (votes) will appear on the calendar cover. The child with the second most donations will appear on his or her favorite month. Third place will choose his or her month and so on til all months are filled. Please read the official rules below.
The Crusade will have professional photos taken of the top 16 children and those are the photos that will appear in the calendar. All children will be included in the calendar. Those who don’t make the top 16 will get day and date spots chosen in finishing order. Vote getter number 17 will get first choice of day and date, then number 18, etc.
Deadline
Sorry, the deadline for submitting photos and entry forms was 4:00pm EDT April 15, 2016.
Questions?
Call (502) 582-7706
Read these complete rules
1. The WHAS Crusade for Children will create a 15-month calendar starting October, 2016.
2. The contest is open to children who are not older than 5 years by June 1, 2016.
3. One child photo or CD containing child photo with child’s name on it must be submitted and will not be returned.
4. Parent(s) must check the box on the RELEASE AGREEMENT portion of the ENTRY FORM allowing use of child’s image.
5. Photos & entry forms must be received by 4:00pm EDT April 15, 2016.
6. All child photos will be posted on www.WHASCrusade.org
7. The Crusade will photograph the top 16 children for calendar publication.
8. Winners will be determined by the largest monetary donation (voting by contribution).
9. All donations must be received by 4:00pm EDT May 27, 2016.
10. The winner will be featured on the calendar cover.
11. The second place winner gets first choice of a specific month.
12. The third place winner gets second choice of a specific month.
13. The fourth through 16th winners will get choice of the remaining months.
14. The winners finishing 17th and beyond will get choice of specific days in the year.
15. The top 16 finalists will receive one free 8″x10″ photo.
About the WHAS Crusade for Children
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for schools, agencies and hospitals to better the lives of special needs children. In its first 62 years, the Crusade has raised more than $165 million.
Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade is able to return 100% of all donations to organizations that serve special needs children in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 southern Indiana counties. Fire departments raise more than 50 percent of the money each year by staging road blocks and other events.
Millions of children have been helped by the Crusade since 1954.
The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Gifts are tax-deductible as permitted by law. The Crusade is the most successful and oldest local telethon in America.
