This year the gifts went to a local shelter for single-parent, homeless families. Each year the Girl Scouts of North Edison enjoy a night out with their families and fellow scouts at a 50's style sock hop. Many dress in cloths of that era and dance to music from a local disk jockey. In addition to the Sock Hop a bake-off is held at the same event for Junior Girl Scouts. Each girl must bake a scratch cake recipe entirely on their own.
Troops hold bake-offs on their own to determine who bakes for the main event.
The members of Junior Troop 1411 put on a puppet show at our local library to entertain a group of small children in an afternoon reading group. Unfortunately, it rained very hard all day. They were one of the few groups that actually marched in this weather. One Troop in our Service Unit ran a Gingerbread House contest. Each house was judged against others at the same program level.