Elle Garrison

Elle Garrison

“I had a great career, I had bought my own home, and I had a nice new car. Right when life was easy and simple, I saw some facebook posts from a couple friends in my area talking about sibling groups coming into foster care. Both posts explained that the...
The Loehr Family

The Loehr Family

Diane and Jason have been married for 19 years and began their relationship with the dream to one day adopt. In 2012, the two became licensed foster parents and started their foster care journey. In total, this couple welcomed five teenagers and four children into...
Jesse Cole – The Mission of Bananas Foster

Jesse Cole – The Mission of Bananas Foster

Jesse Cole, owner of Fans First Entertainment (The Savannah Bananas, The Party Animals, and The Firefighters), discusses Bananas Foster on a podcast. Jesse and his wife Emily have a personal connection to the foster care community as licensed foster parents and wanted...
The Teague Family 2023

The Teague Family 2023

The story of The Teague Family was featured in the Bananaland Documentary. Watch the full video here.    Durham, North Carolina is filled with lollygagger baseball fans, but there was not a dry eye in the ballpark when Bananas Foster took to the field to...
Fostering The Future Podcast

Fostering The Future Podcast

Emily Cole, Bananas Foster CEO of the Board of Directors, hangs out with Jack & Nichole on Fostering The Future Podcast. They chat about all things BananaBall, kids, fostering, and Bananas Foster. To listen to the full podcast…click here!