Thank you all for making the 2024 Gingerbread Extravaganza a success. The proceeds have been used to purchase Christmas presents for Arkansas foster children. Thank you for brightening their holidays.
Please take a look at the winning artwork of the coloring and decorating contests below and check out even more photos on our Facebook page.
Winners of the Gingerbread House Coloring Contest
Winners of the Gingerbread House Decorating Contest
Musical Entertainment and Program Support
We are grateful to the following organizations for providing musical entertainment and program support:
Musical Entertainment
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. — Eta Sigma Zeta Youth Affiliates, State of Arkansas
- Emerging Generations, New Hope Ministries, North Little Rock
- James Horton of J-Lab, Inc. James, an accomplished trumpet player, has provided musical entertainment at Gingerbread Extravaganza for the past 20+ years!
Program Support
- Cabot Office Machines, Inc.: Sponsored the Gingerbread Extravaganza Holiday Coloring Contest by donating 25,000 copies of the coloring sheets for distribution to central Arkansas elementary schools
- Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Eta Sigma Zeta Chapter: Volunteers assembled gingerbread houses and sorted the sheets for the Gingerbread House Holiday Coloring Contest in preparation for Holiday House and the Gingerbread Extravaganza
- Paula Patterson: Served as Mistress of Ceremonies
- Santa: Provided good cheer
- Volunteers Lucretia Hester and Jaquel Moss: Assisted with all tasks before, during and after the Gingerbread Extravaganza
- Lori Edge and Sherwood residents: Donated individually designed pillowcases and matching drawstring bags for each foster child
