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The WHAS Crusade for Children is the most successful single
station telethon in the country. Since 1954, it has raised
more than 123 million dollars to aid in the care and treatment
of handicapped children in Kentucky and southern Indiana.
It has grown to be the Louisville area's most popular charity.
During the first weekend of each June, fire departments from Kentucky
and southern Indiana wage a friendly competition to see
who can donate the most money to the Crusade. Each department
appears on TV with a contingency of firefighters, family,
and friends to present their contribution. Meanwhile, the
camera cuts to shots of the department's choice fire apparatus
parading into view.
 The
Highview Fire District raises money for the Crusade in many
ways. Throughout the entire year, we host events such as
raffles, golf scrambles, the Frogtown Hop 5K Run/Walk, and other events. Local stores
display donation cans at their registers and we benefit
from generous corporate donations in our name as well. During
Crusade Week, we begin soliciting local businesses for donations
and start our roadblocks, which are parties in themselves.
Throughout that weekend, we canvas neighborhoods with fire engines
and collect door to door. Children wait in anticipation
each year for the chance to greet the fire engines and dump
jars of coins into our buckets. Finally on Sunday afternoon,
we load up a line apparatus with our contingency and parade
to the TV station, as proud citizens and onlookers wave
and applaud.
 Every
year, a Walton award is given to the fire department with
the biggest percentage increase over their previous year's
total. Highview has won this award in 1994, 1995, 1996,
1998, 1999, 2000, and 2003. We have brought in more money than
any other fire department for the past 5 years and more
than any single agency for the past 5 years.
If you would like to make a contribution to the 2008 WHAS Crusade
for Children in Highview's name, please contact Station
1 during business hours on how to do so.
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Highview Fire District
Crusade for Children Donation History | | Year | Amount ($) | | | | 1959 - 1965 | 9,956.48 | | | 1966 - 1970 | 17,544.41 | | | 1971 | 4,695.56 | | | 1972 | 5,264.26 | | | 1973 | 5,403.65 | | | 1974 | 6,026.17 | | | 1975 | 10,032.57 | | | 1976 | 8,376.00 | | | 1977 | 10,125.81 | | | 1978 | 12,246.38 | | | 1979 | 13,617.42 | | | 1980 | 15,600.25 | | | 1981 | 18,100.00 | | | 1982 | 20,124.17 | | | 1983 | 21,112.00 | | | 1984 | 21,836.00 | | | 1985 | 24,267.00 | | | 1986 | 30,064.00 | | | 1987 | 24,641.63 | | | 1988 | 33,077.00 | | | 1989 | 39,853.22 | | | 1990 | 41,475.00 | | | 1991 | 38,189.58 | | | 1992 | 47,298.00 | | | 1993 | 48,055.18 | | | 1994 | 64,489.79 | Walton Trophy | | 1995 | 108,329.89 | Walton Trophy | | 1996 | 117,615.00 | Walton Trophy | | 1997 | 153,608.60 | | | 1998 | 252,767.05 | Walton Trophy | | 1999 | 432,084.89 | Walton Trophy | | 2000 | 839,517.94 | Walton Trophy | | 2001 | 377,763.86 | | | 2002 | 366,407.29 | | | 2003 | 435,653.79 | Walton Trophy | | 2004 | 411,176.06 | #1 Fire Dept. | | 2005 | 265,048.00 | | | 2006 | 137,535.85 | | | 2007 | 148,186.44 | | | | | | GRAND TOTAL | $ 4,637,166.90 |
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