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Photo Bonus! Cranberry Area Girl Scouts Hold American Girl Doll Tea

The girls learn how to properly fold a napkin and get new looks for their dolls.

The Cranberry Area Girl Scouts put on their best dresses Saturday to celebrate their American Girl Doll tea event at Grazie’s Restaurant in Pine Township.

Christine Bench, Service Area Manager for the Scouts, said 176 girls and their grandmas attended the tea.

The Scouts learned the art of napkin folding as well as how to do place settings at the tea. They also decorated Girl Scouts sashes for their American Girl dolls.

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Hair Stylist Kelly Lapinsky of Izzazu Salon in Wexford, plus some of the older Girl Scouts, also styled hair for the dolls.

Donations of dog food, bones, snacks and toys were collected for the local animal shelter at the event, Bench said.

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The girls also received a “tea” patch and a snowflake cookie. They also were given sashes, handmade hats and scarves for their dolls.

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