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Thousands respond to Iowa Children's Hospital fundraiser despite fallout

Carson King, of Altoona, Iowa, snaps a selfie Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa, with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, who holds a proclamation declaring Saturday as Carson King Day. The honor was to mark King’s plans to donate more than $1 million to charity after his decision to display a hand-written sign before the Sept. 14 Iowa State-Iowa football game seeking money for beer prompted an overwhelming number of donations. (AP Photo/David Pitt)

David Pitt

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Despite Anheuser-Busch’s decision to cut ties with a serendipitous Iowa Children’s Hospital fundraiser who apologized for 8-year-old racist tweets unearthed by The Des Moines Register, Gov.