Records were made to be broken, and a fund-raising record set last year was shattered Saturday during the Iowa State Fair.
The 2014 Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show raised $225,350.00 for Ronald McDonald House Charities, which serves families whose children are hospitalized with serious health issues in one of these three Iowa cities: Sioux City, Des Moines and Iowa City. Money raised at 2014 show and sale bested last year’s record of $183,000. More than $2.2 million has been raised for Ronald McDonald Houses of Iowa since 1983 when Gov. Terry E. Branstad first joined forces with the Iowa Beef Industry Council to sponsor the Governor’s Charity Steer Show.
Youth and celebrity participants for the 2014 show follow:
| Steer Owners | Shown By |
| Tori Freeman, Corydon | Governor Terry E. Branstad |
| Ben Von Glan, Vail | Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds |
| Kaylee Snyder, Bloomfield | Rick Heller, University of Iowa Baseball Coach |
| Caleb Burke, Altoona | Jerry Parkin, Iowa State Fair Board of Directors |
| Leah Breon, Oskaloosa | Jackie Schmillen, KCWI Great Day |
| Leah Vierkandt, Alden | Bruce Nelson, 2014 ANF Wall of Honor Recipient |
| Garrett Longnecker, Ames | Dr. Rob Denson, President, DMACC |
| Kole Kimberley, Maxwell | Sandy Hatfield-Clubb, Director of Athletics, Drake University |
| Tanner Knupp, Washington | Mike Pearson, host of Market to Market |
| Taylor Lekin, Toledo | Scott and Cora Lahr family |
| Libby Janssen, Wellsburg | Dr. Bill Ruud, President, University of Northern Iowa |
| Bailey Christensen, Adel | Dr. Steven Leath, President, Iowa State University |
| Landra McClellan, Armstrong | Suzy Fife, Miss Rodeo Iowa 2014 |
| Kelli Wicks, Rockford | Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture |
| Max Teno, Albia | Jessica VerSteeg, 2014 Miss Iowa United States |
| Jacob Donohoe, Parnell | Bob Sinclair, CEO, Sinclair Tractor |
| Kendrick Suntken, Belmond | Alan Brown, President, Iowa State Fair Board |
| Kaitlyn & Kasidy Mohwinkle, Aplington | Joni Ernst, U.S. Senate Candidate |
| Carlee Ewoldt, Dysart | Chris Soules, As Seen on the Bachelorette |
| Katie Morris, Centerville | Pete Miller, VP of Co-Product Sales, Grain Processing Corp |
| Nicole Lange, Harlan | Bob Bowman, President, Iowa Corn Promotion Board |
| Taylor Noonan, Solon | John Burchert, Owner, Iowa Chop House |
| Dylan Madden, Alden | Erik Wheater, WHO-TV Channel 13 News |
| Korey Vogel, Granger | Dr. Tim Collision, Collison Embryo |
| Austin Waller, Bernard | Carlee Kelly, Miss Teen Rodeo Iowa 2014 |
Congratulations to all of the Iowa youth whose steers were selected for this year’s show! It takes a partnership between the youth, who raise and show these cattle, sponsors and buyers to contribute to such a worthy cause. Latham Hi‑Tech Seeds is proud to help sponsor the steer owned by Kenderick Suntken.
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