![]() Over the Holidays the Girl Scouts of Gulfcoast of Florida hosted their 10th Annual Gingerbread Festival at its new home at the University Town Center Mall. Over 150 groups and organizations entered houses including ALSO Youth. ALSO's Gingerbread house sported a rainbow exterior with a painted yellow heart above the door and proudly displayed an ALSO sign. Check out the full photo gallery HERE WINNERS: Elementary: 1st – Tatum Ridge Elementary – Ohio Farmhouse 2nd – Tatum Ridge Elementary – Maine’s Fish Hut 3rd – Girl Scout Troop 1876 - Juniors Middle School: 1st – Pine View Middle – Student Astronaut Challenge 2nd – Girl Scout Troop 308 - Cadettes 3rd – Girl Scout Troop 127 – Cadettes #2 High School: 1st – Girl Scout Troop 115 – Seniors and Ambassadors 2nd – North Port High School – National Honor Society 3rd – TIE: Riverview High School – Papillon Club – Mentors Girl Scout Troop 303 – Christmas Cheer Community Partners: 1st – Children’s World Uniform Supply 2nd – The Circus Arts Conservatory 3rd – Bradenton Herald – Advertising Team SarasotaOUT.com kicked off the holiday season by participating in #givingtuesday a global initiative that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday and focuses on giving back to the community. SarasotaOUT.com created a campaign for 6 local non-profits including, ALSO Youth, CAN Community Health and Purple Rhino. This year with the communities gratious support we were able to raise $725! Make sure you keep the holiday spirit alive by giving back to those who need and appriciate your support! Happy Holidays from SarasotaOUT.com By Joshua Beadle The holidays are fast approaching and there's so much to do... holiday parties, happy hours, working, happy hours, cooking, working out, and more happy hours... and dont forget about all the gift buying! We wanted to make sure that this holiday season you help support your community by shopping locally so SarasotaOUT.com gathered a list of gift ideas from local LGBT friendly and LGBT owned businesses! Check out our list below and make sure to tell them SarasotaOUT.com sent you! Happy shopping... and see you at the happy hours!
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