If you haven't seen
or heard about
Carson King,
here is a really feel good story about a
College Student
and his beer.
As Carson King ends fundraiser with nearly $3 million, he reflects on new fame, the future! by
What started as a 24-year-old just
asking for beer money ended Tuesday with nearly $3 million raised for an
Iowa children's hospital. Sporting
his now-signature Cyclone-red apparel, Carson King announced on KXnO's
"Murph and Andy Show" that he raised $2,959,336 to donate to the
University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital. His
viral fundraising campaign officially ended Monday at 11:59 p.m., but
donations were still flooding his Venmo account on Tuesday, making $3
million a possibility. A third of the total was in
the form of donations sent to his personal Venmo account;
Anheuser-Busch and Venmo each have pledged matching donations. "It's been a really fun, chaotic whirlwind of a two weeks," King said on the show. The Altoona
resident became a sensation after cameras caught him holding a
hand-drawn sign as he stood behind the set of ESPN's "College GameDay"
in Ames on Sept. 14. Drawn on the sign, in plain black marker: "Busch
Light Supply Needs Replenished," and King's Venmo handle. When
the money poured in, far exceeding anything King had expected,
he decided to donate the funds to the hospital. Busch Light and Venmo
pledged to match any donations, and several Iowa businesses also
donated, including Smokey Row Coffee Co. and an ice cream shop from
Prairie City, where King grew up.
This is,
A Great Story
Instead Of Being Greedy
He Donated The Money To A Worthy Cause
Jim Hauenstein,
And,
“Making money isn't hard in itself... What's hard is to earn it doing something worth devoting one’s life to.”
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That is my story and I am sticking to it!
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