The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers to Host Holiday Cookie Competition to Support Horizons for Homeless Children | Boston Hotel

The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers announced today that they will host their inaugural “Holiday Cookie Competition” to help support their Gingerbread Tea program, and raise awareness for Horizons for Homeless Children, a Massachusetts non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of homeless children and families.

From now until Monday, November 3^rd, parent-child teams throughout Massachusetts will be encouraged to submit their best holiday cookie recipe. Cynthia Gold, Tea Sommelier for The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers and her team will choose the top five finalists from the email submissions. Those finalists will be invited to the hotel to showcase their holiday cookies for hotel guests during the final competition on Thursday, November 13^th at Swan’s Café, located inside the Hotel’s Grand Lobby.

The parent-child team with the winning holiday cookie recipe will win a grand prize which includes: a two-night stay at the Hotel, an Afternoon Tea tasting conducted by Cynthia Gold, and their cookie featured in the Swan’s Café Gingerbread Tea program. The winning holiday cookie will also be on the Swan’s Café menu for $5, with all of the proceeds benefiting Horizons for Homeless Children. Kelly Malone from Mix 98-5’s Lander in the Morning Show will emcee the final competition. Cynthia Gold, Horizons for Homeless Children Executive Director Sue Heilman, and a panel of celebrity judges will also be on hand to judge the event.

“We are thrilled to host our first holiday cookie competition,” said Greg Clark, Director of Sales & Marketing for The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers. “We always look for new and innovative ways to raise awareness of Horizons for Homeless Children. By creating this competition, we felt that we would bring more recognition to this outstanding cause.”

The Gingerbread Tea program will take place at Swan’s Café from Friday, November 14^th through Friday, December 12. It will be available daily between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m., and is $32.50 for adults and $16.50 for children. Each child who brings in a new and unwrapped toy for Horizons for Homeless Children will receive the winning holiday cookie as a “thank you” from The Boston Park Plaza Hotel & Towers.

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