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Georgia Senate honors Jesse and Emily Cole, founders of The Savannah Bananas baseball team established on February 25, 2016, which has sold out every game since 2018 and been recognized as the "Greatest Show In Sports"

Jesse and Emily Cole, who are foster parents themselves, created Bananas Foster, the official nonprofit of Banana Ball dedicated to celebrating the foster care community and inspiring involvement

Bananas Foster selects a "Bananas Foster Family" (BFF) for a backstage experience at each Banana Ball game to highlight foster families

The Savannah Bananas platform has generated national media coverage on the Today show, ABC News, CBS News, and Sports Illustrated promoting the need for foster care parents

Georgia currently has 9,500 children in foster care with an ongoing need for additional foster parents