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Local girl scouts donate to Birth Haven

| 09 Nov 2015 | 01:49
    Girls work at the crafts table. In the background is girl scout leader Suzette Houdershieldt.
    Girls work at the crafts table. In the background is girl scout leader Suzette Houdershieldt.
    The girl scouts are shown trying several samples at the "mystery baby food tasting."
    The girl scouts are shown trying several samples at the "mystery baby food tasting."
    Girl Scouts Stephanie Smith, 8, and Faith Kliemisch, 6, are shown standing with the items they donated to Birth Haven at their feet. Many additional items donated by the other scouts are behind them.
    Girl Scouts Stephanie Smith, 8, and Faith Kliemisch, 6, are shown standing with the items they donated to Birth Haven at their feet. Many additional items donated by the other scouts are behind them.
    The girls assembled for a group photo with Faith Kliemisch, 6, and Stephanie Smith, 8, smiling through the cutouts.
    The girls assembled for a group photo with Faith Kliemisch, 6, and Stephanie Smith, 8, smiling through the cutouts.
    Girls work at the crafts table.
    Girls work at the crafts table.

VERNON — With an underlying premise of “pay to play,” more than two dozen local girl scouts brought dozens of bags of baby products with them to their Baby Shower held on Thursday.

The donated items, which were required in order to participate, were earmarked as gifts to the Newton-based Birth Haven, a group that aids homeless pregnant women.

The day’s activities included crafts and baby bingo, Pin the Pacifier on the Baby, mystery baby food tasting, snacks, photo ops, and baby stroller races.

Scout leaders Suzette Houdershieldt and Michelle Petak also extend their thanks to their host, the Pleasant Valley Lake Community for the use of their clubhouse, Walmart for $25 in supplies, Holland American Bakery for donating cupcakes, and Hamburg’s Toasty Noggins, which donated 30 crocheted baby items for Birth Haven.

— Photos by Chris Wyman