Here’s the second round of votes!

Here are the standings as of May 17, 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.

Time is running out!

Children photos & entry forms must be received by 4:00pm EDT April 15, 2016.

Vote for your favorite child today!

Just click on the image of your favorite child and carefully follow the instructions.

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 entries so far!

Get your child in the 10th Crusade Children’s Calendar!

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

As child photos are submitted, they will be seen here on WHASCrusade.org. 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.

Get started here

All entrants must fill out the Calendar Entry Form.

Follow these simple steps:
1. Read the complete rules below
2. Click on the graphics below to download the forms
3. Fill out the ENTRY form
4. Email or mail the completed ENTRY form, $25 entry fee and baby picture

Send in your child’s photo and entry forms!

Those interested, must send in one (1) child photo or CD containing one (1) child photo. The photo will not be returned.

Via Email

Email your photo, Calendar Entry Form plus the $25 entry fee to:
Deandra Jackson
To e-mail Deandra, click here

Via Postal Service

Mail your photo, Calendar Entry Form and $25 entry fee to:

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

Deadline

Photos and entry forms must be received by 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.

Graphic designer Lonnie Walker has done it again. He’s created this year’s logo for the 63rd Annual WHAS Crusade for Children. The design will be used on pins, caps and shirts. This new design reflects the charity’s long ties with local firefighters.

Crusade products featuring the new design will be available in the coming weeks. You can check back here for more information.

The 2016 Crusade will be June 4 and 5.

Snow may be flying but it won’t be long!

Register for the Louisville Triple Crown of Running by December 31 and SAVE!

The Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM presented by Novo Nordisk is a series of well-established road races of varying distances. In an effort to help more runners and walkers in the Kentuckiana area embrace a healthy lifestyle and achieve the goal of completing the three-race series, Louisville Triple Crown of Running race officials have announced the dates for the 2016 race series:

Anthem 5K Fitness Classic on Saturday, February 27th
Rodes City Run 10K on Saturday, March 12th
Papa John’s 10 Miler on Saturday, March 26th

Go to the Louisville Triple Crown of RunningSM Web site by clicking here and register TODAY!

All three races benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children!

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See the latest and enjoy highlights of Crusade 62 on our Facebook page,
just click here.

Grand total $5,674,721! Thank you Kentuckiana

(photo courtesy of the Courier-Journal)

Donate to the Crusade all year long!

Remember to mail your pledges to:
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.

The people of Kentuckiana have big hearts

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.

100 percent of $165 million = $165 million for the kids

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.

The leaders

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.

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.

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

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

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

See and read more!

See more Crusade coverage from WHAS11, just click here.

Read more Crusade coverage from the Courier-Journal, just click here.

Watch Mac King again!

Comedian magician Mac King headlined the 62nd annual WHAS Crusade for Children, watch his performance online just click here.

Watch More Crusade 62!

There are many segments ready for online viewing at WHAS11.com, just click here.

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Who gave how much in 2015? It’s all listed here

Here is an alphabetized list of fire departments, groups and organizations that appeared on the 62nd WHAS Crusade for Children.

American Legion Shawnee Post 193 $2,969.52
AMVETS Post 61 $4,200.00
Anchorage Fire & EMS $9,588.58
Anderson County Fire Department $12,362.00
Angelica’s Charity Bracelets $325.00
Anneta Volunteer Fire & Rescue $2,239.74
Archdiocese of Louisville $290,427.00

Baby Calendar Participants, (Anthony Trabue-winner) $14,407.13
Bagdad Volunteer Fire Department $18,185.83
Ballardsville Fire & Rescue $21,210.00
Baptist Health $21,000.00
Bardstown – Nelson County Volunteer Fire Department $23,200.00
Bardstown Fire Department (the Sonnes) $13,758.00
Bedford Volunteer Fire Department $10,020.00
Bonnieville Volunteer Fire Department $10,974.06
Boone Township Volunteer Fire Department $4,429.89
Borden/Wood Township Volunteer Fire Department $3,947.01
Boston Fire Department $10,602.04
Boy Scouts 262 $1,244.54
Bradfordsville Fire Department $4,281.00
Breeding Volunteer Fire Department $1,286.55
Buechel Fire Protection District $33,607.26

Camp Taylor Fire Dept. $34,337.91
Campbellsville/Taylor County Fire Departments $20,689.85
Campellsburg Fire & Rescue $9,365.20
Carrollton Fire Dept. $11,000.00
Charlestown Volunteer Fire Department $47,000.00
Chillers $1,000.00
Clarkson Fire Department $5,150.48
Clarksville Fire Department $34,127.54
Columbia – Adair County Volunteer Department $36,388.61
Crusade Ambassadors $2,849.00
Crusade Money Carriers (Danny Spade) $815.00

Don Copler Family $7,500.00
Dreams with Wings $325.00

East 60 Volunteer Fire Department $12,925.53
East Grayson County Volunteer Fire Department $1,735.00
Eastwood Fire Protection District $18,251.02
eBay Enterprise Give Team $6,227.57
Ekron Volunteer Fire Department $8,335.40
Elizabeth Volunteer Fire Department $23,159.13
Elizabethtown Fire & Rescue $17,578.02
Eminence Fire & Rescue $27,672.12

Fairdale Fire Department $29,591.16
Flaherty Volunteer Fire Department $20,405.52
Fern Creek Fire Department $137,956.26

Georgetown Township Volunteer Fire Department $29,136.86
Glendale Fire Department $21,666.03
Gravel Switch Volunteer Fire Department $490.47
Greater Clark County Schools $29,050.50
Greensburg – Green Co Volunteer Fire Department $14,839.93
Greenville Fire Department $36,730.10

Hardinsburg Fire Department $14,000.00
Harned Fire & Rescue $21,513.13
Harrison Township / Corydon Volunteer Fire Department $15,574.83
Harrods Creek Fire Department $17,007.85
Hazelwood Center $751.69
Heth Township Volunteer Fire Department $6,085.44
Highview Fire Department $130,159.59
Horse Cave Volunteer Fire Department $14,200.00

Iron Eagles – Harrison County, Heroes on Wheels $910.00
Iron Eagles Riding Group $550.00
Irvington Volunteer Fire Department $8,900.00

Jefferson County Public Schools $102,007.54
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office $2,175.00
Jeffersontown Fire Protection District $29,202.56
Jeffersonville Fire Department $25,584.13
Jennings Township Volunteer Fire Department $15,000.00
Joe Federle Golf Auction $1,118.50

Kelly Knoop $5,149.00
Kentuckiana Corvette Club & Moose Lodge 5 $11,589.50
Kentucky 86 Fire & Rescue $12,151.91
Kosair Charities $150,000.00
Kroger $15,500.00

Lafayette Township Volunteer Fire Department $104,897.44
LaGrange Fire & Rescue $35,458.96
Lake Dreamland Volunteer Fire Department $53,607.67
Lake Jericho Fire & Rescue $6,867.21
Lanesville Volunteer Fire Department $15,295.98
Larue County Fire Departments $5,841.30
Leavenworth Crusaders $3,550.04
Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department $32,438.00
Lebanon Junction Fire Dept. $7,448.83
Leitchfield Fire Dept. $12,576.00
LG&E KU PPL Companies $195,004.00
Loretto Volunteer Fire Department $3,502.86
Lorne Ballard $13,617.00
Louisville Fire Department $38,144.69
Louisville Low Riders $805.87
Louisville Rowing Club – Adaptive Rowing $1,000.00
Louisville Street Rods $3,051.00
Lyndon Fire Department $17,757.36

McAlister’s Deli $62,508.13
McDaniels Fire & Rescue $5,739.04
McMahan Fire Protection District $126,114.00
Meade County Fire & Rescue $19,060.76
Middletown Fire Department $64,000.00
Milltown Fire Department $15,920.37
Miracle Dancers $14,205.00
Monroe Township Volunteer Fire Department $28,683.47
Mt Washington Fire Department $21,506.06
Mt. Eden Volunteer Fire Department $11,856.78

Nelson County Schools $12,674.00
New Albany Fire Department $20,020.00
New Castle Volunteer Fire & Rescue $14,215.00
New Chapel Volunteer Fire Company $5,239.26
New Haven Fire Department $10,503.16
New Hope Volunteer Fire Department $2,735.00
New Middletown Volunteer Fire Department $7,415.75
New Washington Volunteer Fire Department $25,957.23
Nichols Volunteer Fire Department $11,235.79
North Oldham Fire Department $19,575.00 (Called in)
Northeast Nelson Fire Department $13,418.42
Norton Healthcare $130,568.14

Okolona Volunteer Fire Department $55,701.77
Oldham County 4-H Dog Club $142.20

Pacers & Racers $6,500.00
Palmyra Fire Department $9,872.16
Parkway Rehab & Nursing Center $1,460.00
Payneville Fire Department $21,881.31
Pewee Valley Fire Protection District $23,468.22
Pierce Polk Township Volunteer Fire Department $6,498.50
Pleasureville Volunteer Fire Department $12,010.56
Probilt Automotive $415.90
Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District $294,246.87

Radcliff Fire Department $26,256.35
Ramsey Volunteer Fire & EMS $19,880.27
Raywick Volunteer Fire Department $4,007.44
Republic Bank $7,500.00
Rineyville Fire Dept. $7,855.00
Rosie Nuss (in memory of her son) $1,200.00

Salem-Washington Fire Dept. $10,608.83
Scottsburg Fire Department $8,389.74
Sellersburg Fire Department $23,000.00
Shelby County Fire Dept. $69,063.53
Shelbyville Fire Dept. $11,152.44
Shepherdsville Fire & Rescue $30,868.08
Shively Fire Dept. $16,907.60
Simpsonville VFP $19,083.13
Sonora Fire & Rescue $12,232.32
South Oldham Fire & Rescue $47,465.78
Southeast Bullitt Volunteer Fire & Rescue $16,085.39
Southern Indiana Rehab & Frazier Rehab Institute $1,496.00
Sparkles & Spurs $1,479.63
St. Marks United Church of Christ $1,490.60
St. Matthews Fire Protection District $59,000.00
St. James Church $547.00
Stephensburg Volunteer Fire Department $6,762.00
Summersville Fire Department $4,113.27
Superior Van & Mobility $6,200.00

Taylorsville / Spencer County Volunteer Fire Department $24,806.69
Team Brandon $870.00
Ted Throckmorton Golf Tournament $16,762.00
Texas Roadhouse $2,000.00
The Temple $4,201.18
Triple Crown of Running $134,350.00

University of Louisville $50,000.00
Upton Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department $3,172.15
US Census Bureau $11,278.71
Utica Township Volunteer Fire Department $11,127.16

Valley Creek Fire Dept. $36,600.00
Vienna Volunteer Fire Department $1,412.55
Vine Grove Fire Department $7,767.10
VIPS (Visually Impaired Preschool Services) $1,700.07

Waddy Volunteer Fire Department $12,340.49
Washington County Volunteer Fire Department $5,671.59
Wax Volunteer Fire Department $3,915.07
Webster Area Volunteer Fire Department $4,000.00
West 84 Volunteer Fire Department $3,184.00
West Point Fire Department/Ambulance $6,008.74
Westport Volunteer Fire Department $2,158.62
WHAS11 Tour Kentuckiana Golf Card Representatives $4,910.00
WHAS-TV $15,000.00
White Mills Volunteer Fire Department $5,416.97
Willisburg Volunteer Fire Department $3,115.53
Wolf Creek Fire Department $1,373.82

Zoneton Fire Protection District $87,029.37

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In-kind Donations

Many companies and organizations donate goods and services every year to the WHAS Crusade for Children. Please support them because they are so generous to the Crusade!

Axxis
Allegra Print and Imaging
Best Stamp
Bootleg BBQ
Brinks
Charles Heitzman Bakery
Chick-fil-a
Chillers
Clarksdale TV
Class Print Solutions
Clifford Distributing
Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated
Costco
Dairy Queen in Middletown
Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
FastSigns
Fischer Packing Company
iHeartMedia
Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office
Jim & Joe’s Ice Company
Joe Huber’s Family Farm & Restaurant
John Conti Coffee
John Trompeter Company
Jucy’s
Kentucky Center for the Arts
Kingsley Meats
Krispy Kreme
Kramer Consulting-Jim Kramer
Kroger
Louisville Metro Traffic Division
Mark’s Feed Store
Mom’s Music
Mother’s Cookies
Mr. C’s Refrigeration
N.E.S. Equipment Rentals
Nick Bonura Photography
Papa John’s International
Paradyme Marketing
Plehn’s Bakery
Primo Graphics
Publisher’s Press
RadioLand
Republic Bank
Rite Way Equipment
Salsarita’s
Sam’s Club
Sara Lee Bakery Group
Sysco
System Parking
Target – Springhurst
The Catering Company
Thrifty Truck Rental
Titan Design Solutions
Tri-City Van and Storage
Tumbleweed
Webb’s Market
WBKO-TV
WBNA-TV
Yellow Cab

Just moments after the final tote board is announced and the 62nd WHAS Crusade for Children comes to a close, volunteers gather to take photos of the grand total.