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You'll be supporting children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana.
Save the dates for the 2019 race series:
Saturday, February 23rd – Anthem 5K Fitness Classic
Saturday, March 9th – Rodes City Run 10K
Saturday, March 23rd – Papa Johns 10 Miler
All three races benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children.
Call the Crusade office at 502-582-7706 for more information on how to join Team Crusade.
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Donate to the Crusade during Give for Good Louisville September 13


The WHAS Crusade for Children will help make history on September 13th by participating in the 5th annual Give for Good Louisville, a 24-hour day of online giving for local nonprofit organizations. We invite you to take part by rallying around the Crusade and to help connect us to the larger community.
Please join our campaign and help us raise thousands of dollars to make life better for local children with special needs. Donate, spread the word, be our social media champions – there are so many ways on this day to promote the impactful work the Crusade has been doing for 65 years!

How can you help?

• Click here for the Crusade section of Give for Good Louisville. Visit any time between midnight-to-midnight on September 13 to make a donation to the Crusade. Remember, 100% of your gift will go directly to the thousands of children who benefit from our funding.
• Become a “Crusader for Children” – and start your own personal fundraising page for Give For Good Louisville. Contact heather@whascrusade.org for help in setting it up.
• Simply tell your friends and family about Give for Good Louisville – in person, on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, anywhere!
Thank you to your generosity to the WHAS Crusade for Children on September 13th. Now, let’s go make history!

Owensboro Times highlights local Crusade grants



Reprinted from the Owensboro Times – August 16, 2018
In 1954, WHAS-TV, an ABC-affiliated TV station in Louisville began the WHAS Crusade for Children. The annual telethon, hosted on radio, internet and television the first full weekend of June, benefits a wide range of children’s charities throughout all of Kentucky and southern Indiana. The Crusade returns 100 percent of its profits to organizations who apply for grants. Representatives also appear before a panel and once complete, the advisory panel determines which agencies receive Crusade donations.
The WHAS Crusade for Children announced the 2018-2019 grant awards, of 229 grants, beginning September 2018. Five Owensboro organizations are recipients and more than $66,000 in funding returning to the area through service.
Dawn Lee, President & CEO of the WHAS Crusade for Children shares “For 65 years, the WHAS Crusade for Children has been changing the lives of children who have special needs through awarding grants to agencies, schools and hospitals across Kentucky and Southern Indiana. Thanks to the year-round fundraising efforts of firefighters, churches, businesses and individuals, the Crusade has raised more than $184 million since 1954. The best part is that 100% of that total has gone back into communities to make life better for these children. Every effort is made to ensure money raised in your community is returned to help local children through the grant awards.”
The program funded over $5 million to eligible organizations.
Owensboro beneficiaries of the grant are:
Dream Riders ($5,000.00)
Owensboro Dance Theatre ($13,000.00)
Owensboro Health Foundation, Inc. ($18,000.00)
Puzzle Pieces ($18,000.00)
Wendell Foster ($12,594.00).
With funding from WHAS, Executive Director of Dream Riders of Kentucky, Kelly Flick says they are able to provide 24 weeks (2-12 week sessions) of therapy to 24 riders (12 per session) at a subsidized cost to families by trained instructors. This allows Dream Riders to provide 288 equine-assisted therapy sessions to riders ages 3 years and older with a disability, making a great impact.
The Owensboro Health Foundation, Inc. will utilize their award to purchase a NextGen LOGIQ Digital Ultrasound System for use in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.
“We are most appreciative of this generous support from WHAS Crusade for Children,” said Pat Serey, Owensboro Health Foundation executive director. “Use of this technology will result in enhanced and life-saving care for sick newborns at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.”
“Umbilical venous catheter (UVC) is a specialized IV (intravenous catheter) that can be used in premature babies and sick newborns while in the neonatal intensive care unit. The UVC is used to provide life-saving medications, antibiotics, intravenous nutrition, blood products, and for blood sampling,” said Dr. Bridget Burshears, medical director of the Level III NICU at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. “The use of this new technology will allow for real-time assessment during the placement of the catheter and decrease the exposure to X-rays, which are currently used. This grant allows us to add yet another piece of state-of-the-art equipment to use in the care of our smallest and most vulnerable patients.”
The WHAS grant awards also benefit areas surrounding Owensboro/Daviess County. Additional counties include Breckenridge ,Hancock, McLean and Meade County organizations. Funding positively impacts the entire commonwealth. WHAS Crusade for Children is good for children, good for Owensboro and good for Kentucky.

WHAS Crusade for Children announces grants for 2018 – 2019

The WHAS Crusade for Children announces its grants for 2018 – 2019. 229 grants have been awarded totaling $5,675,000. That matches the tote board at the conclusion of the 65th annual WHAS Crusade for Children which took place on June 2 – 3, 2018.
Grant funds become available as the Crusade for Children begins a new fiscal year on September 1, 2018.
LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER
A Chance to Dance $1,500.00
Adair County Board of Education $29,700.00
Allegro Dance Project $3,500.00
American Printing House for the Blind $9,000.00
American Red Cross Kentucky Region $22,000.00
Americana Community Center, Inc. $7,000.00
Anchorage Independent School District $20,000.00
Appalachian Regional Healthcare, Inc. $10,000.00
Archdiocese of Louisville $48,000.00
ARHHC $5,500.00
Asbury University $23,000.00
Baptist Health Foundation Greater Louisville, Inc. $96,173.00
Bardstown Independent Schools $29,000.00
Barren Co. Board of Education $2,400.00
Barren River Area Child Advocacy Center $10,000.00
Bath Co. Board of Education $10,000.00
Bellarmine University – Physical Therapy $35,000.00
Bellarmine University – Scholarships $18,000.00
Best Buddies Kentucky $11,000.00
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana $5,000.00
Bingham Child Guidance Clinic $50,000.00
Bluegrass Center for Autism $25,000.00
Bluegrass Chapter of National AMBUCS $500.00
Boys & Girls Haven $92,500.00
Boys and Girls Clubs of Kentuckiana $12,000.00
Breckinridge County Board of Education $30,000.00
Bullitt County Board of Education $54,000.00
Camp TESSA $7,000.00
Camp TESSA of Meade County $5,200.00
Campbellsville Board of Education $18,000.00
Canaan Community Academy $15,000.00
Carroll County Schools $7,000.00
CASA by the Lakes $4,000.00
CASA of Lexington $17,000.00
CASA of South Central Kentucky $6,000.00
CASA of the Bluegrass $4,100.00
CASA of the Heartland $11,250.00
CASA of the River Region $10,000.00
CASA Program for Bullitt County $15,000.00
Caverna Board of Education $8,000.00
Center for Courageous Kids $37,500.00
Center for Women & Infants at University of Louisville Hospital $38,171.78
Centerstone Kentucky $60,000.00
Central Kentucky Education Coop $36,015.00
Child Development Center of Bluegrass $3,000.00
Christian Academy School System $8,136.00
Clark County Youth Shelter & Family Services $12,000.00
Cloverport Independent School District $38,000.00
Commonwealth Theatre Center $5,000.00
Communities in Schools of Clark County $8,000.00
Community Action of Southern Indiana $14,000.00
Critically Loved $3,000.00
Cumberland Co. Board of Education $4,995.20
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation $5,000.00
Danville Independent Schools $7,000.00
Dorman Preschool $28,000.00
Down Syndrome Association of Central Kentucky $3,000.00
Down Syndrome of Louisville $15,000.00
Dream Riders of Kentucky $5,000.00
Dreams with Wings $7,500.00
Dyslexia Association of Pennyrile $3,000.00
Easter Seals Cardinal Hill $2,100.00
Easter Seals West Kentucky $4,000.00
Eastern Kentucky University – College of Education $12,597.78
Eastern Kentucky University – Develop. Dis. Clinic $5,600.00
Eastern Kentucky University – Scholarships $18,000.00
Eastern Kentucky University – Safety City $2,000.00
Elizabethtown Independent Schools $25,000.00
Elliott County Schools $9,000.00
Eminence Independent Schools $20,000.00
Englishton Park Presbyterian Ministries $4,000.00
Exceptional Equitation $2,500.00
Family & Children’s Place $29,280.00
Family Ark $25,000.00
Family Enrichment Center $9,000.00
Family Scholar House $15,000.00
Fayette Co. Public Schools $20,000.00
FEAT of Louisville $14,000.00
Flaget Memorial Hospital $40,000.00
Floyd Memorial Foundation $65,888.98
Franklin Co. Board of Education $17,000.00
Friends School $25,000.00
Fund for the Arts $5,000.00
Gateway Community Services Organization $8,500.00
Gilda’s Club Louisville $20,000.00
Graves County Board of Education $21,000.00
Grayson County Schools $20,000.00
Greater Clark County School $28,017.00
Greater Louisville Rowing $4,300.00
Green County Board of Education $14,200.00
Green Hill Therapy $20,000.00
Green River Regional Educational Cooperative $8,000.00
Hancock County Public Schools $4,000.00
Hardin County Board of Education $45,000.00
Hardin Memorial Health Foundation $75,000.00
Harrison County Exceptional Learners Coop $21,000.00
Harrison County Hospital $4,127.26
Hart Co. Schools $14,000.00
Henry Co. Schools $20,000.00
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy $30,000.00
Hindman Settlement School $13,400.00
Home of the Innocents $90,000.00
Hosparus Health $45,000.00
Indian Summer Camp $15,000.00
Indiana University $9,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Assistive Technology Program $50,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Autism Program $11,437.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Communication Disorders Program $16,290.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program $12,525.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Early Childhood $6,783.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Moderate to Severe Disabilities $29,316.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – OT/PT Program $46,260.00
Jefferson County Public Schools – Visually Impaired Program $7,348.00
Jeffersonville Township Public Library Foundation $4,900.00
Jewish Community Center $5,000.00
Junior Achievement of Kentuckiana $3,305.00
Kentuckiana Children’s Center $22,000.00
Kentucky Hemophilia Foundation $6,000.00
Kentucky Lions Eye Foundation, Inc. $16,000.00
Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies $21,500.00
KORE Academy $2,955.00
Kentucky Center for Special Children Services $66,000.00
Kentucky Center for the Arts Foundation $30,000.00
Kentucky Educational Development Corp. $14,000.00
Lake Cumberland Community Action Agency $4,000.00
LaRue County Public Schools $10,000.00
Learning Disabilities Association of Kentucky $1,800.00
Learning for Life, Lincoln Chapter $18,000.00
Lexington Hearing & Speech $10,000.00
Life Adventure Center of Bluegrass $8,000.00
LifeSpring Health Systems $2,500.00
Lighthouse Promise, Inc. $3,500.00
Lincoln County School District $14,000.00
Lovesome Stables $5,500.00
Madison Area Educational Special Services Unit $16,000.00
Madison Consolidated Schools $20,000.00
Marion County Board of Education $20,000.00
Maryhurst $28,000.00
McLean County Public Schools $25,000.00
Meade County Board of Education $19,000.00
Meredith-Dunn School $15,953.00
Miracle League of Louisville, Inc. $50,000.00
Mountain Comprehensive Care Center $15,000.00
Muscular Dystrophy Association $12,000.00
Nelson County Schools $24,000.00
Newport Independent Schools $6,000.00
Northern Kentucky Children’s Law Center $12,500.00
Northern Kentucky Coop for Educational Serv. $3,500.00
Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation $650,000.00
Oldham Co. Board of Education $50,000.00
Orange Co. Rehab and Develop. Services $22,000.00
Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital $25,000.00
Our Lady of Providence Jr.-Sr. High School $14,000.00
Owen County School District $5,032.00
Owensboro Dance Theatre $13,000.00
Owensboro Health Foundation, Inc. $18,000.00
Paoli School Corp. $14,000.00
Paws with Purpose, Inc. $20,000.00
Personal Counseling Service $30,000.00
Pitt Academy $10,356.00
Providence Self Sufficiency Ministries $11,500.00
Puzzle Pieces $18,000.00
Rauch, Inc. $15,000.00
Rockcastle Regional Hospital and Respiratory Care Center, Inc. $30,000.00
Ronald McDonald House Charities of Kentuckiana $50,000.00
SAFY of Kentucky $2,590.00
Saint Joseph London Foundation $63,000.00
Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Foundation $10,000.00
Shelby Co. Public Schools $62,400.00
South Central Area Special Ed. Coop $22,500.00
South Central Kentucky Kids on the Block $4,000.00
Southern Hills Counseling Center $13,500.00
Special Olympics Kentucky $16,900.00
Spencer Co. Schools $34,000.00
Spina Bifida Association of Kentucky $20,000.00
Sproutlings Pediatric Day Care & Preschool $3,021.00
St. Francis School $7,500.00
St. Joseph Children’s Home $25,500.00
St. Vincent de Paul Louisville $14,000.00
StageOne Family Theatre $7,200.00
Summit Academy of Greater Louisville $8,000.00
Sunrise Children’s Services $17,000.00
Taylor Co. Board of Education $48,012.00
Telford YMCA $10,000.00
The Boys & Girls Club of Bowling Green, Kentucky $8,000.00
The de Paul School $25,000.00
The Deaf Youth Sports Festival $15,000.00
The Morton Center, Inc. $25,000.00
The REATH Center $5,000.00
The Women’s Hospital at Saint Joseph East $31,000.00
Trimble Co. Schools $7,500.00
University of Louisville – Capital $274,000.00
University of Louisville – Division of Child Neurology $75,000.00
University of Louisville – Endocrinology $15,000.00
University of Louisville – Hematology/Oncology $19,000.00
University of Louisville – Infectious Disease $9,780.00
University of Louisville – NeuroRecovery $30,000.00
University of Louisville – Obstetrics/Gynecology $53,000.00
University of Louisville – Pediatric Emergency Medicine $160,000.00
University of Louisville – Stonestreet Clinic $8,000.00
University of Louisville – Weisskopf/Learning Disorders $71,000.00
University of Louisville – Weisskopf/Nutrition Clinic $50,000.00
University of Louisville – Weisskopf/STAR Program $91,000.00
University of Louisville – Scholarships $15,000.00
Upside Therapeutic Riding, Inc. $17,000.00
Uspiritus $80,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Indianapolis $35,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Lexington $40,000.00
Visually Impaired Preschool Services – Louisville $85,746.00
Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc. – Clinic capital $70,000.00
Volunteers of America Mid-States, Inc.-Louisville Family Housing $15,000.00
VSA Kentucky $10,000.00
Washington Co. Schools $11,000.00
Wendell Foster $12,594.00
West Clark Schools $16,000.00
West Point Board of Education $20,000.00
Whitley Co. Board of Education $2,995.00
Western Kentucky University – Early Childhood Center $35,000.00
Western Kentucky University – Kelly Autism $21,000.00
Western Kentucky University – Scholarships $25,000.00
Woodford Co. Schools $3,100.00
Working the Puzzle for Autism $6,000.00
YMCA County YMCA Branch $7,000.00
YMCA of Greater Louisville $15,000.00
YMCA of Greater Louisville/School Age Childcare-IN $5,000.00
YMCA Safe Place $15,000.00
Youth, Ethics & Skills Center, Inc. $5,000.00
Youth, Ethics & Skills Center, Inc. – Capital $4,250.00
YouthBuild Louisville $2,000.00
TOTAL AMOUNT $5,675,000.00

Top Ten Crusade lists revealed

As the dust settles from another successful WHAS Crusade for Children, here's a look at the top 10 fundraising organizations in each category:

Top 10 Organizations

Archdiocese of Louisville $308,000
LG&E KU PPL Companies $229,240
Norton Healthcare $133,305.78
McAlister’s Deli $110,036.14
Jefferson County Public Schools $108,202.53
Kosair Charities $100,000
Cross Country Distributing $81,198
Swope Family Foundation $36,177
Baptist Health Unified Campaign $34,159
Greater Clark Schools $29,953

Top 10 Kentucky Fire Departments

McMahan Fire Protection District $193,509.68
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District $189,307.09
Fern Creek Fire Department $120,944.51
Zoneton Fire Protection District $88,616.97
Highview Fire Protection District $86,612.31
Shelby County Fire & Rescue $83,980.70
Columbia – Adair County Fire Department $56,470.39
Okolona Fire Protection District $54,401
St. Matthews Fire Protection District $52,812.82
South Oldham Fire & Rescue $51,023.19

Top 10 Indiana Fire Departments

Lafayette Township Fire Department $111,838.00
Charlestown Fire Department $62,000
Monroe Township Fire Department $41,614.82
New Albany Fire Department & Harvest Homecoming $33,626.61
Georgetown Township Fire Department $30,464.00
Clarksville Fire Department $30,254.78
Jeffersonville Fire Dept $28,600.49
Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department $24,668.07
New Washington Volunteer Fire Department $23,902.00
Harrison Township VFD – Corydon VFD $23,428.46

Another successful WHAS Crusade for Children tops last year!

Swope Family Foundation pushes up Crusade total


The WHAS Crusade for Children is thrilled to announce a generous gift from Marlys Swope & the Swope Family Foundation that pushes this year’s total to $5,675,000. The offering honors the memory of Sam Swope, one of Louisville’s great philanthropists. Marlys presented the donation at the Crusade office Wednesday, June 6. Prior to that donation, the people of Kentucky and Indiana came together and dug deep for the 65th annual WHAS Crusade for Children. Donations poured in and tallied $5,638,823.12 as America’s most successful local telethon came to a close on Sunday night.
That now tops the 2017 total by $175,000.


New records by organizations contribute to success

The 30-hour Internet/radio/telethon was highlighted by a variety show, featuring the Misty Mountain String Band, hosted by WHAS11’s Rachel Platt and 840 WHAS radio’s Terry Meiners on Saturday, June 2. It concluded with Crusade volunteers crowding into WHAS-TV’s historic studio H (50 years old this year) singing the traditional “God Bless America” just before 7:00pm (EDT) Sunday, June 3, 2018.
“This was a special year. This community came together to make the 65th year very special in helping children with special needs,” said WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee following the telethon.
100 percent of $5,675,000 for the kids
In its first 65 years, the Crusade has raised more than $180 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 in Kentucky and southern Indiana.
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.
New records for all three category leaders!
Nearly 60 percent of donations are collected by about 200 fire departments in Kentucky and Indiana. McMahan Fire Protection District made its final appearance on the Crusade as it will merge into Jeffersontown Fire Protection District later this year. McMahan totalled $193,509.68, a record for the district, and was best among all fire departments.
Like last year, the top Indiana fire department was Lafayette Township Fire Department with $111,838. Lafayette’s total was also a record for that department.
Also repeating from last year, the Archdiocese of Louisville as the top organization with a total of $308,000 in contributions. Also a record.

Top 5 Kentucky Fire Departments

McMahan Fire Protection District $193,509.68
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District $189,307.09
Fern Creek Fire Department $120,944.51
Zoneton Fire Protection District $88,616.97
Highview Fire Protection District $86,612.31

Top 5 Indiana Fire Departments

Lafayette Township Fire Department $111,838.00
Charlestown Fire Department $62,000
Monroe Township Fire Department $41,614.82
New Albany Fire Department & Harvest Homecoming $33,626.61
Georgetown Township Fire Department $30,464.00

Top Organizations

Archdiocese of Louisville $308,000
LG&E KU PPL Companies $229,240
Norton Healthcare $133,305.78
McAlister’s Deli $110,036.14
Jefferson County Public Schools $108,202.53
Broadcasting partners come together
The annual Crusade Internet/radio/telethon kicked off at 1:00pm (EDT) on Saturday, June 2 and aired in its entirety on the booming clear channel signal of WHAS Radio (AM 840 – heard in 38 states at night!), WHAS-TV (Channel 11.1) and worldwide on WHAS11.com.
In addition, WBNA-TV 21.1 in Louisville aired live broadcasts 12:30pm to 6:30pm Sunday, June 3 from the Kentucky cities of Elizabethtown, Shelbyville and Bardstown. WBKO-TV in Bowling Green aired remote telecasts from Campbellsville on Saturday and Leitchfield on Sunday.
Television Network
WHAS-TV, Louisville (flagship station)
WBNA-TV, Louisville
WBKO-TV, Bowling Green
The WHAS Crusade for Children’s flagship radio station for 65 years, 840 WHAS carried the broadcast continuously.
Radio Network
WHAS, Louisville (flagship station)
WHAS11.com provided LIVE video streaming of the entire broadcast visible anywhere in the world. WHAS11.com also simulcast the Crusade weekend program on YouTube and Facebook Live. On WHASCrusade.org, updates were posted all weekend long and donors across the globe made secure online donations.
Internet Network
WHAS11.com
WHASCrusade.org

Honor your pledge and mail it to:

WHAS Crusade for Children
520 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202


You can also donate securely online any time by clicking here.
About the WHAS Crusade for Children
The WHAS Crusade for Children, established by WHAS-TV in 1954, raises money for schools, agencies and hospitals that make life better for children with special needs. In its first 65 years, the Crusade has raised more than $180 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 southern Indiana counties. Fire departments raise nearly 60 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.

Who gave how much? It’s listed here

Here is an alphabetical list of fire departments, groups and organizations that appeared on the 65th WHAS Crusade for Children.
Amvets Post 61 $3,000.00
Anchorage – Middletown Fire Protection $28,840.52
Anchorage Public Schools Car Pool Line collection $526.27
Anneta Volunteer Fire Department $4,049.00
Archdiocese of Louisville $308,000.00
Baby Calendar Winner: Grayson Shumate $5,113.00
Bagdad Fire Department $12,099.61
Ballardsville Fire and Rescue $13,779.74
Baptist Health Unified Campaign $34,159
Bardstown Fire Department $14,727.92
Bedford Volunteer Fire & Rescue $8,878.17
Bill Newkirk $2,115.15
Bob Pilkington’s Family $1,290.00
Bonnieville Fire Department $11,866.70
Bonnieville Fire Department Quilt Raffle Winner – Kathy Piper
Boone Township Volunteer Fire Department $5,936.98
Borden/Wood Township FD $5,211.85
Boston Volunteer Fire & Rescue $4,728.42
Bradfordsville Volunteer Fire Department $4,606.73
Breeding Fire Dept. $2,400
Buddy Award Recipient – 2018 Leadership Louisville Ignite Team
Buechel Fire Protection District $33,524.24
Camp Taylor Fire Department (see Lake Dreamland Fire Department listing)
Campbellsburg Fire & Rescue $15,235.30
Campbellsville/Taylor County Fire Department $28,474.78
Carollton Fire Department $10,549.35
Central Hardin Fire Department $1,573.00
Charlestown Fire Department $62,000
Chillers & Zesto Ice Cream Crusade Cookie Vortex promotion $2,547
Clarkson Fire Department $4,626.68
Clarksville Fire Department $30,254.78
Cloverport Fire Department $1,698.14
Columbia – Adair County Fire Department $56,470.39
Cross Country Distributing $81,198.00
East 60 Volunteer Fire Department $12,768.35
East Grayson Fire Department $9,723.75
Eastwood Fire Protection District $18,167.80
Ekron Volunteer Fire Department $8,310.00
Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department $24,668.07
Elizabethtown Fire Department $23,443.08
Eminence Fire & Rescue $13,430.43
Fairdale Fire Department $27,005.32
Fern Creek Fire Protection District $120,944.51
Flaherty Volunteer Fire Department $18,718.45
Georgetown Township VFD $30,464.00
Girl Scout Troop 1601 & 928 $100.00
Glendale Fire Department $6,782.35
Greater Clark County Schools $29,953.00
Greater Louisville Rowing Club – Adaptive Rowing $1,250
Green County Fire & Rescue $15,175.44
Greenville Township Fire Department $16,082.39
Hanover Fire Department $1,641.55
Hardinsburg City Volunteer Fire Department $23,408.86
Harned Fire and Rescue $29,513.13
Harrison Township VFD – Corydon VFD $23,428.46
Harrods Creek Fire Department $8,780.85
Hazelwood Center (Paul Hall) $788
Heth Township Volunteer Fire Department $7,604.64
Highview Fire Department $86,612.31
Irvington Volunteer Fire Department $4,638.09
Jackie & Sarah $1,000.00
Jefferson County Public Schools $108,202.53
Jeffersontown Fire Protection District $20,409.37
Jeffersonville Fire Dept $28,600.49
Jennings Township VFD $11,629.08
Kelly Knoop and family $7,078.02
Kentuckiana Corvette Club & Moose Lodge 5 $12,572.22
Kentucky 86 Fire & Rescue $13,861.71
Kevin Adams (with Buechel Fire Protection District) $11,263.82
Knifley Area Volunteer Fire Department $826.30
Kosair Charities $100,000
Lafayette Township Fire Department $111,838.00
LaGrange Fire & Rescue $32,031.12
Lake Dreamland, Camp Taylor & Okolona Fire Departments (combined) $135,969.51
Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue $1,575.95
Lanesville VFD $17,583.49
Leavenworth Crusaders $4,332.00
Lebanon Fire District $36,003.00
Lebanon Junction Fire Department $2,669.00
Leitchfield Fire Department $14,217.49
Lemonade Stand (Addie Miller) $372.97
Lemonade Stand (Addyson Clarkson) $348.00
Lemonade Stand (Bardstown Primary School – Beth and Emme Payne) $800
Lemonade Stand (Christopher Early) $809.87
Lemonade Stand (Dylan Payne & Adam Harris) $323.44
Lemonade Stand (Eliza, Marley, & Jett Smith) $361.30
Lemonade Stand (Emma & Noah Taylor) $125.05
Lemonade Stand (Home of the Innocence) $531
Lemonade Stand (Mark and Family) $654.79
Lemonade Stand (Najaie & Selea) $447
Lemonade Stand (Nia’s Lemonade CafĂ©) $440
Lemonade Stand (Sam, Max, & Zach) $575.01
Lemonade Stand (Viviana & Evangeline) $176.75
Lexington Volunteer Fire Department $2,906.98
LG&E KU PPL Companies $229,240
Loretto Volunteer Fire Department $8,806.06
Lorne Ballard $19,402.00
Louisville Fire & Rescue $21,956.60
Louisville Low Riders $1,397.00
Louisville Street Rods $5,361.00
Louisville Triple Crown of Running $38,990
Lyndon Fire Protection District $35,295.25
McAlister’s Deli $110,036.14
McDaniels Fire and Rescue $6,418.81
McMahan Fire Protection District $193,509.68
Meade County Fire & Rescue $8,980.00
Milltown Volunteer Fire Department $11,097.22
Miracle Dancers $8,600.00
Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department $41,614.82
Mt. Eden VFD $13,182.00
Mt. Washington Fire Department $23,425.00
Muldraugh Fire Department $6,275.38
Nelson County Fire & Rescue $12,791.81
New Albany Fire Department & Harvest Homecoming $33,626.61
New Castle Volunteer Fire & Rescue $11,830.82
New Chapel Volunteer Fire Department $6,103.37
New Haven/ Rolling Fork Fire Department $10,241.15
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department $1,866.29
New Middletown Fire Department $8,723.20
New Washington Volunteer Fire Department $23,902.00
Nichols Volunteer Fire Department $12,440.08
Northeast Nelson Fire Department $15,935.97
Norton Healthcare $133,305.78
Okolona Fire Department (see Lake Dreamland Fire Department listing)
Okolona Fire Department $2500 Milwaukee Power Tool Raffle winner – Joe Hamilton
Pacers & Racers Barnyard Dash $8,000.00
Palmyra Fire Department $9,855.39
Payneville Fire Department $17,200.27
Pewee Valley Fire Protection District $21,317.00
Pierce Polk Volunteer Fire Department $7,287.28
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District $189,307.09
Pleasureville Volunteer Fire Department $19,525.18
Probilt Automotive $500
Radcliff Fire Department $21,783.04
Radial $2,039.46
Ramsey Volunteer Fire & EMS $13,321.73
Raywick Volunteer Fire Department $4,202.89
Republic Bank $10,000
Rineyville Fire Department $16,360.00
Saint James Church $961.00
Salem Fire Department $7,800
Sellersburg Fire Department $17,500.00
Shelby County Fire & Rescue $83,980.70
Shelbyville Fire Department $21,400.00
Shepherdsville Fire Department $22,622.48
Shively Fire Department $18,935.55
Simpsonville Volunteer Fire Department $15,788.35
Sonora Fire & Rescue $10,300.03
South Oldham Fire & Rescue $51,023.19
Southeast Bullitt Volunteer Fire & Rescue $15,626.62
Southern Indiana Rehab Hospital & Frazier Rehab Institute $2,412.86
Sparkles & Spurs $1,794.25
Springfield – Washington County Fire Department $6,000.00
St. Athanasius Beta Club $1,160.68
St. Mark’s United Church of Christ $832.20
St. Matthews Fire Protection District $52,812.82
Stephensburg Volunteer Fire Department $4,467.15
Summersville Fire Dept. $6,200.93
Superior Van & Mobility $6,500.00
Swope Family Foundation $36,177
Taylorsville – Spencer County VFD $26,600.00
Ted Throckmorton Memorial Golf Tournament $17,865.00
Texas Roadhouse $1,000.00
The Temple $3,928.88
University of Louisville $6,500
Upton Volunteer Fire & Rescue $1,123.00
Utica Township Fire Department $10,468.10
Valley Creek Fire Department $15,000.00
Vine Grove Fire Department $13,773.10
VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services) $1,150
Waddy Volunteer Fire Department $14,911.24
Wax Fire & Rescue $2,121.41
Webster Area Volunteer Fire Department $3,371.84
West 84 Volunteer Fire Department $5,000.00
Westpoint Fire Dept./Ambulance $3,030.64
Westport Fire Department $3,470.05
WHAS Crusade for Children Endowment $300,000
White Mills Volunteer Fire Department $3,718.00
Willisburg Fire Department $3,646.27
Woodford County FD $6,272.00
Worthington Fire Department $10,857.00
Zach Meiman – Holy Cross Student Senior Project $1,940.70
Zoneton Fire Protection District $88,616.97

Swope Family Foundation donation pushes total to $5,675,000

The WHAS Crusade for Children is thrilled to announce a generous gift from Marlys Swope & the Swope Family Foundation that pushes this year’s total to $5,675,000. The offering honors the memory of Sam Swope, one of Louisville’s great philanthropists. Marlys presented the donation at the Crusade office Wednesday, June 6. Prior to that donation, the people of Kentucky and Indiana came together and dug deep for the 65th annual WHAS Crusade for Children. Donations poured in and tallied $5,638,823.12 as America’s most successful local telethon came to a close on Sunday night.