Feenstra Recognizes Moville Student Who Showed Late Classmate’s Bucket Calf

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) spoke on the House floor to recognize Colton Griffin, a third grade student from Moville, Iowa. After Colton’s classmate and friend, Hope Widman, passed away in a tragic accident, Colton wanted to make sure her bucket calf still made it to the Woodbury County Fair. That is when he came up with the idea to have his whole class show her calf, Taffy.

Feenstra had the chance to meet Colton at the Iowa State Fair last week:

“Supporting our friends and neighbors in tough times is one of the things that makes Iowa so special,” Rep. Feenstra said in his speech. “With a heart that big, I know Colton is going to do great things. May God bless Colton, his friend Hope, and her family.”

Click here or below to watch Feenstra's full speech.

Below are Rep. Feenstra’s remarks as prepared for delivery:

I rise today to recognize Colton Griffin, a third grader from Moville, Iowa.

After his classmate and friend, Hope, passed away in a tragic accident, Colton wanted to make sure her bucket calf still made it to the fair.

That’s when he came up with the idea to have his whole class help show her calf, Taffy.

I had the pleasure of meeting Colton and his dad Cody at the Iowa State Fair last week, and they truly embody “Iowa Nice.”

Supporting our friends and neighbors in tough times is one of the things that makes Iowa so special.

With a heart that big, I know Colton is going to do great things.

May God bless Colton, his friend Hope, and her family.

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