{"id":41839,"date":"2025-11-22T18:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-22T18:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41839\/"},"modified":"2025-11-22T18:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-22T18:43:09","slug":"8-year-old-girl-helps-decorate-desserts-at-fairmont-pittsburgh-for-holiday-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/41839\/","title":{"rendered":"8-year-old girl helps decorate desserts at Fairmont Pittsburgh for holiday season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTOP 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\u2019VE DONE IN MY MY FAMILY AND I. THE DESSERT WILL BE SOLD IN THE HOTEL\u2019S RESTAURANT\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m a cake fan:&#8217; Scout, 8, helps decorate desserts at Fairmont Pittsburgh after wish from Make-A-Wish<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763836989_959_wtae.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WTAE logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 1:35 PM EST Nov 22, 2025\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAn 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. &#8220;It looked very fun,&#8221; Scout said about decorating. &#8221;  a cake fan.&#8221; Pamela Orient said Scout had talked about the opportunity with the hotel nonstop for days. &#8220;Scout has been talking about this opportunity since she heard about it,&#8221; Pamela said. &#8220;She is just so excited, she&#8217;s told all of her friends, teachers, and everyone.&#8221;Pamela said that since her daughter was diagnosed, Make-A-Wish has been by the family&#8217;s side, giving her daughter a chance to have a multitude of experiences. &#8220;Scout has a brain tumor and, unfortunately, it is too big and too deep to come out, so she had to undergo chemotherapy,&#8221; Pamela said. &#8220;And during that time you&#8217;re in some of, like, the deepest and darkest points of your life, and you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;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&#8217;t left.&#8221;  The dessert Scout has helped decorate will be sold in the hotel&#8217;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.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>An 8-year-old girl had one of her dreams come true last week, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Fairmont Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>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. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It looked very fun,&#8221; Scout said about decorating. &#8220;[I&#8217;m]  a cake fan.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Pamela Orient said Scout had talked about the opportunity with the hotel nonstop for days. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scout has been talking about this opportunity since she heard about it,&#8221; Pamela said. &#8220;She is just so excited, she&#8217;s told all of her friends, teachers, and everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pamela said that since her daughter was diagnosed, Make-A-Wish has been by the family&#8217;s side, giving her daughter a chance to have a multitude of experiences. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Scout has a brain tumor and, unfortunately, it is too big and too deep to come out, so she had to undergo chemotherapy,&#8221; Pamela said. &#8220;And during that time you&#8217;re in some of, like, the deepest and darkest points of your life, and you don&#8217;t know what&#8217;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&#8217;t left.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>The dessert Scout has helped decorate will be sold in the hotel&#8217;s restaurant through Dec. 31, and part of the proceeds will benefit Make-A-Wish. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/get-pittsburgh-s-action-news-4-on-the-go-wtae\/44045498\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/get-pittsburgh-s-action-news-4-on-the-go-wtae\/44045498\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Download the WTAE app<\/a> to stay connected with breaking news. <a target=\"_blank\" data-stringify-link=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/subscribe\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/subscribe\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Sign up for our email newsletters<\/a> to get breaking news in your inbox.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TOP THAT THIS YEAR. 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