- April 25, 2024
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Patti Kelly and Marilyn Kilbride admire the Gingerbread Festival entries.
Janet Smith writes her vote for the people’s choice award.
The gingerbread houses at the festival were for sale with the proceeds benefiting the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida.
Gingerbread house by Ms. Kneeland’s 3rd grade class at Suncoast School for Innovative Studies.
Braydon Grinnell tries to decide which house to vote for in the people’s choice contest.
Gingerbread Festival attendees browse the many gingerbread houses.
Joy, Levi and Jaime Webb admire Willis Smith Construction’s gingerbread house.
Braydon Grinnell tries to decide which house to vote for in the people’s choice contest.
Gingerbread house by Mrs. Harris’s creative writing class at Sarasota High School.
Gwen Hazel writes down her class’s submission to the Gingerbread Festival on her ballot for the people’s choice award.
Allison Carchio and Elena D’Amato
Allison Carchio counts votes for the people’s choice award.
The Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida hosted a sweet competition Saturday and Sunday at Westfield Sarasota Square Mall.
It was its first year hosting the 8th annual event, which has previously been hosted by Community Youth Development.
“We’re keeping it alive,” Resource Development Specialist of Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast Florida Jaime Estes.
All the gingerbread houses were sold and the proceeds benefited the scouts. The store space and tables were donated by Westfield Sarasota Square Mall, which Estes believes makes all the difference.
“There is something special about walking in and seeing them all at once,” she said.
Estes said she is already looking forward to hosting it again next year.
“If we didn’t I feel like we would have a lot of upset people,” Estes said.
