Tim and Cheryl Steinbach (front center) smile with the 2024-25 Granton FFA officer team.
When former agriculture teacher and FFA advisor Cheryl Steinbach was diagnosed with cancer, the current Granton FFA advisor and some Granton FFA Alumni and Supporters members knew they wanted to help Steinbach and her family. So, they planned an event with the Granton FFA officer team to raise money.
Before retiring in 2016, Steinbach was the agriculture teacher and FFA advisor at Granton High School in Wisconsin for 28 years. Her husband, Tim, is a custodian at Granton High School, going on 14 years of service. The Steinbach family continues to be constant supporters of Granton High School and the surrounding community by going to many events and selflessly giving to those in need.
Upon hearing about Steinbach’s diagnosis, Granton community members rallied together to host a benefit to raise money for her family as she goes through treatment.
Organizing an event of this capacity is no easy task. With the hard work of Granton FFA Advisor Katie Reider, many Granton FFA Alumni and Supporters members, and middle and high school FFA members, the benefit was organized in just over seven weeks.
This benefit included carnival games, a hair tinsel station, face painting and crafts hosted by Granton FFA members. There was also a kickball tournament, a basket raffle and silent auction items. The basket raffle and silent auction included 175 items donated by community members, area businesses and FFA chapters from across Wisconsin. The kickball tournament drew in teams of families, past Wisconsin FFA officers, area FFA chapters and the local fire department.
A Granton FFA member and carnival attendee play Tic-Tac-Toe at the benefit.
Granton FFA Alumni and Supporters members volunteered wherever they were needed. They worked the concession stand, sold raffle tickets, organized kickball teams and so much more.
As an additional part of the event, Granton FFA Treasurer Kadyn Marg and Granton High School custodian Tim Luchterhand volunteered to take part in a charity head shave. If attendees donated a set amount of money, Marg and Luchterhand promised to shave their heads. They far exceeded their goal and shaved their heads in support of Steinbach.
Granton FFA Treasurer Kadyn Marg gets his head shaved after surpassing the donation goal.
There were more than 70 volunteers and around 1,200 attendees at the Steinbach family benefit, all of whom showed their support for a family that has always supported them.
“We cannot thank everyone enough,” Tim and Cheryl said. “Seeing everyone together and the emotional support we felt was amazing. It was a phenomenal day.”
The Granton High School Fieldhouse was filled with people and activities all day.
