| In its sixty years, the WHAS Crusade for Children has weathered a lot changes. It started when TV was black and white, continued as TV went color and now is joining the digital age. Thanks to two local entrepreneurs the Crusade now is part of the latest trend…with its own app.
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 59 years, the Crusade has raised more than $148 million. The Crusade will celebrate its 60th anniversary in 2013.
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. |
