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Call 502-582-7511 Send your donation to: Give online safely and securely.<\/a> There is a section where someone can honor\/memorialize a loved one or credit a fire department.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to watch continuous LIVE streaming on WHAS11.com.<\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to watch continuous LIVE streaming on Facebook.<\/p>\n Venmo a donation to @CrusadeForChildren. <\/strong>You can credit your fire department in the comments section.<\/p>\n Just like Venmo, use Cash App and make a secure donation to $CrusadeChildren. <\/strong>You can credit your fire dept. in the notes section.<\/p>\n If you use PayPal, you can use it to donate to the WHAS Crusade for Children!<\/p>\n If you have an Amazon smart device, just say, “Alexa, donate to the Crusade for Children…”<\/strong> and Alexa will talk you through your secure donation, charging it to your card on file with Amazon.<\/p>\n New this year!<\/em> You can donate to the Crusade using ApplePay.<\/p>\n Go to the Crusade’s Facebook page<\/a><\/strong> to donate securely online. Facebook does not keep any fees for a charitable donation!<\/p>\n Here’s a running list of fire departments, organizations and companies as they appeared on the 69th Annual WHAS Crusade for Children. Campbellsburg Fire Department – Kentucky\t$8,824.10 TOTAL: $5,133,684.69<\/strong><\/p>\n New this year! The Crusade now accepts Crypto donations!<\/em> Click here<\/a> to get started. More ways to fuel the Crusade’s mission!<\/p>\n The Crusade has teamed up with Vehicles for Charity. It’s easy to do and they’ll tow your car away for free, just click here.<\/a> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The 69th WHAS Crusade for Children is scheduled for June 4-5, 2022. Communities throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana have been a key part of the WHAS Crusade for Children since 1954. Crusade supporters come together each year to help make life better for children with special needs in Kentucky and Indiana. Many fire departments are bringing back in-person events and donation collections this year. <\/p>\n Shay McAlister and Terry Meiners host <\/strong> Firefighters still leading the way<\/strong> here are also many digital ways to donate. Fire departments get fundraising credit if you include their name when using the following ways to give:<\/p>\n \u2022\tApplePay In addition, Facebook users can host a Facebook fundraiser for the WHAS Crusade for Children at https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fund\/WHASCrusade\/. <\/p>\n Crusade Network<\/strong> In addition, WBNA-TV (Channel 21.1) in Louisville airs live broadcasts from12:30pm to 6:30pm (EDT) Sunday, June 5 from the Kentucky cities of Elizabethtown, Shelbyville and Bardstown. WBKO-TV in Bowling Green airs remote telecasts from Campbellsville on Saturday from 7:00-8:00pm (EDT) and Leitchfield from 12:30-2:00pm (EDT) on Sunday.<\/p>\n Television Network<\/strong> Radio Network<\/strong> Internet Network<\/strong> 100 percent for the kids <\/strong> It takes a cast of thousands for this annual miracle, from individual donors dropping pocket change into boots at firefighter roadblocks to schools hosting penny challenges to corporations offering payroll deduction.<\/p>\n About the WHAS Crusade for Children<\/strong> The WHAS Crusade for Children, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity. Gifts are tax deductible as permitted by law. EIN #23-7075524.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There are many ways to give! Donate By phone Call 502-582-7511 Toll Free 1-888-382-7511 Operators are standing by! Donate by Mail Send your donation to: WHAS Crusade for Children 520 W. Chestnut St. Louisville, KY 40202. Please be sure to make note if the donation…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4,5,6,7,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18730"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18730"}],"version-history":[{"count":73,"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19080,"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18730\/revisions\/19080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18730"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18730"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nToll Free 1-888-382-7511 <\/strong>
\nOperators are standing by!<\/em><\/p>\nDonate by Mail<\/h3>\n
\nWHAS Crusade for Children
\n520 W. Chestnut St.
\nLouisville, KY 40202.<\/strong>
\nPlease be sure to make note if the donation is in honor or memory of someone or if you’d like to give credit to a certain fire department.<\/p>\nDonate Securely Online<\/h3>\n
Watch the Crusade LIVE on WHAS11.com<\/h3>\n
Watch the Crusade LIVE on Facebook<\/h3>\n
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Donate via Facebook<\/h3>\n
\nWho gave how much? It’s all listed here<\/strong><\/h1>\n
\nThis list will be refreshed throughout the weekend. So keep checking back!<\/p>\n
\nLaGrange Fire and Rescue\t$22,247.68
\nBallardsville Fire Department\t$10,107.00
\nTony Walker Financial \t$5,000.00
\nHazelwood Community Homes & New Vista – Paul Hall\t$593.00
\nJefferson County Public Schools\t$69,014.59
\nSparkles & Spurs\t$2,157.00
\nOkolona Fire Department Auxiliary – Milwaukee Tools Raffle Winner: Kenny Settle\t$1,500.00
\nBaptist Health Foundation\t$10,000.00
\nOkolona Street Rods\t$8,420.00
\nAngelica Smith\t$500.00
\nVisually Impaired Preschool Services\t$1,106.00
\nJewish Community of Louisville\t$180.00
\nAmvets Post 61\t$1,843.00
\nOver Takers Car Club\t$215.00
\nBlack Box Dumpster\t$789.83
\nMeredith Dunn School\t$1,536.35
\nLemonade Stand – Andrew & Elizabeth \t$400.00
\nGreater Louisville Rowing\t$1,000.00
\nLemonade Stand – Paisley & Fiona\t$480.00
\nRetired McMahan Firefighters\t$7,805.00
\nLemonade Stand – Anthony, Audrey & Tristan\t$200.00
\nLemonade Stand – Ava Canterbury\t$283.57
\nLemonade Stand – Max, Huck & Charlie Davis \t$239.79
\nLemonade Stand – Madison Kazunas & Holden Greener\t$214.46
\nLemonade Stand – Isaiah \t$200.00
\nLemonade Stand – Sam & Zach Benson & Max Schuster\t$2,357.43
\nGreen County Fire Department\t$16,198.36
\nBreeding Area Fire Department\t$2,133.74
\nColumbia Fire Department\t$52,851.76
\nCampbellsville – Taylor County Fire Department\t$35,716.10
\nKelly Knoop and family\t$9,300.69
\nDiane Moore Miracle Dancers\t$9,000.00
\nMilltown Fire Department\t$14,300.00
\nSuperior Van & Mobility – More for the Kids Sponsor\t$6,900.00
\nKentuckiana Corvette Club & Moose Lodge 5\t$12,547.00
\nNuLu Business Association\t$500.00
\nSt. Matthews Fire Protection District\t$91,058.00
\nSouth Oldham Fire Department\t$51,281.75
\nClarksville Fire Department\t$55,232.00
\nTEGNA Foundation\t$10,000.00
\nNorton Healthcare Employees \t$115,567.80
\nIn Memory of Lorne Ballard\t$23,580.00
\nArami Acres Equine Program\t$2,100.00
\nLivonia Fire Department\t$712.70
\nAnchorage Public School Read-A-Thon\t$8,661.60
\nNew Albany Fire Department\t$7,016.25
\nFairdale Fire Department\t$28,542.38
\nLG&E and KU Foundation\t$398,104.00
\nBuddy Award Honoree: Wayne Perkey
\nPalmyra Fire Department\t$12,067.02
\nScottsburg Fire Department\t$13,527.15
\nEkron Fire Department\t$26,830.63
\nBluegrass World of Wheels\t$17,000.00
\nTri-Township Fire & Rescue \t$12,917.91
\nMcCulloch Volunteer Fire Department\t$10,731.12
\nNichols Fire Department\t$6,840.33
\nLeavenworth Crusaders – Wilkins Family\t$5,155.00
\nHighview Fire District\t$106,235.85
\nRamsey Volunteer Fire & EMS\t$26,889.29
\nFirst Harrison Bank – More for the Kids Sponsor\t$1,500.00
\nJeffersonville Fire Department\t$15,850.91
\nJoe Huber’s Family Farm & Restaurant\t$2,500.00
\nUofL and UL Health – More for the Kids Sponsor\t$6,900.00
\nPewee Valley Fire Protection District\t$64,644.03
\nJeffersontown Fire District\t$111,959.80
\nHeth Township Volunteer Fire Department\t$14,824.11
\nIn Memory of Milton and Mimi Metz – from Perry Metz\t$5,000.00
\nSoutheast Bullitt Fire Department \t$20,193.39
\nMeade County Fire Protection District\t$9,142.14
\nThe Temple\t$3,600.00
\nGeorgetown Township Volunteer Fire Department\t$23,227.57
\nCrusade Board of Directors – More for the Kids Sponsor\t$2,700.00
\nJennings Township Volunteer Fire Department\t$14,929.70
\nPayneville Fire Department\t$12,314.50
\nBoone Township Volunteer Fire Department\t$7,069.30
\nClarkson Volunteer Fire Department\t$8,908.15
\nEast Grayson Fire Department\t$6,649.00
\nHardinsburg Fire Department\t$6,298.52
\nHarned Area Fire Department\t$36,113.13
\nMcDaniels Vol. Fire Department\t$9,521.76
\nWax Fire Department\t$5,012.25
\nCuster Area Vol. Fire & Rescue Department\t$4,686.76
\nLeitchfield Fire Department\t$16,320.89
\nGlendale Fire Department\t$2,967.23
\nSonora Fire Department\t$5,245.71
\nStephensburg Fire & Rescue\t$7,410.00
\nWhite Mills Volunteer Fire Department\t$7,060.00
\nWest 84 Volunteer Fire Department\t3405
\nWest Point Fire Department\t$12,358.60
\nKentucky 86 Fire Department\t$21,000.00
\nLebanon Junction Fire Department\t$9,816.08
\nRineyville Fire Department\t$12,830.00
\nVine Grove Fire Department\t$13,871.53
\nCentral Hardin Fire Department\t$1,583.85
\nUpton Fire Department\t$2,288.20
\nValley Creek Fire Department\t$15,105.00
\nSimpsonville Fire Department\t$12,890.24
\nNew Castle Fire Department\t15,583.75
\nPleasureville Fire Department\t$8,711.70
\nEminence Fire Department\t$11,550.57
\nBagdad Fire Protection District\t$12,163.71
\nTaylorsville Fire Department\t$38,108.76
\nShelbyville Fire Department\t$15,822.81
\nWaddy Fire Department\t$13,757.79
\nBedford Fire Department\t$8,936.71
\nZoneton Fire Protection District\t$118,341.77
\nLeavenworth Fire District\t$6,363.25
\nBorden\/Wood Township Fire Department\t$3,420.83
\nAnchorage – Middletown Fire Department\t$72,541.57
\nKentucky Kingdom\t$5,000.00
\nTOPS #20 – Tammy Sizemore\t$300.00
\nShepherdsville Fire Department\t$33,412.97
\nNew Middletown VFD\t$10,356.56
\nMt. Washington Fire Protection\t$51,608.10
\nMonroe TWP Vol. Fire Department\t$72,431.00
\nWestport Fire Department\t$4,328.26
\nCharlestown Vol. Fire Department\t$57,017.89
\nLanesville VFD\t$17,959.85
\nPleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District\t$156,175.94
\nRepublic Bank & Trust Co.\t$6,900.00
\nElizabeth Vol. Fire Department\t$25,320.00
\nShively Fire Department\t$10,140.81
\nHarrison Township \/ Corydon Volunteer Fire Department\t$21,802.43
\nOkolona Fire Department\t$47,984.29
\nFlaherty Fire Department\t$31,217.89
\nWoodford County Fire Department\t$15,388.00
\nShelby County Fire & Rescue\t$86,831.88
\nWillisburg Fire Department\t$3,785.00
\nSpringfield-Washington Co Fire Dept\t$8,615.68
\nRaywick Fire Department\t$7,097.92
\nGravel Switch Fire Department\t$4,276.70
\nBradfordsville Fire Department\t$4,339.67
\nLoretto Fire Department\t$7,047.27
\nLebanon Fire Department\t$41,222.00
\nNew Hope Fire Department\t$2,700.00
\nRolling Fork & New Haven Fire Departments\t$21,828.39
\nNortheast Nelson Fire Department\t$21,779.66
\nBoston Fire Department\t$5,266.76
\nBardstown-Nelson County Fire Department\t$18,969.01
\nLafayette Township Fire Dept\t$92,777.31
\nGreater Clark County Schools\t$21,246.00
\nRepublic Bank & Trust Co.\t$10,000.00
\nArchdiocese of Louisville\t$211,558.00
\nFern Creek Split the Pot Winner: Doug Debold
\nFern Creek & Buechel Fire Departments\t$147,750.89
\nCrusade Endowment\t$500,000.00<\/p>\n
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See a list of the many NEW WAYS TO GIVE, just CLICK HERE<\/a> for more.<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nFirefighters and communities back in-person for the 69th WHAS Crusade for Children<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nThis year\u2019s telethon will feature some live performances for the Variety Show beginning at 8pm (EDT) on Saturday, June 4. The show will be hosted by WHAS11\u2019s Shay McAlister and 840 WHAS Radio\u2019s Terry Meiners and will bring great entertainment right into viewers\u2019 homes. They will be joined by Patrick Henry Hughes who is returning in-person for the first time since 2019. Renowned magician and long-time Crusade friend David Garrard will amaze viewers with his magic tricks. American Idol contestant Jackson Snelling, of Austin, Indiana, will also be performing this year. Other performers taking part in this year\u2019s show include The Miracle Dancers, The Diane Moore Dancers, Magician Lance Burton, Hazel Miller and the Collective, The Southern Sirens, Sweet Harmony and Michelle Sydnor and Friends; plus performances by recording artist Ricky Beavers and American Idol contestant Layla Spring of Marion County, Kentucky.<\/p>\n
\nFire departments across Kentucky and southern Indiana raise nearly 60 percent of Crusade donations each year by staging roadblocks and hosting other events. Some fire departments will also host drive through collection sites at their fire stations or at other convenient locations for donors to drop off donations. Check with your local fire departments and other civic groups to find out how they will be collecting donations this year. <\/p>\n
\n\u2022\tVenmo @CrusadeForChildren
\n\u2022\tCashApp $CrusadeChildren
\n\u2022\tPayPal WHAS Crusade for Children
\n\u2022\tWHASCrusade.org<\/p>\n
\nThe annual Crusade Internet\/radio\/telethon kicks off at 1:00pm (EDT) on Saturday, June 4 and airs in its entirety on WHAS Radio (AM 840), WHAS-TV (Channel 11.1) and on WHAS11.com. The tote board total will be announced just before 7:00pm (EDT) on Sunday, June 5. <\/p>\n
\nWHAS-TV, Louisville (flagship station)
\nWBNA-TV, Louisville
\nWBKO-TV, Bowling Green<\/p>\n
\nWHAS, Louisville (flagship station)<\/p>\n
\nWHAS11.com
\nWHASCrusade.org
\nWHAS11.com will provide live video streaming of the entire broadcast visible anywhere in the world and also simulcast on Facebook Live. WHASCrusade.org will provide updates throughout the weekend and a complete list of all groups that make donations. <\/p>\n
\nIn the first 68 years, the Crusade has raised $200 million for children with special needs. Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade is able to grant 100 percent of all donations to agencies, hospitals and schools that serve children with special needs in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 southern Indiana counties. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.whascrusade.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/isabelle-page-1-1000-wide.jpg\")
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\nThe WHAS Crusade for Children, established by WHAS-TV in 1954, raises money for agencies, hospitals and schools that make life better for children with special needs. Thanks to generous contributions of goods and services, the Crusade returns 100 percent of all donations to organizations in all 120 Kentucky counties and more than 50 counties in southern Indiana. Fire departments raise nearly 60 percent of the money each year by staging roadblocks and hosting 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. <\/p>\nDonations are tax deductible<\/h3>\n
See a list of the many NEW WAYS TO GIVE, just CLICK HERE<\/a> for more.<\/strong><\/h3>\n