Remember to mail your pledges to:
WHAS Crusade for Children
520 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202.
WHAS Crusade for Children
520 W. Chestnut St.
Louisville, KY 40202.
You can still donate directly here by clicking on the DONATE button above. And you can credit your local fire department.
THANKS for supporting children with special needs!
TOP FIVE KENTUCKY FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire District $294,246.87
Fern Creek Fire Department $137,956.26
Highview Fire District $130,159.59
McMahan Fire Protection District $126,114.00
Zoneton Fire Protection District $87,029.37
Fern Creek Fire Department $137,956.26
Highview Fire District $130,159.59
McMahan Fire Protection District $126,114.00
Zoneton Fire Protection District $87,029.37
TOP FIVE INDIANA FIRE DEPARTMENTS
Lafayette Township Fire Department $104,897.44
Charlestown Fire Department $47,000.00
Greenville Fire Department $36,730.10
Clarksville Fire Department $34,127.54
Georgetown Township Volunteer Fire Department $29,146.86
Charlestown Fire Department $47,000.00
Greenville Fire Department $36,730.10
Clarksville Fire Department $34,127.54
Georgetown Township Volunteer Fire Department $29,146.86
TOP FIVE ORGANIZATIONS
Archdiocese of Louisville $290,247
LG&E KU PPL Companies $195,004
Kosair Charities $150,000
Louisville Triple Crown of Running $134,350
Norton Healthcare $130,568
LG&E KU PPL Companies $195,004
Kosair Charities $150,000
Louisville Triple Crown of Running $134,350
Norton Healthcare $130,568
On the weekend that American Pharoah became horse racing’s first Triple Crown winner in 37 years, the people of Kentucky and Indiana put their money on another sure bet, the 62nd annual WHAS Crusade for Children. The final tote board tallied $5,674,721 as America’s most successful local telethon came to a close.
The 30-hour Internet/radio/telethon kicked off with a magical variety show headlined by comedy magician Mac King and hosted by WHAS11’s Melissa Swan and 840 WHAS radio’s Terry Meiners on Saturday, June 6. 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 7, 2015.
“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 62nd annual WHAS Crusade for children! It’s an annual miracle,” said WHAS Crusade for Children President & CEO Dawn Lee.
In its first 62 years, the Crusade has raised over $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, 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.
Nearly 60 percent of donations are collected by about 200 fire departments in Kentucky and Indiana.
Like last year, the fire department leading the way was Pleasure Ridge Park (PRP) Fire District with $294,246.87. PRP was the one that started fire department involvement with the Crusade in 1956 when Chief Ernie Bohler brought $400 on the Memorial Auditorium stage in Louisville and challenged all fire departments to get involved.
Like last year, the fire department leading the way was Pleasure Ridge Park (PRP) Fire District with $294,246.87. PRP was the one that started fire department involvement with the Crusade in 1956 when Chief Ernie Bohler brought $400 on the Memorial Auditorium stage in Louisville and challenged all fire departments to get involved.
The top Indiana fire department was Lafayette Township Fire Department with $104,897.44.
Also repeating from last year, the Archdiocese of Louisville led all non-fire organizations with a total of $290,427 in contributions. That brought their cumulative donations over the years to the WHAS Crusade for Children to $7 million.
Here is the running list of fire departments, groups and organizations as they appeared on the 62nd WHAS Crusade for Children.
Keep checking back. This list will be updated throughout the week.
Greater Clark County Schools $29,050.50
Kroger $15,500.00
Fairdale Fire Dept $29,591.16
Norton Healthcare $130,568.14
Census Bureau $11,278.71
Hazelwood Center $751.69
Jefferson County Public Schools $102,007.54
Okolona Fire Dept Tool Raffle Winner – Chris Wright
WHAS Crusade for Children Endowment $100,000.00
WHAS11 Tour Kentuckiana Golf Card Representatives $4,910.00
Probilt Automotive $415.90
eBay Enterprise Give Team $6,227.57
Sparkles & Spurs $1,479.63
Team Brandon $870.00
Nelson County Schools $12,674.00
Crusade Ambassadors $2,849.00
Triple Crown Running $134,350.00
LG&E $195,004.00
Chillers $1,000.00
Louisville Rowing Club – Adaptive Rowing $1,000.00
Baptist Hospital East Unified Campaign $21,000.00
VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services) $1,700.07
Republic Bank $7,500.00
Angelica’s Charity Bracelets $325.00
Oldham County 4-H Dog Club $142.20
Columbia – Adair Co $36,388.61
Greensburg – Green Co VFD $14,839.93
Breeding VFD $1,286.55
Summersville Fire Department $4,113.27
Campbellsville/Taylor Co FD $20,689.85
WHAS TV $15,000.00
Buddy Award: goes to WHAS-TV for 62 year partnership!
Miracle Dancers $14,205.00
Milltown Fire Department $15,920.37
McAllister’s Deli $62,508.13
Kelly Knoop $5,149.00
Kosair Charities $150,000.00
Baby Calendar Cover Baby: Anthony Trabue
St Marks United Church of Christ $1,490.60
Middletown Fire Department $64,000.00
University of Louisville $50,000.00
Southern Indiana Rehab $1,496.00
Boy Scouts 262 $1,244.54
Superior Van & Mobility $6,200.00
St. Matthews Fire District $59,000.00
New Washington Fire Department $25,957.23
AMVETS Post 61 $4,200.00
South Oldham Fire & Rescue $47,465.78
Rosie Nuss in memory of her son $1,200.00
Don Copler Family $7,500.00
Palmyra Fire Dept $9,872.16
Pacers & Racers $6,500.00
Scottsburg Fire Dept $8,389.74
Ted Throckmorton Golf Tournament $16,762.00
Louisville Street Rods $3,051.00
Kentuckiana Corvette Club & Moose Lodge 5 $11,589.50
Georgetown Twp. VFD $29,136.86
Utica Township VFD $11,127.16
American Legion Shawnee Post 193 $2,969.52
Vienna VFD $1,412.55
Greenville Fire Dept $36,730.10
Louisville Low Riders Club $805.87
Lake Dreamland VFD $53,607.67
Ekron VFD $8,335.40
New Chapel Vol Fire Co $5,239.26
Clarksville Fire Department $34,127.54
Parkway Rehab & Nursing Center $1,460.00
Lorne Ballard $13,617.00
Nichols VFD $11,235.79
Pewee Valley Fire Protection District $23,468.22
Campellsburg Fire Dept $9,365.20
Texas Roadhouse $2,000.00
Heth Township VFD $6,085.44
Ramsey Volunteer Fire & EMS $19,880.27
Harrods Creek Fire Dept $17,007.85
Jeffersontown Fire Protection District $29,202.56
Pierce Polk Township VFD $6,498.50
Lanesworth Crusaders $3,550.04
Iron Eagles Riding Group $550.00
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office $2,175.00
Meade County Fire & Rescue $19,060.76
Jeffersonville Fire Dept $25,584.13
Shively Fire Dept $16,907.60
Louisville Fire and Rescue $38,144.69
Elizabeth VFD $23,159.13
Wolf Creek Fire Dept $1,373.82
Lebanon Junction Fire Dept $7,448.83
White Mills VFD $5,416.97
Valley Creek Fire Dept $36,600.00
Sonora Fire & Rescue $12,232.32
Rineyville Fire Dept $7,855.00
West 84 VFD $3,184.00
Kentucky 86 Fire & Rescue $12,151.91
Stephensburg VFD $6,762.00
Vine Grove Fire Dept $7,767.10
Radcliff Fire Dept $26,256.35
Glendale Fire Dept $21,666.03
Upton Vol Fire & Rescue Dept $3,172.15
Elizabethtown Fire Dept $17,578.02
Wolf Creek Fire Dept $1,373.82
Payneville Fire Dept $21,881.31
Southeast Bullitt Vol Fire & Rescue $16,085.39
New Albany Fire Dept $20,020.00
New Middletown VFD $7,415.75
Boone Township VFD $4,429.89
Buechel Fire Protection District $33,607.26
Phil & Nancy Akers – Buechel Raffle Winners
West Point Fire Dept/Ambulance $6,008.74
LaGrange Fire & Rescue $35,458.96
Westport VFD $2,158.62
Rabbi Rooks $4,201.18
Irvington Vol FD $8,900.00
Salem-Washington Fire Dept $10,608.83
Lanesville VFD $15,295.98
Eastwood Fire Protection District $18,251.02
Sellersburg Fire $23,000.00
Lyndon Fire $17,757.36
Bonnieville Quilt Raffle Winner – C Phillips
Bonnieville VFD $10,974.06
Horse Cave VFD $14,200.00
Charlestown VFD $47,000.00
Shepherdsville Fire & Rescue $30,868.08
Lafayette Township VFD $104,897.44
PRP Fire Protection District $294,246.87
Harrison Township / Corydon VFD $15,574.83
Joe Federle Golf Auction $1,118.50
Crusade Money Carriers $815.00
Archdiocese of Louisville $290,427.00
McMahan Fire Protection District $126,114.00
Anchorage Fire / EMS $9,588.58
Jennings Township VFD $15,000.00
Highview Fire District 130,159.59
Okolona VFD $55,701.77
Camp Taylor Fire Dept. $34,337.91
Fern Creek Fire Dept. $137,956.26
Anderson Co Fire $12,362.00
Taylorsville / Spencer County VFD $24,806.69
Ballardsville Fire Dept. & Rescue $21,210.00
Shelbyville Fire Dept. $11,152.44
Carrollton Fire Dept. $11,000.00
Eminence Fire & Rescue $27,672.12
New Castle Vol Fire & Rescue $14,215.00
Pleasureville VFD $12,010.56
Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue $6,863.21
East 60 VFD $13,025.53
Simpsonville VFD $19,083.13
Mt. Eden VFD $11,856.78
Waddy VFD $12,340.49
Bagdad VFD $18,185.83
Bedford VFD $10,020.00
Shelby Co Fire Dept. $69,063.53
Kroger $15,500.00
Fairdale Fire Dept $29,591.16
Norton Healthcare $130,568.14
Census Bureau $11,278.71
Hazelwood Center $751.69
Jefferson County Public Schools $102,007.54
Okolona Fire Dept Tool Raffle Winner – Chris Wright
WHAS Crusade for Children Endowment $100,000.00
WHAS11 Tour Kentuckiana Golf Card Representatives $4,910.00
Probilt Automotive $415.90
eBay Enterprise Give Team $6,227.57
Sparkles & Spurs $1,479.63
Team Brandon $870.00
Nelson County Schools $12,674.00
Crusade Ambassadors $2,849.00
Triple Crown Running $134,350.00
LG&E $195,004.00
Chillers $1,000.00
Louisville Rowing Club – Adaptive Rowing $1,000.00
Baptist Hospital East Unified Campaign $21,000.00
VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services) $1,700.07
Republic Bank $7,500.00
Angelica’s Charity Bracelets $325.00
Oldham County 4-H Dog Club $142.20
Columbia – Adair Co $36,388.61
Greensburg – Green Co VFD $14,839.93
Breeding VFD $1,286.55
Summersville Fire Department $4,113.27
Campbellsville/Taylor Co FD $20,689.85
WHAS TV $15,000.00
Buddy Award: goes to WHAS-TV for 62 year partnership!
Miracle Dancers $14,205.00
Milltown Fire Department $15,920.37
McAllister’s Deli $62,508.13
Kelly Knoop $5,149.00
Kosair Charities $150,000.00
Baby Calendar Cover Baby: Anthony Trabue
St Marks United Church of Christ $1,490.60
Middletown Fire Department $64,000.00
University of Louisville $50,000.00
Southern Indiana Rehab $1,496.00
Boy Scouts 262 $1,244.54
Superior Van & Mobility $6,200.00
St. Matthews Fire District $59,000.00
New Washington Fire Department $25,957.23
AMVETS Post 61 $4,200.00
South Oldham Fire & Rescue $47,465.78
Rosie Nuss in memory of her son $1,200.00
Don Copler Family $7,500.00
Palmyra Fire Dept $9,872.16
Pacers & Racers $6,500.00
Scottsburg Fire Dept $8,389.74
Ted Throckmorton Golf Tournament $16,762.00
Louisville Street Rods $3,051.00
Kentuckiana Corvette Club & Moose Lodge 5 $11,589.50
Georgetown Twp. VFD $29,136.86
Utica Township VFD $11,127.16
American Legion Shawnee Post 193 $2,969.52
Vienna VFD $1,412.55
Greenville Fire Dept $36,730.10
Louisville Low Riders Club $805.87
Lake Dreamland VFD $53,607.67
Ekron VFD $8,335.40
New Chapel Vol Fire Co $5,239.26
Clarksville Fire Department $34,127.54
Parkway Rehab & Nursing Center $1,460.00
Lorne Ballard $13,617.00
Nichols VFD $11,235.79
Pewee Valley Fire Protection District $23,468.22
Campellsburg Fire Dept $9,365.20
Texas Roadhouse $2,000.00
Heth Township VFD $6,085.44
Ramsey Volunteer Fire & EMS $19,880.27
Harrods Creek Fire Dept $17,007.85
Jeffersontown Fire Protection District $29,202.56
Pierce Polk Township VFD $6,498.50
Lanesworth Crusaders $3,550.04
Iron Eagles Riding Group $550.00
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office $2,175.00
Meade County Fire & Rescue $19,060.76
Jeffersonville Fire Dept $25,584.13
Shively Fire Dept $16,907.60
Louisville Fire and Rescue $38,144.69
Elizabeth VFD $23,159.13
Wolf Creek Fire Dept $1,373.82
Lebanon Junction Fire Dept $7,448.83
White Mills VFD $5,416.97
Valley Creek Fire Dept $36,600.00
Sonora Fire & Rescue $12,232.32
Rineyville Fire Dept $7,855.00
West 84 VFD $3,184.00
Kentucky 86 Fire & Rescue $12,151.91
Stephensburg VFD $6,762.00
Vine Grove Fire Dept $7,767.10
Radcliff Fire Dept $26,256.35
Glendale Fire Dept $21,666.03
Upton Vol Fire & Rescue Dept $3,172.15
Elizabethtown Fire Dept $17,578.02
Wolf Creek Fire Dept $1,373.82
Payneville Fire Dept $21,881.31
Southeast Bullitt Vol Fire & Rescue $16,085.39
New Albany Fire Dept $20,020.00
New Middletown VFD $7,415.75
Boone Township VFD $4,429.89
Buechel Fire Protection District $33,607.26
Phil & Nancy Akers – Buechel Raffle Winners
West Point Fire Dept/Ambulance $6,008.74
LaGrange Fire & Rescue $35,458.96
Westport VFD $2,158.62
Rabbi Rooks $4,201.18
Irvington Vol FD $8,900.00
Salem-Washington Fire Dept $10,608.83
Lanesville VFD $15,295.98
Eastwood Fire Protection District $18,251.02
Sellersburg Fire $23,000.00
Lyndon Fire $17,757.36
Bonnieville Quilt Raffle Winner – C Phillips
Bonnieville VFD $10,974.06
Horse Cave VFD $14,200.00
Charlestown VFD $47,000.00
Shepherdsville Fire & Rescue $30,868.08
Lafayette Township VFD $104,897.44
PRP Fire Protection District $294,246.87
Harrison Township / Corydon VFD $15,574.83
Joe Federle Golf Auction $1,118.50
Crusade Money Carriers $815.00
Archdiocese of Louisville $290,427.00
McMahan Fire Protection District $126,114.00
Anchorage Fire / EMS $9,588.58
Jennings Township VFD $15,000.00
Highview Fire District 130,159.59
Okolona VFD $55,701.77
Camp Taylor Fire Dept. $34,337.91
Fern Creek Fire Dept. $137,956.26
Anderson Co Fire $12,362.00
Taylorsville / Spencer County VFD $24,806.69
Ballardsville Fire Dept. & Rescue $21,210.00
Shelbyville Fire Dept. $11,152.44
Carrollton Fire Dept. $11,000.00
Eminence Fire & Rescue $27,672.12
New Castle Vol Fire & Rescue $14,215.00
Pleasureville VFD $12,010.56
Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue $6,863.21
East 60 VFD $13,025.53
Simpsonville VFD $19,083.13
Mt. Eden VFD $11,856.78
Waddy VFD $12,340.49
Bagdad VFD $18,185.83
Bedford VFD $10,020.00
Shelby Co Fire Dept. $69,063.53
