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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 55 years, the Crusade has raised more than $128 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.
Approximately 3 million children have been helped by the Crusade since 1954.
56th Annual Crusade for Childen - 2009
All the talk about a down economy didn’t stop people across Kentuckiana from digging deeper for the 2009 Crusade! Nearly 200 fire departments, hundreds of organizations and thousands of people made it happen.
Crusade Weekend Grand total: $5,289,841!
Shelby County Fire: 2009 Total:$ 67,090.21 2008 total: $ 70,807.69 2007 total: $ 93,658.32 2006 total: $ 68,404.00
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