Two Louisville institutions – Hadley Pottery and the WHAS Crusade for Children – are teaming up to make life better for children with special needs.
With Thunder, Oaks and Derby coming up you may be looking for unique dinnerware for your party plans. Now you can liven up your table and drink settings and help children with special needs.
Known nationally for its iconic, handmade pieces, Louisville’s Hadley Pottery is doing a special month-long event for the WHAS Crusade for Children.
20% discount every Saturday
and 20% to the Crusade during April
“We’re going to have a 20% off discount every Saturday in April, whatever our sales are 20% of them are going to the Crusade. We’re going to have a weekly drawing every Saturday for people to put in a chance to win a prize of a vase and at the end of the month of April we’re going to give away our large big planter,” says Jerry Day of Hadley Pottery.
Hadley Pottery
Open from 9:00am to 3:00pm on Saturdays (Crusade sale day!)
Open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm
1570 Story Avenue
Louisville, KY 40206
Easily accessible from interstates I-64, I-65 and I-71
Rachel Platt hosted the WHAS Crusade for Children for three years from 2016 to 2018. Now she’s stepping aside and passing the torch to WHAS11’s Lisa Hutson who will be co-hosting with Terry Meiners this year. A few months ago, Rachel left WHAS11 News and accepted a position as Director of Community Engagement at the Frazier History Museum in Louisville.
Rachel and Lisa stopped by WHAS11’s Great Day Live on Wednesday, March 27th to make the big announcement. They were joined by Crusade CEO Dawn Lee, to talk about what’s coming up this year on the 66th annual WHAS Crusade for Children.
The WHAS Crusade for Children is always the first weekend in June, and this year it’s June 1 and June 2, 2019.
Melissa Swan co-hosted with Terry Meiners from 2001 to 2015.
More about Lisa Hutson from WHAS11.com
Lisa Hutson is a news reporter/anchor at WHAS11 in Louisville, KY, specializing in general assignment reporting.
I am so excited to return to my Kentucky roots and call Louisville my new home.
I was born just a few hours south in Murray, Kentucky where my family still resides. While I moved to Arkansas in my early years, I spent many summers coming back to my grandfather’s farm in a little community we like to call Hico, Kentucky. I come from a long line of hard-working Kentucky farmers and I’m still a country girl at heart.
From the time I was a teenager, I knew I wanted to be a journalist. I lead my high school journalism program while working part-time at the local radio/community television station doing everything from filming sporting events to taking out the trash and I loved it.
My college years took me to Southwestern Assemblies of God University in Waxahachie, Texas where I studied Marriage and Family Therapy.
I returned to my passion for storytelling in 2010 at KTHV in Little Rock, Arkansas. For 3 years, I covered wildfires, tornadoes and the everyday struggles of everyday people. While in Little Rock, I shined a light on the issues local veterans face returning from multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan in my series “Life After War.”
My reporting career took me to WXIX in Cincinnati in 2013. I am most proud of a documentary series called “Finding Home” where I followed a local family’s journey out of homelessness which garnered thousands of dollars in donations to local homeless shelters.
For the last two years, I’ve been waking up early in Waco, Texas as a morning news anchor at KCEN telling stories through my series “Heart of Central Texas.”
My husband Wayne and I are so eager to try all the great food that Louisville has to offer and attend those exciting UK-Louisville basketball games. I am so thrilled to serve the city of Louisville and I’m excited to get to work telling the stories that matter to the people of this amazing city.
Imagine being told at an early prenatal check that your unborn child has Down Syndrome. The Duckworth family heard that diagnosis with their daughter River, and the family found hope and help thanks to the WHAS Crusade for Children and Down Syndrome of Louisville.
Meet River
Since 1998, Down Syndrome of Louisville has received $395,000 in Crusade grants to help children like River.
The Papa John’s 10 Miler is this Saturday – March 23rd! It starts at 8:00am.
The WHAS11 First Alert StormTeam forecast is calling for good weather!
There’s still time to register!
1. You can register in person at packet pick-up in the Brown & Williamson Club inside UofL’s Cardinal Stadium beginning at 11:00am this Friday.
2. You can register online, just click here!
The runners of Kentuckiana make magic happen each Spring supporting children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana like Addy (see her video below).
All three legs of the Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children. Join Addy Clarkson and a cast of thousands.
Here’s Addy with a special messsage:
According to the National Institute of Health, 1 in 12 children in the U.S. has had a speech or language issue. Boys are more likely than girls to have those issues. The Compton family faced a speech diagnosis with their son, Cason. Thanks in part to funding from the WHAS Crusade for Children, Cason is finding his voice with help from the Eastern Kentucky University Speech Language Clinic.
Since 1970, Eastern Kentucky University has received $1.5 million in WHAS Crusade funding for Special Ed scholarships and clinical equipment.
The Rodes City Run is this Saturday – March 9th! It starts at 8:00am.
The WHAS11 First Alert StormTeam forecast calls for a high of 58 degrees!
UPDATE: According to the StormTeam’s Reed Yadon, it’ll be dry with no rain expected til Saturday afternoon.
There’s still time to register!
1. You can register in person at packet pick-up at Slugger Field beginning at 11:00am this Friday.
2. You can register online, just click here!
The runners of Kentuckiana make magic happen each Spring supporting children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana like Addy (see her video below).
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.
Join Team Crusade
Call the Crusade office at 502-582-7706 for more information on how to join Team Crusade. Team Crusade is a running team that takes part in all three races. Your running skill level doesn’t matter. You’ll join a fun group that just wants to help children with special needs. 100% for the kids!
The Rodes City Run is Saturday March 9th! It starts at 8:00am.
For more information or to register online, click here!
The runners of Kentuckiana make magic happen each Spring supporting children with special needs in Kentucky and southern Indiana like Addy (see her video below).
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.
Join Team Crusade
Call the Crusade office at 502-582-7706 for more information on how to join Team Crusade. Team Crusade is a running team that takes part in all three races. Your running skill level doesn’t matter. You’ll join a fun group that just wants to help children with special needs. 100% for the kids!
Recent stories about the Zika virus brought the medical condition microcephaly to the forefront. But in truth the causes are unknown for most babies born with smaller heads and brains. The Perry family is facing the diagnosis with their son, Hayes. They’re finding help and hope at the Kids Center for Pediatric Therapies, an agency supported by the WHAS Crusade for Children.
The Kids Center says WHAS Crusade support to the Center’s effort with children like Hayes is invaluable. Grants from the WHAS Crusade provide equipment and personnel that the Kids Center wouldn’t be able to afford otherwise.