The Our Lady of the Cove Catholic Church of Forsyth helped out a local organization during the Advent Season, through the church's Giving Tree Project.   This year, the church, made up of approximately 80 families, focused on foster children, and a program known as Suitcases for New Beginnings, founded by Cheryl Adair, a former special ed teacher's aide at Forsyth Elementary School.     Adair is now a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) Advocate Supervisor, who is very fa

Suitcases for New Beginnings, a nonprofit dedicated to providing a suitcase or duffel bag to every child entering the foster system, invites the community to join them for a chili cook-off on Saturday, October 25, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the Foster Closet Thrift Store, 10726 St. Hwy. 76, Suite A, Forsyth.    Admission is just $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 7-plus, with FREE admission for foster children, for this fun event featuring crafts, vendors, costumes and liv

As Dana so eloquently put it, “When your calling becomes your passion and when your calling and passion collide, great things happen.”

The chili cookoff will be held at the Missouri Ridge Distillery and Brewery, 7000 State Highway 248 in Branson

Entering a new home with a trash bag gave her a sense of indignity and she doesn’t want other children to ever have that feeling.