{"id":10812,"date":"2013-12-06T10:12:01","date_gmt":"2013-12-06T15:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crusadeforchildren.org\/?p=10812"},"modified":"2013-12-06T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2013-12-06T15:12:01","slug":"crusade-future-tv-special-airs-dec-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/2013\/12\/06\/crusade-future-tv-special-airs-dec-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Crusade TV special airs Dec. 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/crusade-walk-of-fame\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1114\" title=\"bannerbricksmall3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bannerbricksmall3.jpg\" alt=\"bannerbricksmall3\" width=\"225\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/joe-huber-memorial-garden-path\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2322\" title=\"bannerhuberpathsmall\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/10\/bannerhuberpathsmall.jpg\" alt=\"bannerhuberpathsmall\" width=\"225\" height=\"80\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/buildingthefutureheadline1.jpg\" alt=\"buildingthefutureheadline\" title=\"buildingthefutureheadline\" width=\"550\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3471\" \/><br \/>\nA special television program entitled &#8220;WHAS Crusade for Children: Building the Future&#8221; will air from 6:30pm to 8:00pm Saturday, December 14 on WHAS11 television.  The program will highlight the Crusade&#8217;s Endowment fund.  WHAS11&#8217;s Melissa Swan and 84WHAS radio&#8217;s Terry Meiners will serve as hosts.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/2009terrymelissafuture.jpg\" alt=\"2009terrymelissafuture\" title=\"2009terrymelissafuture\" width=\"125\" height=\"161\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3459\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/buildingthefutureheadlinenow.jpg\" alt=\"buildingthefutureheadlinenow\" title=\"buildingthefutureheadlinenow\" width=\"550\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3425\" \/><br \/>\nThe WHAS Crusade for Children, established in 1954 by WHAS-TV, raises money for agencies, schools and hospitals to make life better for children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>Since 1954, the Crusade has raised more than $154 million, giving critical assistance to millions of children in 120 Kentucky and 50 Southern Indiana counties.<\/p>\n<p>The money donated in Kentucky stays in Kentucky and, likewise, money donated in Indiana stays in Indiana. No money is sent to any other national charity or organization.<\/p>\n<p>The Crusade returns 100% of each donation to agencies that directly improve the lives of children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/buildingthefutureheadlineforever.jpg\" alt=\"buildingthefutureheadlineforever\" title=\"buildingthefutureheadlineforever\" width=\"550\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3428\" \/><br \/>\nThe WHAS Crusade for Children Endowment fully funds the Crusade\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>It guarantees that 100% of the Crusade\u2019s annual telethon collections continue to go directly to agencies that help children with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>It ensures that millions more children will be helped for decades to come.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond your annual contribution, the Crusade needs your Endowment donation now. To change a child\u2019s life forever, support the WHAS Crusade Endowment.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/buildingthefuturefullpage.jpg\" alt=\"buildingthefuturefullpage\" title=\"buildingthefuturefullpage\" width=\"550\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3461\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Buy a brick NOW!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/crusade-walk-of-fame\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here <\/a>to purchase a brick on the Crusade Walk of Fame securely online.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/buildingthefuturecrusadequick.jpg\" alt=\"buildingthefuturecrusadequick\" title=\"buildingthefuturecrusadequick\" width=\"550\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3430\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100% of each donation goes directly to help children with special needs<\/li>\n<li>The Crusade has raised more than $154 million since 1954<\/li>\n<li>Millions of children have been helped by the Crusade<\/li>\n<li>The Crusade collects an average of $5 million annually; that allows the Crusade to fund just one-third of its annual grant requests<\/li>\n<li>The Crusade helps children in all 120 Kentucky counties and 50 Southern Indiana counties<\/li>\n<li>An independent panel of interdenominational clergy allocates Crusade donations<\/li>\n<li>Firefighters raise nearly 60% of the Crusade\u2019s annual donations<\/li>\n<li>The Crusade is seen and heard on Kentucky\u2019s statewide network of Internet, radio and television outlets during the Crusade telethon which takes place on the first full weekend in June<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/buildingthefuturecrusadeendowmentquick.jpg\" alt=\"buildingthefuturecrusadeendowmentquick\" title=\"buildingthefuturecrusadeendowmentquick\" width=\"550\" height=\"50\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3432\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Endowment fully funds the Crusade\u2019s future<\/li>\n<li>The Endowment guarantees that children with special needs will be helped for decades to come<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>You can donate NOW!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/secure.qgiv.com\/for\/wcfc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Click here <\/a>to make a donation to the WHAS Crusade for Children securely online.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>Get in the holiday spirit with Brenda Lee<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Little Miss Dynamite&#8221; Brenda Lee rocked the Kentucky Center with a rousing version of &#8220;Rockin&#8217; Around the Christmas Tree.&#8221; The year was 1994 and the song was a timeless part of the WHAS Crusade for Children telethon in Louisville, Kentucky. <\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/G-n9tzNLjQ8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A special television program entitled &#8220;WHAS Crusade for Children: Building the Future&#8221; will air from 6:30pm to 8:00pm Saturday, December 14 on WHAS11 television. The program will highlight the Crusade&#8217;s Endowment fund. WHAS11&#8217;s Melissa Swan and 84WHAS radio&#8217;s Terry Meiners will serve as hosts. 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