There is an Iowa family in need of your help. This family has strong ties to agriculture and the cattle business. This is a chance to reach out to help two little boys that were dealt a difficult hand of cards in life. I thought I would pass this along…

Bode and Brystol Druckenmiller of Indianola, Iowa are wonderful boys with loving, caring parents and for this they are certainly lucky. Luck doesn’t exactly come to mind when I think about these awesome little guys, however, and for good reason. Both are hemophiliacs with Factor 8 deficiencies and Brystol was also born with a complex heart defect requiring multiple additional cardiac surgeries. Each has has multiple recurrent hospitalizations over essentially their entire lives, yet today they are strong, bright young boys that I hope the cattle community will see fit to help.

The boys’ father Jeff Druckenmiller was raised in Fremont, OH while their mother was from the Fremont here in Iowa. Both were active in the cattle industry with Ashley showing many a champion across the state of Iowa. Today, Jeff works as a diesel mechanic when the boys are healthy enough to allow, Ashley works at a charity here in Indianola called Family Rewards, also working double shifts when she can at the local sportsbar Sports Page. I’ve seen many people labelled as “hero” over the last few years and would put Ashley up next to any of them. This is an excellent family and I hope you find a way to help. We would gladly accept donations of any kind. If you would like to help the Druckenmiller family, consider donating here.

If you have an item that you would like to donate to the auction, e-mail the information to jhrutkay@clubcalves.com and she will add the item. Anything you can do is appreciated more than you can imagine. Nothing feels better than helping those in need! Thanks to everyone who donates and bids! Auction will begin May 19 and conclude May 25 at 7 PM EST! Payment is due in full by May 30th unless other arrangements are agreed upon with Alan McDaniel.