911 Gives Hope Donates $47,000 to Various Local Charities During Check Presentation Ceremony [VIDEO]

Continuing their mission of raising money for Evansville area children's charities, the local non-profit founded by Evansville Police Chief Billy Bolin and Sargent Pat Phernetton, made the day much brighter for several well deserving charities in the Tri-State on Friday.

Taking the money raised from this year's annual Guns 'N' Hoses charity boxing match at the Ford Center, 911 Gives Hope gladly handed out $47,000 to the following not-for-profits:

• Ark Crisis Child Care Center—$2000
• Big Brothers Big Sisters—$2000
• Boys and Girls Club—$2000
• Easter Seals—$2000
• Evansville ARC—$2500
• Ivy Tech Bike--$500
• Forest hills Back to School Outreach—$1000
• Dream Center/Media Ministries—$5000
• Mended Little Hearts—$5000
• Wish Upon A Star--$3500
• St. Vincent Daycare--$3500
• Shop with a Sheriff--$1000
• Hoosier Burn Camp—$5000
• Hadi Shriners--$3000
• EPD Foundation/Schroerstrong—$3000
• Youth Resources—$2000

They also made a couple of donations to individual children with special medical needs. They were,

• Kiersten—Lisa Masterson Englehardt--$2000
• Jessica Pollock--$2000

Check out the entire presentation, which also included recognizing two firefighters who have participated in every Guns 'N' Hoses event to date.