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Groups, business partner to give back

By Ashleigh Snoozy
The Sheridan Press

 

SHERIDAN — Before Giving Tuesday and end-of-year donations were on the minds of businesses and community members, a local business was drumming up ways to give back to the community of Sheridan.

Kid Curious toy shop owners and mother-in-law, daughter-in-law duo Jamie and Kim Franzman, respectively, were driven to give back to Sheridan, making their business model bigger than simply selling toys.

Sheridan has countless options for businesses and individuals to give back during the holiday season, but the Franzmans wanted a project aligned with what was close to their hearts: children.

“Anything we try and do, we like it to benefit,” Kim Franzman started, “directly to children,” Jamie Franzman finished.

So, the two set out calling places around town, starting with the YMCA, which led them to the local Rotary Club and its Sheridan High School club counterpart, Impact Club. That connection led them to Sandy Thiel, a woman with many hats including Rotary Club member, Sheridan High School Interact Club liaison and Big Brothers Big Sisters director of community engagement.

Her collaborative connections birthed the perfect nonprofit project for Kid Curious: a giving tree.

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