Kobie Moore of Cape Girardeau, 3, looks toward his great-grandmother Debbie Allen of Cape Girardeau while eating chili during a fundraiser for the Girardot Center for Youth and Families on Wednesday at VFW Post 3838 in Cape Girardeau. Kris Moore, a chairperson of the Girardot Center's Community Liaison Council, said the council hosted the event as a way to raise money for the boys at the center to help cover expenses such as educational trips and athletic equipment.
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