TOP THAT THIS YEAR. AN EIGHT YEAR OLD GIRL IS HAVING HER DREAM COME TRUE THANKS TO THE MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION AND FAIRMONT PITTSBURGH SCOUT, ORIENT IS HELPING THE HOTEL DECORATE AND TASTE TEST A NEW SPECIAL HOLIDAY DESSERT. LAST YEAR, SCOUT WAS ABLE TO GO TO FLORIDA THEME PARKS WHILE BATTLING BRAIN CANCER. WELL, NOW SHE IS SIDE BY SIDE WITH A PASTRY CHEF, CREATING A SWEET MASTERPIECE. THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU’VE DONE IN MY MY FAMILY AND I. THE DESSERT WILL BE SOLD IN THE HOTEL’S RESTAURANT
‘I’m a cake fan:’ Scout, 8, helps decorate desserts at Fairmont Pittsburgh after wish from Make-A-Wish
Updated: 1:35 PM EST Nov 22, 2025
An 8-year-old girl had one of her dreams come true last week, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Fairmont Pittsburgh. Scout Orient, 8, helped Fairmont Pittsburgh last Saturday decorate and taste-test its new, special holiday dessert, which will be featured on its special menu this year. Scout, who was diagnosed with brain cancer, rolled up her sleeves and stood side-by-side with a pastry chef, helping to create a sweet masterpiece. “It looked very fun,” Scout said about decorating. ” a cake fan.” Pamela Orient said Scout had talked about the opportunity with the hotel nonstop for days. “Scout has been talking about this opportunity since she heard about it,” Pamela said. “She is just so excited, she’s told all of her friends, teachers, and everyone.”Pamela said that since her daughter was diagnosed, Make-A-Wish has been by the family’s side, giving her daughter a chance to have a multitude of experiences. “Scout has a brain tumor and, unfortunately, it is too big and too deep to come out, so she had to undergo chemotherapy,” Pamela said. “And during that time you’re in some of, like, the deepest and darkest points of your life, and you don’t know what’s going to come next. And then, we were met with a great reward, which was our friends at Make-A-Wish, and they have been by our side ever since this journey started, and they haven’t left.” The dessert Scout has helped decorate will be sold in the hotel’s restaurant through Dec. 31, and part of the proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish. Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
An 8-year-old girl had one of her dreams come true last week, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Fairmont Pittsburgh.
Scout Orient, 8, helped Fairmont Pittsburgh last Saturday decorate and taste-test its new, special holiday dessert, which will be featured on its special menu this year.
Scout, who was diagnosed with brain cancer, rolled up her sleeves and stood side-by-side with a pastry chef, helping to create a sweet masterpiece.
“It looked very fun,” Scout said about decorating. “[I’m] a cake fan.”
Pamela Orient said Scout had talked about the opportunity with the hotel nonstop for days.
“Scout has been talking about this opportunity since she heard about it,” Pamela said. “She is just so excited, she’s told all of her friends, teachers, and everyone.”
Pamela said that since her daughter was diagnosed, Make-A-Wish has been by the family’s side, giving her daughter a chance to have a multitude of experiences.
“Scout has a brain tumor and, unfortunately, it is too big and too deep to come out, so she had to undergo chemotherapy,” Pamela said. “And during that time you’re in some of, like, the deepest and darkest points of your life, and you don’t know what’s going to come next. And then, we were met with a great reward, which was our friends at Make-A-Wish, and they have been by our side ever since this journey started, and they haven’t left.”
The dessert Scout has helped decorate will be sold in the hotel’s restaurant through Dec. 31, and part of the proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish.
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