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 write the child’s name in the comments section when using a credit card and on the mail-in form so the baby you like gets full credit.

Remember dollars equal votes!

Voting is determined by donations to the WHAS Crusade for Children. The babies who collect the most donations will be the winners.

Meet our first entries!

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.

Sign up now for the Louisville Triple Crown of Running!

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!

A man well-known for supporting children and the Kentuckiana community has died.

Ted Throckmorton, a longtime friend of the WHAS Crusade for Children, passed away Tuesday. He’s being remembered for his tireless volunteer efforts for the organization.

He’s been a vital part of the Crusade family since the first annual telethon in 1954. For 62 years, Throckmorton helped organize the phone operators who take the public’s pledges for children with special needs and was recently honored in 2013 for volunteering at every Crusade Telethon. He was also responsible for sponsoring a golf tournament to raise money for the Crusade.

Familiar to many, Throckmorton was a voice for Jeffersonville High School where he broadcast sporting events on the radio for 40 years.

Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore said in a statement Tuesday night that, “Nobody loved that city as Teddy did.”

Throckmorton’s colleague and fellow Crusade partner Milton Metz says “Ted was the most amiable of people. He always considered WHAS high in his thoughts. He was a good guy to work with and even better to know. I think our world is a little smaller now that he’s gone.”

He was 87-years-old.

Portions re-posted with permission from WHAS11.com

In Memory of William F. “Ted” Throckmorton, 87, Jeffersonville, IN

A funeral mass for William F. “Ted” Throckmorton will be held at 10 AM on Saturday, September 12, 2015 at St. Augustine Catholic Church, 315 E. Chestnut Street in Jeffersonville, with entombment to follow in Walnut Ridge Mausoleum. Visitation will be held from 4-8 PM on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the Nachand Fieldhouse, 601 E. Court Avenue in Jeffersonville and on Friday, September 11, 2015 from 11-8 PM at Scott Funeral Home, 2515 Veterans Pkwy in Jeffersonville. He passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at Clark Memorial Hospital.

Ted was born on August 20, 1928 in Jeffersonville, Indiana to the late Floyd and Elizabeth Throckmorton. He graduated from Jeffersonville High School in 1946 and from Indiana University in1950. He proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Ted was the owner and operator of Clark County Beverage Company for 53 years and was the area manager for Monarch Beverage Company.

He broadcasted Jeffersonville High School football and basketball games for 52 years and was inducted into the Indiana Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2011. He was a 60 year member of the Jeffersonville Elks Lodge and served as Past President of their Golf Association. He was one of the original volunteers for the WHAS Crusade for Children and participated in all 62 crusades. He was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, the VFW Post #1832, American Legion Post #35 and the Knights of Columbus. He served on several boards in the community including the Jeffersonville Parks & Recreation Board, Jeffersonville Library Board, the Perrin Park Foundation, and Jeffersonville City Pride. He was a Kentucky Colonel and a recipient of the Sagamore of the Wabash Award. He was a friend to many and will be truly missed in this community in which he so truly blessed.

Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his loving wife of 60 years, Alveda Throckmorton.

He is survived by his two children, Mindy Throckmorton-Graessle and her husband Peter; David Throckmorton and his wife Debbie; two grandchildren, Brian LaDuke; David “D.J.” Throckmorton Jr.; a great granddaughter, BryLynn LaDuke; two siblings, Carolyn DeMichele; Robert Throckmorton and his wife JoAnn; a sister-in-law, Lorri Mayhue; brother-in-law, Herb Schlageter; numerous nieces and nephews; his loving companion, Beverly Lane; and his precious dog, Emily.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the WHAS Crusade for Children. Envelopes will be available during visitation.

To leave a special message for the family, please visit: www.scottfuneralhome.com
– See more at: http://scott.scottfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/680/William_F_Throckmorton/obituary.html#tribute-start

Longtime WHAS Crusade for Children supporter Joe Huber, III, the son of Bonnie and the late Joe Huber, Jr., died following an accident at his home in Starlight, Indiana on July 27 around 11:00am when the riding lawn mower he was using overturned into a pond. He was 60.

A family member told WHAS11 News that a neighbor called police after the accident. They also reported that the mower was a zero turn model.

The Huber family has supported the WHAS Crusade for Children for decades hosting events throughout the year that raise thousands of dollars. Since 1989 those donations total more than $130,000. As an example of their commitment, the Joe Huber Family Farm and Restaurant hosted a craft show and balloon glow Saturday, July 25 to benefit the Crusade for Children.

Each year during the WHAS Crusade for Children weekend, the arrival of Huber family members is much anticipated because they bring with them fresh-picked strawberries for all to sample in the crowded WHAS11 studio. It’s one of the Crusade’s annual special moments.

The flag at Joe Huber’s Family Restaurant was lowered to half-staff on Monday.

The Huber family partners with the Crusade

In 2009, continuing their support of the WHAS Crusade for Children, the Joe Huber Family Farm & Restaurant in Starlight, Indiana created the Joe Huber Crusade Endowment Memorial Garden Path in memory of Joe Huber, Jr. who died in 2008 at age 74.

Proceeds from the purchase of the three sizes of bricks benefit the WHAS Crusade for Children Endowment. That’s the Crusade’s long term fund that will help thousands of children for decades to come.

Learn more, by clicking on the graphic below.

Joe Huber III obituary

From the July 28, 2015 Louisville Courier-Journal:

Huber, Joseph H. “JoJo” III, 60, died on July 27, 2015 in Starlight.

JoJo was born on March 21, 1955 in New Albany, IN to Bonnie (Kruer) Huber Naville and the late Joseph H. Huber Jr., founder of Joe Huber Family Farm and Restaurant. The oldest of five children, he was raised on the family farm in Starlight. A 1973 Flaget High School graduate, JoJo went on to earn an agricultural economics degree from Purdue University. As an avid entrepreneur, he dedicated his career to the family business, establishing and growing a family-friendly farm and restaurant business for many generations of family visitors to enjoy and create memories.

JoJo was actively involved in the family’s support for the WHAS Crusade for Children that his father had started many years ago. He was a lifelong member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, and he engineered the Starlight daylily gardens where the beautiful flowers still bloom daily. Aside from the passion for his family, he loved to escape to island life and any opportunity to captain a boat on open water. He will be greatly missed by so many who loved and knew him; but every time we put our feet in the sand, we will remember him and the love and joy he brought to us.

JoJo married his late wife, Kathryn M. “Kathy” Kirchgessner in September of 1974 and in 2008, two years after she lost her long battle with cancer, he assumed the proud role of grandpa to now five grandchildren who became his number one priority in his day-to-day life. During one of his tropical adventures he met a wonderful and loving partner in this mission, Deb Green.

JoJo is survived by his companion, Deb Green; son, Joseph H. Huber IV (Julianna), and daughters, Terra Huber Mahan (Travis) and Jenna Huber Clem (Matt); grandchildren, Clayton Huber, Ava and Jake Mahan, and Mac and Cannon Clem; sisters, Kimberly “Kimmy” Kaiser (Mike) and Beverly Engleman; brothers, Lewis Huber (Katie) and Charles “Chuck” Huber (Tracye); and many relatives and friends. In addition to his wife, he is preceded in death by his parents-in-law, Norbert and Marcella Kirchgessner.

His visitation is 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursday, July 30, 2015 and after 9 a.m. Friday at Newcomer Funeral Home (3309 Ballard Lane, New Albany, IN 47150). His funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church (8310 St. John’s Road, Floyds Knobs, IN 47119) with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

Contributions in his memory may be made to WHAS Crusade for Children Endowment (520 West Chestnut Street, Louisville, KY 40202).