Washington County Foster Closet w/Shannon Siebert & Koa Dautermann

08/23/21 • 17 min

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This week's show is a great example of why I'm doing this and what I've missed since I left radio. On this episode, I speak with Shannon Siebert of Washington County Foster Closet to talk about her organization and the importance of supporting children in foster care—as well as foster families—in Washington County, Wisconsin.

The Washington County Foster Closet supports our area children by providing clothing and supplies to foster families. Imagine getting a call that three teen children are going to be placed with your family in the next half hour! Being prepared for all ages, sizes, and genders of children would be impossible as a foster family, and the Washington County Foster Closet serves as a resource to the foster families in our area with clothing, supplies, and much needed support.

This is one of those episodes that makes you think and gets you wondering how you can do more for those who are in need in our community, and I truly thank Shannon Siebert and Koa Dautermann for all they do in Washington County.

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/washcofostercloset

More information on becoming a Foster Family:

• https://www.washcowisco.gov/departments/health___human_services/children_and_families/becoming_a_foster_parent

Links:

• https://www.facebook.com/washcofostercloset

More information on becoming a Foster Family:

• https://www.washcowisco.gov/departments/health___human_services/children_and_families/becoming_a_foster_parent

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Habitat for Humanity's West Bend GERMANfest with Thecla Harris

Man, I've been waiting since my sophomore year of high school to practice my German and today's my day!!! 😁

On this week's episode, I check in with Thecla Harris, the Director of Development at Habitat for Humanity of Washington and Dodge Counties. First, we discuss the amazing news about Habitat for Humanity's new building at the old Skate Country in Barton. Then we discuss all of the details about West Bend GERMANfest, an event that supports Habitat for Humanity of Washington and Dodge Counties.

GERMANfest takes place Thursday, August 26 through Sunday, August 29, 2021 in Downtown West Bend. There is a ton of music, beer, activities, beer, a Sheepshead tournament, beer... you get the idea!

Learn more about Habitat for Humanity of Washington and Dodge Counties.

Links:

• https://hfhwashco.org/

• https://westbendgermanfest.com/

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Washington County Parks Beer Gardens w/Shanna Martin

My in-laws came down for a "Beer Garden and Bibinger's" Friday afternoon. Shanna and I had such a great time with her family. We started at Homestead Hollow Park, a Washington County Park in Germantown. After some great beer from 1840 Brewing Company and some fun live music, we went to Bibinger's Restaurant for a Friday night fish fry.

Shanna joins me this week to recount the evening.

If you would like to visit a WashCo Beer Garden, visit their link (below) to find upcoming dates.

Links:

• Washington County Beer Gardens - https://www.washcowisco.gov/departments/planning_and_parks/parks_trails/activities/beer_gardens

Thanks for listening!

Fifteen Minutes with Fuzz - Washington County Foster Closet w/Shannon Siebert & Koa Dautermann

Transcript

[00:00:00] Fuzz Martin: You know what I really love? Learning about cool things going on in our community for the first time. And this week I get to do that. This is one of those organizations that I recently learned about, and I am very excited for you to hear about. It's called Washington County Foster Closet. The organization is run by Koaw Douderman and Shannon Siebert.

And on this week's episode, Shannon joins me to talk about the organization and its importance to children and fam